Author: Mawira Samuel Kimani

Bitcoin slid more than 3% as Trump’s comments on the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil higher, intensified risk-off sentiment, and triggered nearly $20 billion in crypto liquidations.

Ripple has joined the x402 Foundation to expand XRP and RLUSD payment capabilities for agentic, AI-driven transactions as the Linux Foundation rolls out the protocol under open governance.

Ripple has joined HM Treasury’s Wholesale Digital Markets Taskforce to support the UK’s tokenization push, including collateral tokenization, a tokenized gilt instrument, and broader market expansion.

Senate Democrats pressed for crypto-related hearings into President Donald Trump’s income and foreign business ties before CLARITY Act negotiations produce a Senate draft.

Senate leaders are expected to release final CLARITY Act text soon, potentially clarifying SEC and CFTC roles and shaping the next phase of US crypto regulation.

Binance returned to the Philippines via an SEC sandbox approval through BlockShoals Technologies, while tightening MiCA-driven restrictions limit access to some services across multiple EU countries.

Securitize tokenized SECZ on Solana and Avalanche as it debuted on the NYSE, with shares jumping more than 10% and Bitcoin rebounding near $62,000.

MiCA’s July 1, 2026 deadline removes USDT from regulated EU trading venues, pushing liquidity toward USDC, EURC, and other euro-backed tokens under tighter reserve and supervision rules.

Bitcoin Core 31.1rc1 introduces privacy fixes, networking refinements, wallet and validation improvements, and developer-focused testing changes ahead of the stable mainnet release.

Strategy has outlined a Bitcoin monetization program that could generate up to $1.25 billion, alongside a pause in BTC purchases and new funding via MSTR stock sales.