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Dual Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela as Rescue Efforts Scramble
Two massive earthquakes, striking just 39 seconds apart, have leveled buildings across Venezuela and left at least 164 people dead. As emergency crews comb through the wreckage in and near Caracas, officials warn the death toll will likely climb into the thousands as the full scope of the destruction emerges.
Senate Recess Squeezes Timeline for CLARITY Act
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna is signaling a legislative standoff after the Senate adjourned until July 13, effectively tightening the window for the CLARITY Act. With lawmakers heading home for the holiday break, the crucial crypto market structure bill faces significant delays in a crowded pre-August calendar.
SushiSwap Adds Decentralized Stop-Loss and Take-Profit Orders
Traders on SushiSwap can now automate risk management through a new dSLTP integration powered by Orbs. The feature, which functions across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and Katana, allows users to execute stop-loss and take-profit orders without relying on centralized servers or surrendering custody of their digital assets.
Rakuten Wallet Brings Shiba Inu into Japan’s Physical Retail Space
Moving beyond digital trading screens, Rakuten Wallet is casting Shiba Inu as a tangible brand ambassador. The exchange confirmed it is producing a physical coin replica of SHIB for its “Real Coin” series, marking a strategic attempt to anchor the meme token within Japan’s massive consumer retail ecosystem.
Zebec Network Targets Institutional DeFi with 2026 Compliance Roadmap
Zebec Network has launched a 2026 institutional compliance initiative, aiming to bridge the gap between legacy payroll infrastructure and programmable blockchain settlements. The strategy centers on achieving rigorous regulatory certifications and integrating with traditional financial networks to facilitate real-time, compliant wage disbursements at scale.
Indonesia Imposes Certification Mandates on Crypto Influencers
Under the newly issued Financial Services Authority Regulation No. 6 of 2026, social media personalities in Indonesia must now hold formal competency certification to promote cryptocurrencies or digital financial assets, marking a decisive shift toward stricter oversight of online financial marketing.
SBI Holdings Moves to Fully Acquire Crypto Exchange Bitbank
Financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has signed a definitive share transfer agreement to acquire Bitbank, marking a significant consolidation of Japan’s digital asset landscape. The deal transforms the exchange into a wholly owned subsidiary of the SBI Group, further integrating crypto services into the firm’s expansive banking and securities infrastructure.
Senate Republicans Pivot After Trump Confrontation Over Iran War Powers
Two Republican senators reversed their stance on a war powers resolution Wednesday, bowing to intense pressure from President Donald Trump. After being branded as losers who provided comfort to the enemy, the lawmakers abandoned their previous support for limiting military involvement in Iran to align with the White House.
Trump Cites Military Spending as Reason to End Federal Social Programs
President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the United States cannot afford domestic necessities like childcare, Medicaid, and Medicare because the federal government must prioritize military protection and ongoing conflicts. The blunt admission at a White House lunch framed the nation's fiscal constraints as a direct trade-off between foreign warfare and public welfare.
China issues death sentence in $7M crypto-laundering narcotics case
A Chinese court has sentenced drug trafficker Li Mobo to death after investigators uncovered a sophisticated scheme to move 48 million yuan—roughly $7.04 million—across borders using cryptocurrency. The ruling highlights a sweeping national campaign targeting the intersection of illicit narcotics proceeds and decentralized digital finance.
CoinEx Rejects Allegations of Facilitating Iranian Sanctions Evasion
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx has formally refuted claims that it assisted Iranian state-linked entities in moving funds, characterizing a recent Wall Street Journal report as a flawed interpretation of blockchain data. The exchange denies any commercial relationship with Tehran, asserting that mere on-chain transaction flows do not constitute proof of illicit cooperation.
Bithumb hit with privacy fine over unauthorized overseas data sharing
South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission has fined Bithumb 210 million won, roughly $136,000, for violating domestic privacy laws. The regulator found that the exchange transferred sensitive user information to overseas platforms during liquidity-sharing operations without obtaining the necessary consent from its customers.
Animoca Brands targets AI commerce with AllScale stablecoin investment
Animoca Brands has secured a strategic stake in payment infrastructure provider AllScale, betting on stablecoins to bridge the gap between traditional finance and on-chain economies. The partnership aims to deploy new payment rails across the Animoca ecosystem, focusing on treasury services, cross-border settlements, and the emerging field of agentic commerce.
House Democrats Press SEC for Answers on AI Trading Oversight
A group of Democratic lawmakers is demanding that the SEC clarify its regulatory approach to AI-driven trading agents, citing fears that autonomous software is making consequential financial decisions for retail investors while operating largely outside the current oversight of federal securities laws.
Pi Network Stagnates as Ecosystem Campaigns Precede Pi2Day
With the June 28 Pi2Day deadline approaching, Pi Network is steering its community toward AI-driven app development and launchpad stress tests. Despite these efforts to boost ecosystem utility, the native PI token continues to struggle, trading near historical lows amid persistent selling pressure and weak market momentum.
Stablecore Launches Digital Asset Testing for U.S. Credit Unions
A coalition of credit unions managing $25 billion in combined assets has signed on to a new early access program from Stablecore. The initiative allows institutions, including RBFCU and Stanford Federal Credit Union, to test stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and crypto-staking before integrating these tools into their core banking platforms.
American Arbitration Association launches legal framework for AI agents
As AI agents shift from experimental pilots to live commercial transactions, the American Arbitration Association and Integra Ledger have unveiled the Legal Context Protocol. This open standard establishes a formal record of terms, consent, and dispute resolution paths for autonomous machine payments, addressing the legal void in automated commerce.
Gender Divide Persists in Long-Term Financial Planning
While women dominate the management of day-to-day household budgets and spending, a stark gender gap emerges regarding long-term wealth. New research from St James’s Place reveals that men are significantly more likely to take the lead on critical investment and retirement planning decisions, leaving many women hesitant about their financial futures.
Financial Advice Bridges Gender Gap in Long-Term Wealth Planning
While women manage the vast majority of daily household budgets and spending, they remain significantly less likely than men to direct long-term investments and retirement strategies. New research from St James’s Place suggests that professional financial advice serves as the primary catalyst for closing this persistent wealth-planning divide.
Leadership and Data Strategy Shifts at VEIL and Foster Denovo
The London-listed investment firm VEIL has tapped international finance veteran Simon Davies to take the helm as board chair, while UK-based Foster Denovo is restructuring its digital infrastructure by hiring Aytekin Can to lead a new data strategy aimed at accelerating the firm’s integration of AI.
Andova AI Expands European Reach for Supply Chain Strategy
Investors looking beyond semiconductor giants now have a broader vehicle for artificial intelligence exposure, as Dublin-based Andova AI rolls out its specialized supply chain strategy across the UK and Europe. The move builds on the firm’s existing Quantum & Frontier Tech exchange-traded product, which debuted in London this April.
Automating Adverse Media Screening Amid Rising Compliance Stakes
For private banks and wealth managers, bad publicity is no longer just a reputation hazard—it is a major regulatory liability. As firms face the prospect of billion-dollar penalties, they are increasingly turning to intelligent automation to sift through global news for signs of financial crime and corruption.
CoinGecko report reveals high mortality rate for Pump.fun tokens
Nearly seven out of every ten tokens launched on the Solana-based platform Pump.fun cease trading within twenty-four hours of their debut. A new analysis from CoinGecko suggests that the ease of creating speculative assets on the site results in a market dominated by short-lived projects with fleeting liquidity.
Inside Jalapeño: OpenAI’s Pivot to Custom Silicon
Facing a projected $14 billion annual bill for server operations, OpenAI is moving to break its reliance on third-party hardware. The company has unveiled the Jalapeño chip, a custom-designed processor built in partnership with Broadcom, aimed at slashing the massive costs of running large language models at scale.
Coinbase secures Luxembourg as its central EU MiCA gateway
With the July 1 regulatory transition looming, Coinbase has officially designated Luxembourg as its primary hub for operations across all 27 European Union member states. By leveraging its existing license from the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier, the exchange is now set to passport services throughout the entire bloc.
Brian Armstrong positions Coinbase as a bipartisan financial alternative
Eighty percent of Americans believe the current financial system is failing them, according to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong. By positioning cryptocurrency as a democratizing force that bypasses slow payments and excessive fees, he is aligning the company’s expansion strategy with growing voter frustration across the political spectrum.
Jiang Zhuoer projects Bitcoin cycle bottom at $42,000 by late 2026
Bitcoin could hit its next bear-market floor between October and December 2026, according to prominent Chinese miner Jiang Zhuoer. His forecast relies on a long-term cycle model tied to MicroStrategy’s market net asset value, suggesting a price range between $42,000 and $44,000 for the bottom.
CoinEx Under Pressure Following $3.84 Billion Iran-Linked Flows
Investigators have identified $3.84 billion in transactions linked to Iranian entities passing through the crypto exchange CoinEx since 2019. The findings, based on on-chain data and analysis from TRM Labs, suggest the platform served as a conduit for sanctioned funds, including assets previously stolen by North Korean hackers.
Ripple Brings RLUSD to Japan via SBI Group Partnership
Following authorization from the Japan Financial Services Agency, Ripple has officially introduced its dollar-backed stablecoin, RLUSD, to the Japanese market. The rollout, facilitated through the SBI VC Trade platform, marks a significant expansion for the asset, positioning it as a regulated instrument for local retail and institutional users.
Abracadabra triggers emergency rate hikes as MIM stablecoin depegs
The Abracadabra lending protocol has launched emergency measures after its Magic Internet Money (MIM) stablecoin plummeted to $0.50. Facing a severe loss of its dollar peg, the team is aggressively hiking interest rates across all lending markets to force debt repayment and shrink the outstanding supply of the token.