Monthly Archives: June 2026

OpenPayd, which provides infrastructure to companies including Kraken crypto exchange, can now offer regulated crypto services across Europe under MiCA. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/openpayd-mica-license-stablecoin-adoption-europe?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

The House passed a housing bill with a central bank digital currency ban until 2030, meaning it now just needs US President Donald Trump’s sign-off. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-nears-ban-on-cbdcs-until-2030-as-housing-bill-goes-to-trump?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

“Regulatory certainty should not come at the expense of accountability, transparency, victim protection, or public safety,” the law enforcement associations said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/law-enforcement-and-catholic-groups-warn-clarity-act-facilitates-crypto-crime?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Blockchain.com launched a Brazil-focused payments platform for businesses, while KuCoin expanded integrations with banking and mobile-money networks across Mexico, Bangladesh and Zambia. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/blockchaincom-kucoin-connect-digital-assets-to-payment-networks-in-emerging-markets?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

The Swedish health-tech company moved closer to becoming one of Europe’s largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury firms after shareholders approved a key condition for its planned acquisition of two Norwegian investment companies. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/h100-clears-shareholder-hurdle-for-deal-that-would-triple-bitcoin-holdings?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Democrats want the Senate to hold hearings on the dealings between the Trump administration, World Liberty Financial and Abu Dhabi royalty. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/senate-dems-urge-probe-into-crypto-deal-between-trumps-uae?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

“Identity checks today ask for your whole document when they only need one fact,” Starknet said. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/starkware-introduces-private-kyc-to-address-personal-data-breaches?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Kentucky, now the ninth state the regulator is battling in its fight over prediction markets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-sues-kentucky-after-states-prediction-market-lawsuits?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Ethereum’s latest “funding crisis” has triggered a fierce debate: a contentious plan to tax staking rewards versus a new wave of labs and large ETH holders funding development offchain. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/features/ethereums-funding-scare-why-a-hated-staking-tax-may-already-be-obsolete?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

ETH price hangs in the balance as a fresh wave of liquidations pressure the altcoin and spillover from Bitcoin’s struggles to hold $62,000 impact investor sentiment. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/170m-ether-positions-liquidated-as-crypto-market-tumbles-is-eth-doomed?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss