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Ripple's Mica Approval Is Conditional Not Confirmed
Ripple has cleared an early hurdle for EU-wide crypto operations after Luxembourg's CSSF issued a conditional Green Light Letter, but full MiCA authorization depends on meeting several outstanding requirements.
CLARITY Act Passage Odds Slashed To 50%
Galaxy Research has cut its odds of the CLARITY Act passing in 2026 to 50%, down from 60% three weeks ago, as the Senate calendar tightens and the crypto market structure bill still lacks a floor vote date or consolidated text.
David Schwartz Proposes Fix For XRPL Front Running
Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz has proposed a transaction reservation system for the XRP Ledger to eliminate front-running and sandwich attacks before they become a serious problem.
Spain Rules Out Extensions For MiCA Crypto Licence Deadline
Spain's CNMV has confirmed there will be no exceptions or extensions to the EU's MiCA licensing deadline at end of June, leaving unlicensed platforms including Binance facing an EU-wide service suspension.
Arthur Hayes Scoops Millions In Syn Token Trade
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes purchased 6.16 million Synapse ($SYN) tokens worth roughly $2.2 million in a single transaction, according to on-chain tracker Lookonchain. The buy landed as SYN was already up more than 10x during June.
CZ Says Prison Record Never Cost Him A Single Business Partner
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) tells CoinDesk his Bank Secrecy Act conviction has not cost him any business partners, while ruling out a return to Binance and signalling he is focused on investing and advising.
Ansem Deployer Made Just $5.5K From $120M Token
The wallet that deployed the $ANSEM Solana memecoin spent $6,300 and netted only $5,500 in realized profit, even as the token hit a $120M market cap and Ansem holds 60.4% of supply with an unrealized return above 80,000%.
Binance Co-Founder Blasts Crypto Smear Campaigns
Binance co-founder and co-CEO Yi He (@heyibinance) accuses crypto rivals of running coordinated smear campaigns for years, as the exchange expands into tokenized stocks and RWA products.
SecondFi Targets Two Week Recovery After ADA Exploit
Cardano wallet SecondFi says it remains on track to return user assets within two weeks after a $2.4 million ADA exploit drained 16 million ADA from 374 wallets. Engineers are testing recovery methods, a wallet checker is coming early next week, and users are warned to watch out for scammers.
Love him or criticize him, CZ's (@cz_binance) rise has become one of the defining stories of the crypto era.
From selling his Shanghai apartment to buy Bitcoin to building the world's largest crypto exchange, Changpeng Zhao's story spans prison, pardons, and a fortune that rivals the wealthiest people on earth.
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