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Crypto exchange WhiteBIT has obtained authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from Austria’s Financial Market Authority, allowing the company to offer regulated crypto services across the European Economic Area through a single license. Under MiCA, crypto companies authorized in one European Union member state can passport their services across the European Economic Area without obtaining separate licenses in each jurisdiction. WhiteBIT said the authorization will support the launch of a dedicated European platform, whitebit.eu. WhiteBIT said W Group, its parent company, serves more than 35 million customers globally. Founded in 2018, the exchange has partnerships with…

Macro FUD is easing, markets are deleveraging, and Fed policy is shifting. According to CoinGlass data, roughly $1.8 billion in liquidations have hit the broader crypto market over the past 72 hours, with more than 75% of the total wipeout coming from long positions, in line with Bitcoin’s 5%+ weekly drawdown. The flush wasn’t entirely unexpected. $BTC had been consolidating around $60k for nearly two weeks, allowing leveraged long exposure to accumulate. Once the price lost that range, the move naturally triggered long liquidations, clearing traders positioned for a bullish continuation. Against this backdrop, Ansem’s Q3 $BTC thesis starts to…

The Bank of Korea and participating banks have discussed operating deposit tokens on a continuous basis with the goal of establishing conditions for a formal rollout, according to briefing materials submitted by the Korea Federation of Banks to the office of People Power Party lawmaker Lee Heon-seung. The materials noted that a follow-up test would seek to build a foundation for the official introduction and wider adoption of deposit tokens. Participating institutions also reviewed a plan to maintain operations without service interruptions while preparing for eventual commercialization. Deposit tokens are digital bank deposits issued by commercial banks on top of…

While most retail investors continue watching $HBAR’s price chart, the real story may be unfolding far away from exchanges. According to one analyst, Hedera’s biggest opportunity before December 2026 could come from enterprise supply chains rather than speculation. Here’s what he meant! Top 3 Factors That Could Boost $HBAR 1. Real Enterprise Usage Through Merck Integration The Merck-TrackTrace integration puts Hedera into a real-world supply chain workflow rather than a speculative blockchain use case. At first glance, the announcement may appear like another corporate partnership. But the bigger question is whether this integration can create repeatable, real-world network activity on…

In brief Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency during a violent 2025 home invasion. Isiah and Raymond Garcia held the family at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced the father to transfer the funds, according to the Justice Department. Each faces up to 20 years in prison, in one of the larger U.S. examples of a crypto “wrench attack.” Two Texas brothers have pleaded guilty to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency, after holding them at gunpoint in their own home…

Nansen’s CEO, Alex Svanevik, has pointed out that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) would have become one of the most valuable venture portfolios in tech history by now if his company had completed the acquisition of FTX in November 2022. A Forbes analysis released back in May showed that Sam Bankman-Fried’s personal and FTX-linked investments, including an 8% stake in Anthropic, 5% of Cursor, and exposure to SpaceX, would today be worth north of $100 billion. What exactly did CZ walk away from? Prior to the FTX collapse, the portfolio Bankman-Fried built was surprisingly good. According to Forbes and other…

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood said that in an environment of increasing global geopolitical and monetary uncertainty, capital outflows from some countries could create a new bullish dynamic for Bitcoin and other digital assets. Wood, in his assessment on the X platform, stated that artificial intelligence is currently one of the main elements of technological transformation and is attracting significant market interest. However, according to Wood, the AI sector cannot replace the fundamental role played by digital assets in the global macroeconomic environment. Cathie Wood stated that digital assets, particularly Bitcoin, occupy a unique position in terms of their function…

As is known, the FED did not change interest rates at its first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting under the chairmanship of Kevin Warsh last week. The FED unanimously kept the policy interest rate stable at 3.50-3.75 percent, in line with expectations. Increased inflation concerns stemming from the US-Iran conflict have reduced the likelihood of a Fed interest rate cut to almost zero, while also raising the possibility of an interest rate hike. According to Forbes, Bank of America (BofA), one of the giants of the banking sector, has revised its forecast upwards. Accordingly, BofA has revised its forecast…

Solana Foundation is trying to turn pro-trader subsidies into chain-level market structure. With Frontier Traders, the Foundation introduced a program on June 17 that aggregates activity across Solana venues, offers VIP rebates, and covers priority infrastructure for qualified users. The package moves Solana’s pitch closer to the way large trading venues compete for serious flow: better economics, better support, and lower operating friction. The subsidy sits at the network layer. Frontier aims to make Solana itself the trading surface by tracking activity across the network and rewarding traders who drive flow through the ecosystem. Solana is trying to make the…

Japan’s Financial Services Agency has suspended part of moomoo Securities’ operations for three months and ordered the brokerage to strengthen its internal controls after regulators found compliance, customer protection, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity failures. The Financial Services Agency said on June 19 that moomoo Securities must stop soliciting and accepting applications for new accounts from June 19 through Sept. 18. The regulator also issued a business improvement order that requires the company to clarify management responsibility and submit a plan to prevent similar issues from recurring. The action follows an investigation by Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, which concluded…