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Bill 2,946/2026, introduced by Federal Deputy Jonas Donizette, enshrines the VASP rules adopted by the Central Bank of Brazil in Resolution 519 and other resolutions as law, bringing stability and certainty to the Brazilian cryptocurrency market and its users. Key Takeaways: Donizette filed Bill 2946/2026 to next enforce mandatory registration across Brazil’s crypto market. The bill codifies Resolution 519 of 2025, thereby bringing statutory stability to VASP regulatory standards. After Tuesday’s debut, the Chamber of Deputies will next debate Bill 2946 to alter crypto compliance rules. Bill Aims To Set Central Bank VASP Resolutions As Law Brazil is currently evolving…

Abu Dhabi Airports is preparing to bring crypto payments to Zayed International Airport through a partnership with Al Hail Holding and fintech firm Xare. The initiative will allow travelers to pay with Bitcoin, stablecoins, and other digital assets across airport services. The agreement was signed in October 2025. The project is currently in the pilot stage, with testing and operational planning underway. Regulated Wallet System Under Development The companies are developing a regulated digital wallet for inbound travelers. The wallet is designed to support cashless transactions and connect users to payment services across the airport. The project falls under the…

Mining economics have deteriorated in 2026, the analysts noted, with bitcoin trading below its estimated production cost for five consecutive months. Citing CoinShares’ first-quarter mining report, JPMorgan said roughly 20% of miners are currently estimated to be unprofitable. Financial pressure has prompted miners to sell more bitcoin holdings. Publicly traded mining companies liquidated more than 32,000 $BTC in the first quarter, exceeding their combined sales for all of 2025, according to data cited by the report. As a result, even relatively small price moves are increasingly affecting network activity. When bitcoin falls below production costs, higher-cost operators tend to shut…

Benjamin Cowen, an analyst closely followed in the cryptocurrency world, assessed Bitcoin’s reaching the 200-day moving average level. Cowen, citing Bitcoin’s historical cycles, signaled that the current market rally may not be permanent. Cowen noted that Bitcoin is currently very close to its 200-day moving average, a level that has always acted as a very strong resistance point in past bear markets (2014, 2018, and 2022). According to the analyst, even if the price breaks above this level, it usually presents a “short-lived” upward move. Cowen, comparing Bitcoin’s current price movements to past years, particularly highlighted the situation in 2018.…

Public crypto token sales have raised just $58 million in Q2 2026, according to data published by CryptoRank on June 10, a drop of 85% from the previous quarter. It means that the period is well on the way to becoming the weakest fundraising quarter for ICOs, IDOs, and IEOs in five years. Public Fundraising Is Drying Up Across Crypto CryptoRank’s data showed that Q1 2026 had already looked weak, with about $390 million raised across 105 sales, but things have deteriorated even further in the second quarter. The severity of the situation is even clearer in the month-by-month breakdown:…

The $XRP Ledger has begun to allow AI agents to issue payments on its network following the recent launch of version v3.2.0, all thanks to Ripple’s relentless push for autonomous $XRP-based transactions. Following the major upgrade, the $XRP Ledger has rolled out support for X402-powered payments using $XRP and Ripple’s stablecoin, $RLUSD. Notably, this allows AI agents to settle transactions directly on-chain for APIs, compute services, and other digital resources without relying on any manual process. This development marks a new milestone for the $XRP ecosystem as it not only expands its use cases, but also positions the asset for…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission proposed removing two key Regulation NMS rules, opening a new debate over tokenized U.S. stocks and DeFi trading. The SEC said on June 11 that it proposed rescinding Rules 611 and 610(e) of Regulation National Market System. The rules have shaped U.S. equity trading since 2005. Rule 611 blocks trade-throughs in national market system stocks. In simple terms, a trading venue cannot execute a stock trade at a worse price when a better protected quote is available on another venue. Rule 610(e) deals with locked and crossed quotations. These rules require trading centers to…

The May 2026 exchange activity data indicate that, following a turbulent April, the general cryptocurrency trading environment stayed comparatively stable. However, there is an interesting caveat in the shift from April to May. The tabular data clearly suggests that the majority of the changes are due to changes in market share between exchanges rather than a notable increase in overall market activity. Spot and derivatives volume saw modest hikes With a mere 0.1% increase in spot trading volume across major exchanges, trading conditions were essentially flat. Of the top performers, OKX saw a noteworthy 20.3% increase in spot volume, followed…

When Strategy (MSTR), the largest publicly traded company holding bitcoin, first floated the idea of selling its bitcoin stash to fund its dividend obligations during its recent earnings call, it raised concerns among investors and the crypto community. However, executive chairman Michael Saylor sat down with CoinDesk senior analyst James Van Straten at Consensus in Miami to explain, in his view,why the announcement was “inconsequential.” As the firm expands from a bitcoin treasury company into a full-spectrum capital markets operation, in a wide-ranging conversation with CoinDesk, Saylor discussed the company’s potential sale of bitcoin to fund dividends, the mechanics of…

The crypto card company stressed that these volumes result from a more conscious use of stablecoins, driven by concrete problem-solving rather than by speculative or purely transactional objectives, unlike those in other markets. Colombia and Bolivia are among the highest-growth markets. Key Takeaways: Rain reported Latam processed $1.5T from 2022 to 2025, cementing stablecoins as market reserve assets. Fleeing their currency’s devaluation, users can cut transfer fees by 92% by using stablecoins. Driving alternative finance, Rain cardholders grew 64x in Colombia in 2025 to serve unbanked users. Rain Report Underscores Large Growth Of Crypto Cards In Latam Rain, a company…