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Russia’s State Duma committee has approved a revised cryptocurrency regulation bill for its second reading, removing a proposed requirement to declare crypto wallet addresses while adding provisions for crypto-funded investments and new transfer controls. According to a statement shared through State Duma Financial Market Committee Chairman Anatoly Aksakov’s Telegram channel, the committee endorsed an updated version of the government-backed bill that is expected to move to its second, substantive reading. Records on the State Duma website have not yet been updated since the bill cleared its first reading in April. Revised bill removes wallet address reporting Among the biggest changes,…

On July 1, 2026, Binance lost its footing in one of Europe’s largest crypto markets — not through a dramatic regulatory crackdown, but through a licensing failure that had been building for months. The exchange stopped offering crypto trading services in France after falling short of the requirements for a Binance MiCA license, leaving roughly 2 million users suddenly locked out of spot, margin, and futures trading on a platform they had relied on for years. Key takeaways Binance halted crypto trading in France on July 1, 2026, after failing to secure a MiCA license. Around 2 million French users…

As of July 8, 2026, the Ethereum price sits at $1,734, grinding sideways while short-term structure quietly deteriorates. Daily charts appear almost calm, but intraday frames reveal clear bearish pressure, with sentiment collapsing to Extreme Fear. $ETH/USDT — daily chart with candlesticks, EMA20/EMA50 and volume. Key takeaways $ETH trades at $1,734.66 as of July 8, 2026, below key hourly EMAs and daily resistance levels The Fear & Greed Index reads 20 (Extreme Fear); total crypto market cap dropped 1.64% in 24 hours Daily MACD histogram has flipped positive at +26.54, but hourly and 15-minute frames remain bearish A daily close…

After criticizing the Donald Trump Administration’s actions on social media, Biden stressed that it would use Hyperliquid as a tool to fight the Democrats’ anti- crypto army. He also stated that Andreas Antonopoulos’ book opened his eyes to crypto and that politicians underestimated crypto’s true value. Key Takeaways: With 1.56M views, Hunter Biden told Gmoney he would use Hyperliquid against Elizabeth Warren’s anti- crypto views. Praising Andreas Antonopoulos’ book, Hunter Biden stressed he wanted his art to be on the blockchain. Rejecting a 2028 run, Hunter Biden urged politicians to learn crypto’s market utility rather than abusing it. Hunter Biden…

Cardano community figure and well-known DRep Jaromir Tesaf has raised concerns about the network’s long-term ability to fund itself and maintain security. In a recent publication, he discussed several issues that could affect Cardano’s future and shared what he believes needs to happen to keep the ecosystem sustainable. Tesaf explained that Cardano’s security can remain sustainable over the long term only if transaction fees eventually take over the role currently played by reserve subsidies. He pointed out that the reserve continues to shrink over time, which means staking rewards are gradually declining. Because of this, fee revenue will need to…

American CryptoFed has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to recognize its Locke governance token registration ahead of an Aug. 17 deadline that the organization says should take effect automatically under federal securities law. According to a memorandum published by the SEC’s Crypto Task Force, agency staff recently met with American CryptoFed DAO founders Scott Moeller and Xiaomeng Zhou to discuss the nonprofit’s latest registration efforts, its governance token, and legal questions surrounding decentralized organizations. The meeting also covered the group’s long-running push to bring the Locke token under the SEC’s reporting framework. Locke token registration moves toward Aug.…

Naver Financial, the fintech arm of South Korean internet giant Naver, and Dunamu, the operator of the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, have pushed back the completion date of their comprehensive stock swap by three months. The new deadline is now set for December 31, 2024, according to a revised disclosure filed by Naver on Monday. Revised Timeline and Key Dates The stock swap, initially scheduled to conclude on September 30, has been extended as both companies work through the final stages of the transaction. Alongside the new deadline, the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting originally planned for August 18 has been…

Strive Inc. CEO Matt Cole said his company is purchasing Bitcoin at an aggressive pace, telling Bloomberg that the firm is buying “hand over fist” as prices decline. The statement came as Strive disclosed its latest acquisition: 759 $BTC purchased between June 15 and June 21 at an average cost of $65,850 per coin, bringing the company’s total treasury to 19,864 $BTC — the seventh-largest corporate Bitcoin position in the world. The company has built that position from zero in under a year. In June alone, the company made three separate purchases — 759 $BTC, 73 $BTC at $63,646, and…

Ethereum is stuck at a major resistance zone where millions of $ETH previously changed hands, making $1,800 the level bulls need to reclaim. A breakout could open the path toward $1,980-$2,079, but rejection keeps the risk of a deeper move toward $1,237 or even $1,000 alive. Ethereum’s $1,800 Wall Could Decide the Next Breakout Ethereum is testing a major resistance zone where about 4.30 million $ETH previously changed hands. If buyers reclaim this area, the next upside levels sit near $1,980 and $2,079. $ETH URPD chart. Source: Ali Charts on X, Glassnode. The chart shows Ethereum pressing into the $1,800…

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, the US targets Brazil’s Pix in a USTR report, Chile dismantles Tren de Aragua’s crypto laundering group, and a sugarcane-powered bitcoin mining project surges in Brazil. Key Takeaways: The USTR targeted Pix under Section 301, stressing that it hurts U.S. commerce to impose trade sanctions on Brazil. Chile caught 18 Tren de Aragua-linked crypto money launderers, estimated to have processed $88M. Tether-backed Adecoagro is building a sugarcane bitcoin farm to drive green mining in Brazil. US Targets Brazil’s…