SEC and CFTC actions, state policy, ETFs, startups, and nationwide crypto market trends.
Lummis is pushing CLARITY toward a July Senate sprint, but the bill still needs floor time, final text and Democratic votes before the recess clock closes.
Gino Matos 5 min read 
BTC's market downturn has weakened hiring but created opportunities for traditional financial firms to buy crypto firms.
Spot selling led the decline before forced liquidations spread losses across Bitcoin, Ether and other major cryptocurrencies.
The president's opposition to a digital dollar remains intact, even as he delays signing the bill that would codify it.
The company is rebuilding a reserve depleted by a $1.5 billion debt repayment as rising preferred dividends shift more of the burden onto MSTR shareholders.
Bitcoin has lost 16% this month while ETF redemptions and weak US trading activity deepen pressure on the market.
A July 17 hearing puts crypto’s market structure bill back on the calendar, but the real test is whether CLARITY can survive Senate math, stablecoin fights and the compromises needed to become law.
A new DeFi security coalition is trying to turn cybersecurity into an industry standard as AI-enabled social engineering, North Korea-linked hacks and Washington scrutiny expose the limits of audits alone.
May PCE prints Thursday and more than $10 billion in Bitcoin options settle the next morning, compressing two of the week's biggest catalysts into a single 24-hour window.
