Regulation
Crypto rails made prediction markets global, gambling laws may make them local again
South Korea’s reported probe into Polymarket users follows broader action against event-contract platforms.
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CLARITY Act chances of passage this year falls to 60%, Galaxy Digital says
Analysts say the CLARITY Act faces a narrowing path as lawmakers approach the August recess without a deal on stablecoin yield and ethics provisions.
Banking
Bank of England stablecoin caps may choke the UK’s pound-token market before launch
UK lawmakers say the BoE should rethink proposed pound stablecoin holding caps and a 40% non-yielding reserve requirement before the regime decides whether a GBP market can scale.
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Analysis
Revealing the moment crypto started reshaping American elections
Crypto entered Washington as a regulatory problem and returned two election cycles later as one of the most disciplined and well-funded political machines in the country.
Digital Asset Treasuries
The US says it grabbed Iran’s crypto in a $1B seizure – will it end up in Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve?
Bessent’s Iran crypto seizure claim puts $1 billion in adversary assets between frozen wallets, forfeiture, and Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve.
Regulation
Trump’s crypto push hits the Senate vote math behind CLARITY Act’s July 4 target
Trump, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and other crypto-aligned officials are pushing Congress to lock in a digital asset rulebook.
Digital Asset Treasuries
Trump Media’s underwater Bitcoin treasury faces sale questions after Crypto.com transfer
The reported 2,650 BTC Crypto.com move puts the Trump Media Bitcoin treasury under pressure as filings leave sale, custody, and collateral explanations open.
Politics
Fresh Iran strikes failed to spark panic, leaving Bitcoin set for a volatile week ahead
Fresh U.S. strikes put Bitcoin Iran risk back in play, but oil, Fed pricing, ETF flows, and proxy stocks must confirm the macro shock.
Macro
US-Iran 60-day ceasefire would keep Bitcoin hostage to macro uncertainty – Do new strikes change that?
US military strikes near Hormuz turned the ceasefire extension from a relief headline into a live test of oil risk, Fed caution, and Bitcoin’s fragile macro ceiling.
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Tether’s Georgia stablecoin plan moves early on national payment rails
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