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The EU's MiCA transitional period for euro stablecoins closed on 30 June 2026, setting a hard compliance deadline. Following this closure, only eight euro stablecoins met MiCA compliance requirements, yet their combined market capitalisation surged 128.0% from $295.6 million to $673.9 million over t

Sberbank, Russia's largest bank by assets, plans to launch a cryptocurrency wallet and digital asset depository by Dec. 1 following the expected enactment of the country's digital asset law on Sept. 1. First Deputy Chairman Kirill Tsarev said the bank aims to integrate the crypto wallet into its

Microsoft is eliminating 4,800 jobs, representing 2.1% of its workforce, with the Xbox division losing about one-fifth of its staff in the software giant's latest cost-cutting effort. Amy Coleman, Microsoft's chief people officer, announced the cuts in a message to employees on Monday, stating

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $5.4 billion in net outflows during the first half of 2026, marking their first negative half-year performance since launch, according to analysis by DWF Labs. The reversal ended a two-year accumulation streak during which cumulative net flows had

Endl launched on Product Hunt on July 06, 2026, where it ranked first among featured products. The platform offers a unified financial interface for borderless businesses, consolidating fiat accounts, stablecoins, contractor payouts, foreign exchange, and corporate cards into a single dashboard. The

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a forward command post of Russia's Joint Force Grouping late Friday night, wearing military fatigues and meeting with Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. The visit followed Ukrainian drone strikes that reportedly impacted fuel supplies across Russia.

Crédit Agricole launched EURXT, a euro-backed stablecoin compliant with the EU's MiCA framework, with 20 million tokens in circulation. The MiCA regulation is now fully in force, requiring crypto firms to obtain a license across the bloc, while Ethereum Institutional launched as a nonprofit backed by Joseph Lubin to help institutions adopt Ethereum. Industry leaders say MiCA strengthens transparency and investor protection in Europe's digital asset market. Crédit Agricole Launches EURXT Stableco

Injective launched an open-source Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that enables artificial intelligence agents to convert natural language instructions into signed blockchain transactions. The infrastructure is designed to simplify decentralized application development and on-chain trading on

LG Electronics stocks closed at 185,700 KRW on the 6th, marking a 52.69% decline from the June 2 closing price of 392,500 KRW, according to Korea Exchange data. The company is scheduled to announce Q2 preliminary earnings on the 7th. Market attention is focused on whether the earnings release will s

Central bankers and financial regulators are increasing their warnings about the rapid adoption of agentic artificial intelligence in financial markets, saying the technology could introduce new systemic risks that existing regulatory frameworks are not prepared to manage. The concerns come as bank

USDJPY currency pair recently reversed from a support zone between the key level of 160.50 and the 38.2% Fibonacci correction of the upward impulse from the start of May. The support level 160.50 previously acted as strong resistance that stopped the minor impulse wave i at the end of April. The upw

On July 6, 2026, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced a blockbuster news that rocked the crypto industry's capital markets: the company sold a total of 3,588 Bitcoin between June 29 and July 5, with a total value of approximately $216 million. This is the company's largest reduction since December 2022 and the second publicly disclosed Bitcoin sale in 2026. Source: @saylor For a company that has enshrined "buy and never sell Bitcoin" in its corporate DNA, every sale draws attention. This

Bitcoin developer Luke Dashjr rejected calls to withdraw BIP-110, a proposal that would temporarily limit non-financial data stored on the blockchain. Responding to suggestions that Michael Saylor's recent comments supported abandoning the proposal, Dashjr stated that Saylor 'didn't say anything

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published an updated roadmap for the blockchain's protocol overhaul in a tweet on Saturday, following a recent gathering of Ethereum researchers in Berlin. Buterin described the 'Lean Ethereum' plan as the network's third major iteration after the 2022 Merge,

The Korean stock market experienced extreme volatility in June 2026, with the KOSPI 200 Volatility Index (VKOSPI) — South Korea's fear gauge — averaging 85.42 for the month, according to data from the Korea Exchange. This represents a 3.5-fold increase from the June 2025 average of 24.26 and marks a

Franklin Templeton on July 6 recommended Korean stock market investors shift from semiconductor-heavy index-tracking strategies to undervalued quality stocks in defense, shipbuilding, nuclear power, and robotics sectors. Christy Tan, global investment strategist at Franklin Templeton Research

XRP holders can now book over 2.2 million hotels and accommodations across 230 countries through crypto-friendly travel platform Travala. The integration enables direct payment with XRP for hotel stays in destinations including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, South

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy sold 3,588 BTC for approximately $216 million between June 29 and July 5, according to an 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission disclosed Monday. The firm executed the sales in two tranches: 1,363 BTC for $80.8 million at an average price