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Brazil’s Finance Ministry is imposing the strictest advertising regime yet on the country’s licensed betting operators, mandating cigarette-style health warnings on every ad, banning pundits and influencers from nudging viewers toward wagers, and threatening fines of up to 20% of revenue – with the rules taking effect July 17, mid-World Cup, as bet-saturated tournament broadcasts…Read More

Federal prosecutors alleged a Ryuk ransomware operation extracted more than $15 million in bitcoin from U.S. organizations. An Armenian national admitted participating in attacks that disrupted hundreds of corporate systems and forced victims to purchase decryption keys with cryptocurrency. Ransomware Attacks Forced US Companies to Pay Bitcoin for Decryption Keys More than $15 million in…Read More

Crypto adoption is evolving in unexpected ways across global markets, revealing deeper changes in user behavior, according to Binance co-founder and co-CEO Yi He. Drawing on activity from millions of Binance users, she identified three emerging regional trends that are shaping how people use digital assets. How Crypto Adoption Becomes More Regional Binance’s internal user…Read More

Federal prosecutors charged an imprisoned man with helping transfer cryptocurrency forfeited to the U.S. government. The indictment alleges roughly $290,000 left a restrained Kraken account through exchanges, mixing services, and a foreign bank. Federal Indictment Targets Alleged Transfer of Seized Cryptocurrency Federal prosecutors charged a man already serving a 111-month prison sentence with helping remove…Read More

Morgan Stanley is positioning its proposed ethereum and solana ETFs to capture market share as competition intensifies, combining direct token exposure, staking rewards and institutional custody while the registration statements await effectiveness. Why the Crypto ETF Market May Be Entering a Commodity Phase Morgan Stanley’s proposed ethereum and solana exchange-traded funds (ETFs) would enter a…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Representatives Urge Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act in July, Address Ethics Concerns Rep. French Hill urged the Senate to vote on the CLARITY Act before the August recess, arguing the bill would establish a transparent crypto market framework that addresses ethics concerns surrounding President Trump’s digital asset ventures. This post U.S.…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it to place USDC reserves under federal oversight and expanding its regulated digital asset custody business. This post Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank first appeared on…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin strategy beyond treasury accumulation, launching a study to explore tokenized, Bitcoin-backed credit products that could reshape Japan’s debt market. This post Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin is “A Screaming Buy”: Standard Chartered Backs $100,000 Target, Shrugs Off Strategy (MSTR) Sell-Off Standard Chartered reaffirmed its $100,000 end-2026 Bitcoin price target, calling Bitcoin “a screaming buy” and arguing that Strategy’s recent sell-off reflects a communication issue around its new monetization strategy rather than a weakening Bitcoin outlook. This post Bitcoin…Read More

Bitcoin Magazine JPMorgan Says the Real Threat to Bitcoin Isn’t Strategy (MSTR) — It’s Private Blockchains JPMorgan says Strategy’s Bitcoin sales are a short-term concern, but the bigger long-term risk is that banks and institutions adopt private blockchains over public networks, reducing activity and capital flows across the broader crypto ecosystem. This post JPMorgan Says…Read More