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With crypto ending the first half in the red, bitcoin's solace is it beat Strategy
Your day-ahead look for June 26, 2026

Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license
A day after withdrawing its MiCA license application in Greece and saying it is ‘not leaving Europe,’ Binance notified users across the European Union that it will suspend some services.

a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache
The startup formerly known as Story Protocol raised $140 million to secure internet rights and is now building an audit layer for data consent, licensing, and provenance for tech firms.

Circle and Nomura join forces to target a $440 billion daily foreign exchange market in Japan
The stablecoin giant and the Japanese financial corporation plan to deploy cross-border foreign exchange settlements as early as next year.

Bitcoin derivatives signal panic. A weak core PCE reading could trigger snapback.
Your day-ahead look for June 25, 2026

Binance withdraws Greek MiCA bid but vows to remain in Europe
The crypto giant must find a home base in the EU by July 1 or regulators will force the company to shut down operations for millions of regional users.

Ex-FCA policy insider explains the ‘great divide’ in the UK’s crypto ambition
Former FCA policymaker and Hedera Global Policy VP, Isadora Arredondo says there is a gap between the U.K.'s crypto ambitions and how policy is carried out in practice.

Bitcoin just broke below the floor of its famous Rainbow Chart into the ‘BTC is dead’ zone
A 50% drop from recent highs has pushed the asset into a zone historically labeled as a dead end, sparking a debate among crypto analysts.

This forgotten coin could surprise everyone before its next halving
Your day-ahead look for June 24, 2026

Chainlink teams up with 47 South Korean, European banks to speed up international money transfers
The alliance, called Project Pangea, plans to use stablecoins to settle multimillion-dollar currency trades between Europe and South Korea in near real time.

