Policy, courts and regulators shaping crypto around the world.
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act auto-enacted at midnight, freezing a US digital dollar through 2030 after Trump refused to sign under the Constitution's 10-day rule.
AscendEX ceased operations July 1, 2026, disclosing the closure five days later. MiCA non-compliance and a collapsed liquidity deal left users facing manual-only withdrawals with no full-recovery guarantee.
Five Senate Democrats are calling for hearings on Trump's $1.4B crypto income and its influence on policy, pushing CLARITY Act passing odds down to 39%.
Apple filed suit against OpenAI and chief hardware officer Tang Yew Tan on July 10, 2026, alleging systematic theft of hardware designs, supplier data, and engineering files.
Polymarket has applied for a CFTC license to offer margin trading on prediction markets, following rival Kalshi's leveraged perpetuals launch. No approval yet.
New Hampshire's Executive Council voted 3-2 on July 8 to reject a first-of-its-kind $100M Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. Rep. Ammon calls the decision 'short-sighted.'
Roundhill, Bitwise, and GraniteShares prediction market ETFs remain in SEC limbo after the agency bypassed its 75-day auto-approval rule and opened public comment.
A bankruptcy judge lets Terraform's Wind Down Trust use disputed evidence in its $4B+ Jump Trading lawsuit while barring four creditors who missed the filing deadline.
Plaintiffs dropped 44 defendants, a mystery wallet owner appeared in court, and a crypto trade group joined the opposition in the $293B Noah Doe dormant Bitcoin lawsuit.
Coinbase CLO Paul Grewal steps down July 31 after six years and an SEC victory. Molly Abraham is set to become general counsel ahead of the CLARITY Act vote.
