CryptoNewsFlash

Japan’s most extensive crypto-market reform has moved to its final parliamentary stage, with the House of Councillors scheduled to vote on legislation that would shift digital-asset trading from a payments-focused regime into the country’s principal investment-market law.
The official Diet record sh

The initiative combines tokenized government bonds with the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC infrastructure.
Settlement will be tested using a delivery-versus-payment model designed to reduce counterparty and settlement risk.
The project complements South Korea’s broader digital asset

Japan’s JCB has signed a memorandum of understanding with Circle to test USDC in cross-border treasury operations and explore stablecoin payments at physical merchants in Japan.
The agreement does not activate USDC across JCB’s payment network or establish a public launch date. The first step is a p

Summary
US headline CPI fell to 3.5% year-over-year in June, down from 4.2% in May.
Bitcoin gained roughly 2.7% in 24 hours, pushing back above $63,800.
The multi-week price pattern now resembles a 2018 pattern that later reversed.
That 2018 cycle gave back its entire summer bounce by S

Czech authorities have classified Polymarket as an unauthorized gambling platform under national law.
Internet service providers have been ordered to block access to the platform within 15 days.

The European Central Bank selected 36 banks, fintechs and payment processors on July 14 to help test a beta digital euro in real-world payment environments beginning in the second half of 2027.
The participants include Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, Revolut, Stripe, Adyen, Worldline, Nexi Payments and

HYPE trades near $68 after roughly tripling from its March low of $25.64, a run built during one of the most risk-averse stretches crypto has seen since 2022.
Global retail crypto activity contracted for two straight quarters through Q1, yet Hyperliquid’s token set an all-time high at $76.90 in

SBI VC Trade will begin accepting applications for its JPYSC lending service on July 16.
Customers can earn an introductory 3% annualized yield by lending JPYSC for a 12-week term.
The launch follows SBI’s partnership with the Solana Foundation to expand stablecoins and tokenized

TL;DR
Bolivia is evaluating if USDT can operate as a regulated payment option alongside the boliviano and traditional US dollars.
No implementation date, final regulation, or change to USDT’s legal-tender status has been announced.
Direct bank and merchant integration could reduce

INTERPOL coordinated arrests across 97 countries in a four-month anti-fraud operation.
Authorities intercepted $293 million in fiat and crypto assets.
One Thai suspect’s wallet processed over $122.5 million in romance scam proceeds.
China’s Ministry of Public Security funded the operati

The European Central Bank selected 36 banks, fintechs and payment processors on July 14 to help test a beta digital euro in real-world payment environments beginning in the second half of 2027.
The participants include Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, Revolut, Stripe, Adyen, Worldline, Nexi Payments and

The initiative combines tokenized government bonds with the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC infrastructure.
Settlement will be tested using a delivery-versus-payment model designed to reduce counterparty and settlement risk.
The project complements South Korea’s broader digital asset

Japan’s JCB has signed a memorandum of understanding with Circle to test USDC in cross-border treasury operations and explore stablecoin payments at physical merchants in Japan.
The agreement does not activate USDC across JCB’s payment network or establish a public launch date. The first step is a p

The European Central Bank selected 36 banks, fintechs and payment processors on July 14 to help test a beta digital euro in real-world payment environments beginning in the second half of 2027.
The participants include Deutsche Bank, UniCredit, Revolut, Stripe, Adyen, Worldline, Nexi Payments and

SBI VC Trade will begin accepting applications for its JPYSC lending service on July 16.
Customers can earn an introductory 3% annualized yield by lending JPYSC for a 12-week term.
The launch follows SBI’s partnership with the Solana Foundation to expand stablecoins and tokenized

XRP trades near $1.11 on July 11, up 0.49% intraday but below all three of its major moving averages, as the first weekly ETF outflow since 1st of May removes the steadiest source of demand from a market already running on shrinking leverage.
Key Takeaways
XRP spot ETFs posted a $7.18 million w

HYPE trades near $68 after roughly tripling from its March low of $25.64, a run built during one of the most risk-averse stretches crypto has seen since 2022.
Global retail crypto activity contracted for two straight quarters through Q1, yet Hyperliquid’s token set an all-time high at $76.90 in

TL;DR
Bolivia is evaluating if USDT can operate as a regulated payment option alongside the boliviano and traditional US dollars.
No implementation date, final regulation, or change to USDT’s legal-tender status has been announced.
Direct bank and merchant integration could reduce