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Main news about crypto world from @Major team.
🪙 In the third quarter, Standard Chartered* forecasts BTC to achieve a new high of $135K
* — British multinational bank.
💲 Court allows Celsius to proceed with $4B lawsuit against Tether
In a New York court, Celsius claims Tether conducted a "fire sale" of over 39,500 BTC in June 2022, using the proceeds to offset Celsius’s $812M debt, bypassing agreed procedures.
⚡️ Global Dollar (USDG), backed by Kraken and Robinhood, launches in the EU
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⚡️ EU Central Bank to focus on DLT* to make its payment system more efficient
* — decentralized system for secure, including blockchain as a key implementation.
📣 Jerome Powell, Fed Chair, says: “We need a regulatory framework for stablecoins and is looking forward to it”.
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💲 Tether and the Zanzibar eGovernment Authority have signed a partnership agreement to boost blockchain use and digital asset education
🔄 Earlier: Shiga Digital receives investment from Tether to enhance Africa's on-chain financial infrastructure.
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💎 TON network proposes major update to boost efficiency and scalability
This upgrade allows the basechain to split at higher TPS*, ensuring faster operation modes for longer periods. Validator voting is scheduled for July 3.
* — Transactions per second.
⚠️ US DOJ: North Koreans posed as US citizens to steal crypto and data from American firms
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🔥 Solana’s advisor Nikita Bier announces joining Musk's X as the Head of Product
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🪙 Eric Trump-backed American Bitcoin raises $215M for BTC purchases
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📣 Michael Saylor commented on Lummis statement
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🪙 Cynthia Lummis, US Senator: “I am working on an OBBB amendment to ensure Americans can use digital assets without fear of tax violations. More to come soon!”
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⚡️ Robinhood to allow customers to start earning Bitcoin & crypto rewards on their credit card "later this year"
🔄 Earlier: Coinbase One Card with BTC cashback.
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📣 CZ: "Not into politics. But all around the world, all the crypto people I know are single issue voters. You are either pro crypto, or you are not. All other issues (wokeness, abortion, etc) are secondary".
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⚠️ With Europol’s assistance, Spanish authorities disrupted a global crypto scam valued at $540M
Over 5,000 people worldwide fell victim to scammers who persuaded them to invest in nonexistent, supposedly profitable crypto assets.
⚡️ AllUnity* will launch EURAU, a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin
* — Joint venture of Deutsche Bank, Galaxy, and Flow Traders.
📣 Jack Mallers, 21 Capital CEO, says: “When their stock is listed they will "buy as much Bitcoin as we possibly can".
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⚡️ Arizona governor vetoes bill establishing the Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund
🔄 Earlier: Arizona lawmakers advance bill to establish crypto reserve using seized funds.
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📣 Vlad Tenev, Robinhood CEO, says: “It’s time to move beyond Bitcoin and memecoins into real-world assets”.
🔄 Earlier: Robinhood to offer tokenized shares to EU users in growth push.
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⚡️ South Korean exchange Upbit and Naver Pay* to create a won-based stablecoin
* — Mobile payment service in South Korea.
🔥 Circle to launch Circle Gateway
Developer service for a unified USDC balance, instantly usable across blockchains, like a single bank account.
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🔥 Deutsche Bank aims to launch crypto custody service in 2026
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⚠️ ZachXBT: "USDC is the primary infra used by DPRK IT workers to facilitate payments. They currently do nothing to detect and freeze the activity while boasting about compliance".
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❕ Connecticut state government is now prohibited from accepting, holding, or investing in Bitcoin
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⚡️ Circle applies for US trust bank license after bumper IPO
Charter would allow Circle to manage reserves, provide custody. If approved, Circle would become second crypto firm with charter.
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❕ Arkham: Bhutan just moved 137 BTC to Binance for the first time in 7 months
🔄 Earlier: $1.29B BTC reserves.
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🔥 Robinhood to offer tokenized shares of OpenAI, SpaceX to EU users in growth push
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🔝 WLFI: For the first time ever, USD1 has surpassed USDC in 24h volume
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💎 XRP Ledger's Ethereum-compatible sidechain launches on mainnet
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📣 JPMorgan: Circle receives an underweight rating with a $80 price target for late 2026
🔄 Earlier: Circle has gone public and is now listed on the NYSE.
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