Today's Crypto and Bitcoin News

Ryan Rugg said enterprise clients need tokenized payment networks that operate seamlessly across multiple banks and borders.Citigroup has built tokenization infrastructure linked to a 24/7 U.S. dollar clearing network spanning over 300 banks.Regulatory clarity and interoperability remain essential a...

According to ME News, on May 31 (UTC+8), Hong Kong SFC Chairman Wong Tin-yu disclosed in his latest speech that Hong Kong has systematically expanded the range of products and services licensed entities may offer, including providing professional investors with a broader selection of products, pilot...

Key InsightsSenator Cynthia Lummis said failure to pass the CLARITY Act could delay market-structure legislation until 2030.Polymarket data assigned a 58.5% probability that the CLARITY Act becomes law in 2026.JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon criticized stablecoin provisions and called for bank-equivalent r...

Storm, who might still face a retrial on the Tornado Cash case, rebuked statements from Lead Bank CEO Jackie Reses, who referred to debanking as a “crock of shit.” He affirmed that the phenomenon was real and that he had experienced it multiple times after having his accounts subpoenaed by the DOJ.K...

Huo Xing Cai Jing reports, according to Bitcoin.com, Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo has been charged with commodities fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering, after authorities alleged he used confidential Google data to profit from Polymarket contracts. The U.S. Department of Justice (D...

A new controversy is making the rounds in crypto after blockchain investigator ZachXBT said Circle may have blacklisted a contract tied to Zama’s confidential USDC, or cUSDC, on Ethereum, freezing around $12.6 million in user funds.According to ZachXBT, the blacklist action happened roughly seven ho...

ChainCatcher report: The People’s Procuratorate of Licang District, Qingdao, Shandong Province, recently handled a Bitcoin theft case. The defendant, Zhang XX, obtained the recovery mnemonic while assisting an acquaintance in registering a cryptocurrency wallet, and subsequently transferred 107 BTC ...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis warned this week that Congress could lose its best chance to pass comprehensive crypto legislation until 2030 if the CLARITY Act stalls — ratcheting up pressure on lawmakers to act quickly. In a post on X, the Wyoming Republican framed the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act as a n...

Huoxing Finance reports that the Licheng District Procuratorate in Qingdao, Shandong Province, recently handled a Bitcoin theft case. The defendant, Zhang XX, obtained the recovery phrase while assisting an acquaintance in registering a cryptocurrency wallet, and subsequently transferred 107 BTC in ...

Bitcoin traders are buzzing with unusually bullish chatter on social media, even as the broader crypto market slides. A Santiment analysis shows Bitcoin’s social sentiment reaching the year’s most lopsided ratio of bullish to bearish comments, signaling a surge in optimism that contrasts with a more...

According to ME News, on May 31 (UTC+8), ten judicial districts in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, coordinated a large-scale operation with security forces across the region, including 90 synchronized raids. A total of 24 individuals were arrested, and over $8 million in USDT and nearly $60 millio...

Openzeppelin co-founder Manuel Aráoz sparked widespread industry debate by calling decentralized finance ( DeFi) unsafe. Industry leaders counter that Aráoz’s framing overstates the risk, pointing out that DeFi lending security has improved by roughly 98% since 2020.Key Takeaways:Openzeppelin foun...

BlockBeats report, on May 31, Trump's reputation as a "stock genius" has grown louder recently, with Micron, Dell, and Intel becoming the latest targets of his so-called masterstrokes. Accusations that Trump is using his presidential authority to benefit his held companies have intensified. However,...

Americanfortress has launched the beta version of its compliant privacy infrastructure on the Arbitrum network, aiming to support institutional decentralized finance ( DeFi) activity.Key Takeaways:Americanfortress launched its privacy beta on Arbitrum, offering stealth addresses for high- volumeDeF...

Vietnam just made one of the most concrete moves any Southeast Asian government has taken toward integrating digital assets into traditional finance. The country’s Ministry of Finance has proposed amendments that would allow small and medium enterprises to use digital assets, virtual assets, and int...