Crypto Pulse

Overview The European Union's crypto transition period ended on July 1, and the market adjustment that follows is only now unfolding, which is why the European trading landscape warrants continued tracking. That date was not the start of the rules. It was the end of a temporary state in which old national regimes and the new EU-wide framework coexisted. Before it, more than 1,200 crypto service firms held national registrations across the bloc, and the number that completed conversion to full au

Overview The relationship between America's two financial market regulators on digital assets has shifted from a public turf war to substantive joint action, which is why market participants need to recalibrate their assumptions. On January 29, 2026, the CFTC chairman announced his agency would abandon a separate parallel crypto initiative and partner with the SEC on Project Crypto. On March 11 the two agencies signed a memorandum of understanding. On March 17 they issued a joint interpretation

Overview With fewer than three usable weeks of Senate floor time before the August recess, the digital asset market structure bill remains stuck on a handful of unresolved provisions, which is why the negotiation now commands so much attention. The legislative progress itself is substantial. The House passed the bill last July by 294 votes to 134, the Senate Banking Committee approved it 15 to 9 on May 14, 2026, and it sits on the Senate Legislative Calendar. But a floor vote requires 60 votes,

Overview On the federal regulatory map for payment stablecoins, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Treasury Department, and FinCEN have all delivered their pieces. The Federal Reserve's prudential rules for the issuers under its jurisdiction have been the outstanding gap. This matters because the GENIUS Act set a statutory deadline of July 18, 2026, and because of the effective date mechanism: th

Overview At 10 a.m. Eastern on July 20, The Conference Board releases its June Leading Economic Index for the United States, the earliest macro data point of the week. It deserves attention because the Federal Reserve does not meet until July 28 and 29, leaving markets without authoritative policy guidance for more than a week, and this indicator offers a different kind of clue. It does not forecast interest rates. It measures the direction of economic momentum, which makes it better suited as a

Updated: July 20, 2026, 09:30 (UTC+8) | Author: MEXCHeadlinesCardano completes its first fully on-chain governance hard forkExpectations for the CLARITY Act to pass in 2026 turn bearishTether has two years left to determine its US compliance strategySouth Korea plans infrastructure for won-backed stablecoinsNew Uniswap protocol fees will be directed to UNI burnsIndustry UpdatesTrasia Labs Raises $1.75 Million in Seed Funding With Participation From Multicoin CapitalAccording to Odaily Planet Dai

As China accelerates its semiconductor self-sufficiency strategy and AI continues to drive explosive demand for memory chips, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has emerged as one of the few direct investment opportunities in this space. Just nine years after its founding, the company has become the world's fourth-largest DRAM manufacturer, capturing 7.67% of the global market. With revenue and profits surging throughout 2025 and 2026, CXMT is now preparing for its IPO on China's STAR Market. O

Amid the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3 gaming in 2026, AKEDO ($AKE) has emerged as an ambitious project that combines multi-agent AI, an AI-native game creation platform, and a token launchpad. With AKEDO, users do not need programming skills to create games, publish their creations, and participate in the platform's creator economy.This article provides a comprehensive overview of AKEDO, covering its concept, technology, tokenomics, roadmap, opportunities, and risks, hel

The United States is moving closer to what could become the most significant piece of cryptocurrency legislation in its history. As the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act approaches a crucial Senate vote, President Donald Trump has met with Republican lawmakers to discuss the bill’s future and address the remaining political hurdles. The meeting comes at a pivotal moment, with lawmakers racing against time before Congress begins its August recess.The CLARITY Act aims to establish a comprehensive r

Within ten days this summer, a consortium of more than 140 companies proposed sharing the reserve income that has made stablecoin issuers rich, and Circle won final federal approval for a national trust bank. Two very different models for the digital dollar are now heading toward each other. From Issuance to Distribution On June 30, a coalition of payment networks, banks, fintech platforms, and technology companies unveiled Open USD, a proposed stablecoin whose defining feature is not its peg bu