- Bitcoin holds near $60,700 while total crypto market cap slips to $2.1 trillion.
- Taiwan’s new Virtual Asset Service Act imposes prison terms on crypto violators.
- MiCA regulation fully takes effect across the EU, reshaping stablecoin policies.
Bitcoin traded around $60,695, up 2.57% over the past 24 hours, while Ethereum held near $1,630 with a similar 2.35% gain. XRP hovered at $1.06, and Solana stood out with a 3.51% daily gain and a 15.78% jump over the past week, trading near $78. Dogecoin added 0.70% to sit at $0.0729.
Total crypto market capitalization stood at $2.1 trillion, down 2.16% over the past day. Sentiment remained weak, with the Crypto Fear & Greed Index at 20, still in “fear” territory, while the Altcoin Season Index read 46, indicating Bitcoin continues to lead market performance.
Behind the price action, regulatory and competitive developments dominated the day’s headlines.
Regulation Tightens Across Major Markets
Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan passed the Virtual Asset Service Act, requiring all platforms to secure licensing from the Financial Supervisory Commission within 21 months. Unauthorized operation carries up to seven years in prison and fines reaching NT$100 million, while fraud or manipulation can bring sentences of three to ten years.
The EU’s MiCA framework also came fully into force. Binance suspended new registrations, deposits, and Earn products for EU users, while Coinbase, OKX, and Gate rolled out deposit rewards of up to 10% to capture displaced customers. Regulators immediately opened a review process targeting stablecoin rules and cross-border equivalence standards.
In Washington, Trump’s financial disclosures showing substantial crypto-linked income added pressure to Clarity Act negotiations. Lawmakers from both parties pushed for stronger ethics provisions covering officials’ personal crypto holdings, though no final language has been agreed.
Stablecoin Competition Intensifies
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire defended USDC’s position after the Open USD alliance, backed by more than 140 companies including Visa, Mastercard, and BlackRock, proposed free minting and shared reserve yields. Allaire pointed to USDC’s liquidity depth and said large alliance structures often struggle with slow decision-making. Jefferies nonetheless advised against buying the dip in Circle stock, citing Coinbase’s dual role as both a USDC distributor and OUSD backer.
Crédit Agricole’s custody arm also entered the euro stablecoin race, issuing EURXT on Ethereum with roughly 20 million tokens already backed by euro reserves at the bank.
Institutions Kept Moving On-Chain
BlackRock transferred another 3,625 BTC and 20,598 ETH to Coinbase, bringing its three-day total above 15,000 BTC. Ark Invest bought more than $75 million in crypto-linked equities during June’s selloff, including sizable stakes in Coinbase and Circle even as both stocks fell sharply for the month.
Robinhood Chain Launches With Broad Partner Support
Robinhood’s Arbitrum-based Layer 2 network went live alongside 24/7 tokenized stock trading, perpetual contracts, and plans for AI-driven trading accounts.
Uniswap and the dYdX team’s new exchange Arcus both launched on the network on day one, with Robinhood Crypto taking a stake in Arcus. The dYdX Foundation clarified that its existing chain and token remain unaffected by the new venture.
Governance and Lending Under Strain
ENS governance faced renewed criticism after co-founder Nick Johnson used concentrated voting power to block a Security Council renewal, prompting one community member to propose dissolving the DAO entirely.
CryptoQuant data showed CeFi lending volumes fell 6% quarter over quarter to $23.3 billion, the first contraction since late 2024, as traders continued deleveraging. Tether retained the largest share of the lending market, while Galaxy Digital and Ledn posted the steepest declines.
Miners and Treasuries Feel the Pressure
Avalanche Treasury Corp’s stock fell to under $1 after AVAX’s price decline eroded the value of its roughly $265 million token position to about $123 million, leaving the company with an operating loss exceeding $26 million for the quarter.
Solana also rolled out an on-chain governance system requiring 15% staked support before proposals proceed to a vote, aiming to formalize decision-making across its validator network.
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