A statutory prohibition on a Federal Reserve digital dollar took effect on July 11 without a presidential signature, after Donald Trump let the 10-day constitutional deadline expire in protest over unrelated voting legislation.

The White House pushed back on July 9 against Senate Democrats' claims that the Trump administration is refusing to nominate Democratic commissioners, saying it requested names for vacancies at the SEC and CFTC and "has not received names in response."

Russia’s Alfa-Bank plans to launch a digital custody service for cryptocurrencies once new rules are in place.

CFTC Chairman Michael Selig used a Fox Business appearance to say the Trump administration will not allow a U.S. central bank digital currency, framing the position as part of a broader digital-asset agenda built around federal crypto rules, private-sector innovation, and regulated market oversight.

ESMA launched a coordinated EU-wide review of crypto custody operations on July 8, 2026, moving MiCA supervision from the licensing question to the harder question of whether crypto firms can actually protect client assets under stress.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has designated its "Regulation Crypto" proposal economically significant and targeted a July 2026 release, according to the 2026 Regulatory Agenda published July 7.

A significant shift in law enforcement strategy has removed a major hurdle for the CLARITY Act, signaling a potential July vote on vital crypto legislation.

The same European regulation that pushed Binance out of the EEA is putting Bitcoin and Ethereum trading inside German banking apps, revealing what MiCA was actually designed to do.

Brazil's central bank is preparing one of the strictest crypto oversight regimes in the region, forcing large stablecoin transfers into a 24-hour review window and pulling cross-border payments back under licensed institutions.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand renewed her call to bar elected officials from issuing digital assets after Donald Trump's financial disclosure showed $636 million in memecoin income, his largest revenue source in 2025.

The U.S. regulatory landscape for digital assets is undergoing a radical transformation. In a recent interview, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins outlined the administration’s clear directive: to reposition the United States as the global hub for cryptocurrency innovation.

Binance is facing one of its largest retail-investor lawsuits yet. Nearly 1,700 British investors have filed a group claim against the exchange and founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao in London's High Court, seeking at least £150 million (about $200 million) in damages.