Circle has received approval from the OCC to establish Circle National Trust, a federally regulated national trust bank. The charter strengthens the infrastructure behind USDC and could eventually bring management of the stablecoin’s reserve under direct federal oversight.

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MARA Holdings has agreed to acquire a large powered land site in Texas, giving it access to up to 2 GW of power capacity by 2028. The company plans to develop the site into a digital infrastructure campus for high-performance computing and flexible workloads, including bitcoin mining.

Cryptoquant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju told bitcoin holders that “some bullish Bitcoin opium is coming in the next few months,” urging investors to endure the bear market just a little while longer.

Onchain analytics firm Lookonchain says a trader who spent just $69 on Cash Cat (CASHCAT) sold his 20 million tokens for $711, weeks before the Robinhood Chain meme coin’s vertical rally would have made the same stash worth more than $2.7 million.

Strategy (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor says he feels “invigorated” by bitcoin’s mission as the world moves toward a digital monetary revolution, a doubling-down that comes with bitcoin near $64,000, down roughly 11% this year.

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Lawmakers may unveil a merged version of the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act next week, potentially, with Senate floor action eyed for July 20.

With information from the Ministry of Finance and the Prizes and Betting Secretariat (SPA), the Police executed nine search warrants in São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Porto Alegre, and Canoas, targeting 87 companies suspected of facilitating money laundering in betting operations.

Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing scrutiny from prosecutors in Wisconsin and New York for allegedly delaying or refusing to comply with court orders to return stolen digital assets to scam victims.

Debra Bickle, a 69-year-old IT worker in Waterloo, Iowa, matched the first five Mega Millions numbers on June 5, earning $2 million while missing the $368 million jackpot by one number. She retired immediately instead of waiting until year’s end, and says the money will go toward home renovations and helping cover her grandchildren’s education.

Bitdeer has begun construction on a $36 million electronics manufacturing facility in Sparks, Nevada, its first U.S. assembly site for Sealminer machines.

The Brussels-based institution highlighted that the blockchain ledger underneath this project progressed from proof of concept to activation and pilot use in nine months. Seventeen banks on six continents will now conduct pilot payments with tokenized deposits on top of Swift’s ledger.

The stablecoin giant announced that this investment will support Mercado Bitcoin’s expansion efforts in payment infrastructure, tokenized investment offerings, lending and credit, and on-chain capital markets. The move follows several capital injections by the company for several Latam-focused initiatives.

A White House letter dated July 9 says President Donald Trump sought Democratic candidates for Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) vacancies before Senate Democrats accused the administration of leaving bipartisan seats open across independent agencies.