The administration of Javier Milei has issued an executive order establishing exemptions to the 1.2% tax affecting money flows involving VASPs. The measure directly benefits users, who will now save these funds when depositing (or withdrawing) fiat funds from VASPs.

Patel stressed that the bureau would find those involved in these crypto crimes to “bring them to justice.” The FBI has been battling social crypto fraud, commonly known as “pig butchering” schemes, to prevent elderly Americans from being financially affected by these scams.

House lawmakers will review how digital assets could support people living under repressive governments or failing financial systems, tying cryptocurrency access to U.S. national security.

A family was held at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency in a violent Minnesota home invasion that has now resulted in guilty pleas from the two men who admitted carrying out the scheme

Coinbase is moving closer to its vision of an “everything exchange,” adding pre-IPO perpetual futures, stock options, and soon tokenized stocks as part of a broader expansion beyond traditional crypto trading.

Federal jurors convicted a former cryptocurrency promoter after prosecutors tied him to investment fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $1 million. The case centered on Crypto-Pal, which was marketed as a cryptocurrency trading business offering guaranteed high returns with no risk.

The Ethereum network could face a slow-burning funding crisis within three to nine months, warned Trent Van Epps, adding that spending cuts and a wound-down incentive program could squeeze the roughly $30 million-a-year effort that keeps Ethereum’s base layer running.

Nine European gambling regulators have pledged coordinated action against unlicensed prediction markets during the World Cup, warning sports bodies against partnerships just as Kalshi signs Argentina’s football federation and fronts Lionel Messi.

On June 19, bitcoin experienced volatile, “zigzag” trading between $62,300 and $63,300, ultimately closing up 1% to hover just above $63,000.

Cryptoquant CEO Ki Young Ju has warned that BTC’s biggest threat is not a crash but “boredom,” arguing a years-long sideways grind would expose the danger in Michael Saylor’s STRC preferred-stock machine.

The U.S. Department of War has told lawmakers it needs $80 billion to cover the war in Iran and other bills, a request that deepens the deficit worries that bitcoin proponents cite as the asset’s reason to exist. Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg relayed the figure to Congress in phone calls.

Morgan Stanley has filed fresh amendments for its proposed ethereum and solana ETFs, revealing 0.14% sponsor fees for both funds. The filings also show plans to stake part of the assets through Figment, Galaxy, and Coinbase Canada.

Crypto ETF flows remained subdued on Thursday, June 18, as bitcoin and ether funds posted another day of outflows ahead of the Juneteenth market closure. Solana and XRP ETFs attracted modest inflows, while HYPE products saw no trading activity.

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Stellar’s XLM token climbed more than 45% between June 15 and 18 as tokenized real-world assets piled onto the network. Backers pointed to newly enabled tokenized U.S. Treasuries and deepening institutional ties as the drivers behind the move.