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According to TASS, Vladimir Chistyukhin, the First Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, stated that the law regarding cryptocurrency regulation may officially take effect on September 1, 2026. He also clarified that a transition period will be set until July 1, 2027.During this period, market participants need to prepare documents, apply for registration in the regulatory directory, obtain new licenses, and adjust internal processes, with formal operations expected to begin from late 2026 to early 2027. From July 1, 2027, the relevant criminal and administrative liability provisions will take effect, strictly distinguishing between legal and illegal cryptocurrency operations by clarifying legal responsibilities.

According to on-chain detective ZachXBT, multiple reports indicate that the centralized cryptocurrency exchange AscendEX (formerly Bitmax) has recently delayed or failed to process users' withdrawal requests for several days or even weeks, yet the platform continues to accept user deposits.As early as the initial warning on June 26, ZachXBT pointed out that, after reviewing on-chain data from Arkham and TRM, several known hot wallets of AscendEX (covering EVM, Tron, and Solana networks) severely lack major market cap tokens such as ETH, USDT, and SOL, indicating that the platform is likely facing a serious liquidity crisis.The latest situation shows that, in the 9 days since the first warning, the official X account of AscendEX has remained inactive, and the platform's co-founder George (Jing) Cao has not responded to inquiries from users with large amounts of trapped funds. Currently, ZachXBT strongly advises users unable to withdraw their funds to report to law enforcement and regulatory agencies in their respective countries or regions as soon as possible.It is reported that AscendEX was founded by George (Jing) Cao and Ariel Ling in 2018. In December 2021, the platform was attacked by the hacker group Lazarus Group, resulting in approximately $78 million in asset losses.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the whale 0x2684 continues to accumulate ETH, having just withdrawn 5,926 ETH (9.58 million USD) from Binance again. In the past two days, this whale has withdrawn a total of 15,802 ETH (25 million USD) from Binance and staked it.

According to the Daily Economy, the South Korean Financial Commission held its 12th regular meeting and filed lawsuits regarding two cases of market manipulation in the cryptocurrency asset market.In the first case, "whale" investors used tens of billions of Korean won to acquire about half of the global circulation of a certain cryptocurrency asset, artificially inflating the price on overseas exchanges, and then profiting from arbitrage on domestic exchanges by taking advantage of the price linkage effect between exchanges, with the losses borne by domestic investors.In the second case, the suspects targeted "Kimchi Coin" by repeatedly submitting market buy and sell orders through API channels within one second, creating a false appearance of active trading, while simultaneously posting high-priced buy orders on the web to drive up the market. After buy orders surged in, they sold off in batches to cash out.The Financial Commission warns investors to be cautious of cryptocurrencies with sudden and unjustified spikes in price and trading volume, and stated that it will strengthen the disclosure mechanism for large holders' positions and the market warning system.

Binance's co-CEO Richard Teng issued a statement regarding the MiCA regulatory transition, stating that user asset security is a priority, and affected users can continue to use the notified options, including withdrawal functions. Binance is directly communicating with affected users about the next steps and available options, and advises users to contact customer service through official channels. Teng stated that the team's focus is on providing clear guidance, service continuity, and confidence for users during the transition period.

According to Protos, the Estonia-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinmetro has announced that it has submitted a restructuring application to the local court. The platform stated that this move is due to "a special situation caused by the bankruptcy of a financial service provider," and has fully suspended user registration, deposits, and withdrawals since June 22.Coinmetro CEO Kevin Murcko revealed that the failure of the related provider actually occurred years ago, but as the July 1 deadline for compliance with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) approaches, this legacy funding gap has had a substantial and fatal impact on the company's balance sheet. Additionally, reports indicate that Coinmetro is currently facing issues in Estonia, including overdue annual reports and unpaid taxes, and was sued last August by the bankruptcy trustee Prime Trust, seeking to recover approximately $1.2 million that was withdrawn before its collapse.

According to official news, OpenClaw announced the launch of the native mobile version of the OpenClaw app on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Users can pair their phones with the private OpenClaw gateway to achieve localized AI assistant functions, including chat, voice calls, approval management, and device-aware automation. The app adheres to the "local first" principle, with all keys, configurations, and permissions controlled by the user, and device permissions enabled as needed.

According to The Block, Binance founder Zhao Changpeng stated that the MiCA license application submitted by Binance in Greece fully complied with regulatory requirements and was close to approval before being withdrawn, but ultimately the process was interrupted due to "external political factors."In an interview, Zhao Changpeng mentioned that several countries within the EU had expressed interest in the license, and there was even a certain degree of "competitive pursuit," but the regulatory progress was ultimately affected by non-regulatory factors, forcing the application to be withdrawn. Binance officially withdrew its application in Greece last week and stated that it would turn to other EU member states to continue pursuing MiCA authorization.In response to market rumors regarding his connections with high-level EU politicians, Zhao Changpeng stated that he had not seen any verifiable documents and only saw similar claims online, which he did not confirm. Zhao Changpeng also pointed out that the EU MiCA transition period will officially end on July 1, at which time platforms that have not obtained licenses must cease related services. Regulatory agencies in various countries have made it clear that they will not postpone enforcement, and they evaluate this outcome as a "lose-lose situation," using the regulatory processes in Japan and Singapore as examples to emphasize that compliance processes often require a longer period.Additionally, when discussing Strategy's STRC preferred stock product, Zhao Changpeng stated that its structure is "too complex" and expressed difficulty in fully understanding its mechanism, but emphasized that he does not comment on the credibility of its founder Michael Saylor, considering him a "staunch supporter of Bitcoin."

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a giant whale has once again withdrawn 340 BTC ($20.34 million) from Binance. This whale currently holds a total of 2510 BTC ($150.3 million) in two wallets.

As of the week ending June 26, the net outflow of the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF was $1.79 billion, setting the second-largest single-week net outflow record in history, with the number of consecutive weeks of net outflows extending to seven weeks.

According to Cointelegraph, Binance recorded over $400 million in net outflows this week after the exchange announced the withdrawal of its MiCA license application in Greece.According to DefiLlama data, the net outflow this week accounted for 0.3% of Binance's tracked assets ($133.3 billion). On Wednesday (the day the withdrawal was announced), the net outflow was $1.96 billion, followed by outflows of $2.52 billion and $1.46 billion over the next two days.The EU MiCA transitional period is currently in its final stage, and starting from July 1, platforms that are not authorized under MiCA will no longer be able to provide related services to EU users. Binance has begun notifying some EU users to transfer their funds to self-custody wallets or other exchanges.Binance co-founder He Yi stated that although the European market accounts for only about 1% of its spot trading volume, the company still values this market and will continue to advance its MiCA license application.

According to Bitcoin.com, the European Cybercrime Centre recently led a joint operation codenamed "Endgame," which was the result of collaboration among law enforcement agencies from Canada, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States.These agencies jointly targeted the network infrastructure that provided services to criminals, utilizing three key types of "cybercrime-as-a-service" (CaaS) malware: SocGholish, Amadey, and StealC, to collect victims' information and sensitive data.Law enforcement agencies took action against a total of 326 servers and 142 domain names, seizing illegal cryptocurrency worth approximately $47 million and recovering over 27 million stolen credentials.

According to CoinDesk, U.S. House Democrat Maxine Waters submitted an 11-page letter to the U.S. Department of Labor, requesting the withdrawal of a proposal that allows 401(k) retirement plans to invest in alternative assets (including private equity, private credit, real estate, commodities, and digital assets).Waters stated, "On one hand, the Department of Labor acknowledges that digital assets are suitable for the retirement savings of ordinary Americans, while on the other hand, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is still building investor protection mechanisms aimed at ensuring the safety of ordinary investors in these assets, which is inherently contradictory. The risks are not limited to the volatility of individual tokens (although the volatility is indeed significant); it reflects the general deterioration of the entire digital asset ecosystem, with trading activity, developer participation, and user engagement all significantly declining."Waters previously served as the chair of the House Financial Services Committee during the last Democratic administration, and if the Democrats win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives after the November midterm elections, she may again serve as the chair of that committee.

According to the Wall Street Journal, several U.S. lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the prediction market platform Polymarket, as its advertising is alleged to potentially contain misleading content.It is reported that the lawmakers believe Polymarket may not clearly disclose the nature of its products and associated risks in its marketing, which could mislead users. Some legislators have requested regulatory agencies to intervene and assess the compliance of its advertising and information disclosure standards.

ZachXBT released a community alert on platform X, reporting that the centralized exchange AscendEX (formerly Bitmax) has been reported by multiple users for withdrawal delays ranging from days to weeks, and in some cases, withdrawals cannot be processed at all. ZachXBT checked the known hot wallets of the exchange through Arkham and TRM and found that its reserves lack mainstream large-cap tokens such as ETH, USDT, and SOL, which may indicate liquidity issues.AscendEX was founded by George Cao and Ariel Ling in 2018 and was hacked by the Lazarus Group in December 2021, resulting in a loss of approximately $78 million.

On the evening of June 25, CoinUp held a Space live broadcast on platform X, with CoinUp founder Queenie attending to respond to recent hot topics, reaching a peak online audience of over 15.6K.This Space focused on issues such as the relationship between Zhu Pan and CoinUp, the current operational status of the platform, CPX price fluctuations, the platform's original intention, and future plans. Queenie publicly reiterated that Zhu Pan is not an employee of the CoinUp platform, the platform is currently operating normally, deposits and withdrawals are functioning normally, and there is absolutely no intention to run away.Queenie emphasized that CoinUp will adhere to long-termism, continuously optimizing product experience, project review, and risk control mechanisms. In the future, the platform will continue to upgrade around diversified asset products, CPX ecological applications, and global business, and will accelerate the promotion of compliance license layouts in more regions to drive CoinUp's ecological construction in a more robust and transparent manner.

According to PR Newswire, AI infrastructure company Neurometric AI announced the completion of a $4 million financing round, with participation from Betaworks, ex-Ante, Everywhere.vc, and others.The company disclosed that it has officially launched an automated Token engineering platform to optimize the cost and performance management of AI Agent workloads, and the new funds will be used to expand the engineering and AI research teams.

According to BTCtreasuries, the law firm Rosen Law Firm announced an investigation into Michael Saylor's company Strategy (MSTR) and STRC, involving potential securities law claims.According to the law firm, Strategy "may have released significantly misleading business information to the investing public," and is therefore assessing related investor losses and potential legal liabilities.

According to Business Insider, Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman recently stated in an interview that concerns about AI causing mass unemployment are overstated. He believes that AI may change the way half of white-collar workers do their jobs, but just like the widespread adoption of Microsoft Excel, new technologies will reshape work while also creating new job opportunities, rather than directly eliminating positions.In addition, Garman emphasized the important value of entry-level employees in the AI era, believing that they possess a stronger willingness to learn and adaptability. It is reported that Amazon will hire over 11,000 entry-level software development engineers and interns globally this year. Garman added that in the future, companies will find "learning ability" and "adaptability" more critical than the "existing specific skills" of applicants when hiring.