🗽 Donald Trump stated that banks are trying to undermine the GENIUS Act and impede the advancement of relevant policies regarding cryptocurrencies, calling the situation unacceptable.

Trump also called for the earliest possible adoption of the crypto market structure bill (CLARITY Act).

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🍿 Vitalik Buterin stated that one "perfect" DeFi is not enough: amidst surveillance, wars, and corporate pressure, Ethereum has not yet become a real tool for protecting people — unlike Starlink or Signal.

He proposes a new focus — "shelter technologies": to create a digital space without an owner, where rules and agreements exist without anyone's permission.

The task is not to chase Big Tech, but to build a complete ecosystem of freedom: from wallets and AI interfaces to software, hardware, and physical security, attracting users far beyond the crypto industry.

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👻 FATF (Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering) demands to tighten control over stablecoins and unhosted wallets.

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🇷🇺 The Russian Federal Tax Service has started sending preliminary requests to crypto exchangers — they are requesting not only sale and purchase agreements, but also the addresses of wallets from which crypto is sent.

There are two reasons: to check those who paid with cryptocurrency for large purchases (this may be considered a violation of currency control with serious penalties), and to build a database for potential cases against exchange owners under articles concerning illegal banking activities.

So far, there are few cases, but the practice is just forming.

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🐋 Morgan Stanley (over $9 trillion in management) filed an application with the US SEC to launch a spot Bitcoin ETF.

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🎰 Almost half of Polymarket's volume may be artificial: about 28% is created by airdrop farmers by spinning "dead" markets, and another 23% — bots that simply drive bets every 15 minutes without real prediction.

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🇷🇺 Banks and brokers may be allowed to operate as crypto exchanges — without a separate full license, but on a notification basis using their existing permits, — stated Nabiullina.

At the same time, for such operations, they plan to introduce capital restrictions and additional risk requirements.

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