- The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has lifted its 2021 ban on retail access to regulated crypto exchange-traded notes (ETNs), aiming to boost the country’s competitiveness in global financial markets.
- Following Circle’s success, crypto exchange Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss twins, has filed documents with the SEC for a public listing.
- On June 11, users worldwide reported disruptions in ChatGPT, the API, and other OpenAI products. The cause of the outage remains officially undisclosed.
- On June 9, the SEC held a roundtable focused on regulating decentralized finance (DeFi), discussing legal clarity and investor protection in the fast-evolving sector.
- Major crypto firms, including Uniswap and Jump Trading, expressed support for the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act, which seeks to establish clear rules for blockchain developers and ecosystem participants.
- Leading U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase appointed David Plouffe, former senior advisor to Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, as Global Policy Advisor. The move reflects the industry’s growing presence in Washington.
- Blockchain platform Aptos unlocked tokens worth $53 million, potentially impacting the APT token’s price and causing market volatility.
- A user fell victim to a fake crypto wallet promoted through Chinese TikTok. After entering their seed phrase, $6.5 million in crypto was stolen.
- E-commerce giant Shopify has integrated USDC as a payment option, enabling millions of merchants to accept stablecoin payments worldwide.
Crypto Digest from MINE.exchange (June 9–16)
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