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In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re unpacking the timeline of all the changes at the Ethereum Foundation this year.

June PPI fell -0.3% MoM and 5.5% YoY, both below forecasts, as disinflation across PPI and CPI reshapes the Fed rate cut timeline and Bitcoin positioning. The post June PPI Misses Forecast by 0.7 Points, Boosting Rate Cut Expectations appeared first on Cryptonews.

AMLA is expanding its crypto oversight as firms complete the transition to the EU’s MiCA licensing regime. Mass user migration following the end of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transitional period could strain compliance at virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in the European Union, according to Bruna Szego, chair of the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA).  “Because we know customers will rush to withdraw, this will put additional pressure on these VASPs,” Szego said during a Wednesday briefing with the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Szego said firms winding down their EU operations could come under pressure as customers rush to withdraw, while licensed crypto companies could face onboarding challenges as they absorb new users. She urged service providers to maintain efficient compliance procedures throughout the transition. Read more

Here are the latest and most important updates surrounding Ripple's ecosystem.

ETH price is heating up as it approaches $2,000, with the Ethereum Foundation spun out a new entity called EthSystems The post Ethereum Price Approaches $2,000 as Foundation Team Spins Out EthSystems appeared first on Cryptonews.

Circle has a rough day. Pump.fun pumps on first major unlock. And Robinhood Chain sees its first big rotation.

A government-backed review says magistrates and judges aren't ready for a coming surge in crypto money laundering and AI-enabled fraud cases.

BlackRock's digital asset funds attracted $15 billion in net inflows over the past year, but falling crypto prices drove the value of those holdings sharply lower.

Noxa, the launchpad behind CASHCAT's rise, racked up nearly $12 million in fees before going dark, giving away its revenue, and leaving Robinhood Chain's memecoin economy in freefall.

Lawmakers said crypto has outgrown its role as a payment method and requires rules designed for investment products.

Le highlighted increasing the U.S.-dollar reserve as an important lever in preferred stock STRC’s recovery back to around $90 having fallen below $75 last month.

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, UAE, July 15th, 2026] 15th of July: The BNB Chain Foundation has officially announced the successful completion of the 36th quarterly BNB token burn by BNB Chain. This marks our third burn of 2026. Here are the facts and figures from the latest burn: Auto-Burn (Total BNB burned): 1,615,827.795 BNB Approximate value […]

Your day-ahead look for July 15, 2026

Crypto discussion across X, Reddit, Telegram, and other major social channels has fallen to its second-lowest daily level since October 2024, according to Santiment. Bitcoin holds near $64,609 through that same stretch, with an intraday high of $64,832 and a low of $61,823 in recent sessions. That combination usually reads as a setup in which […] The post Near $65K, Bitcoin’s 2 year social media drop off is hiding a $4.3 billion whale exit and a new class of buyers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Here are the leaked details of the latest meeting in the Situation Room regarding the recently restarted war in the Middle East.

The startup's backers, including Bitmine and Joe Lubin, are betting institutions need a privacy layer before running money on a public chain.

Bitcoin held steady at a three-week high as rising tensions between the U.S. and Iran reined in gains from Tuesday's softer-than-expected inflation numbers.

Japan’s revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act introduces crypto insider trading rules, tougher penalties and new oversight requirements for crypto businesses. Japan is set to reshape its cryptocurrency market with stricter trading rules, stronger user protections and a framework closer to traditional finance. The country’s parliament on Wednesday passed revisions that classify crypto assets as financial assets under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA), according to a report by local news agency Nikkei. The changes move Japan’s crypto regulation away from the Payment Services Act (PSA), which treated digital assets primarily as payment instruments, and introduce insider trading rules and stronger oversight for crypto businesses. Read more

Bitcoin is rebounding from an ETF-driven selloff, and the latest price prediction now hinges on whether buyers can defend key support levels The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: ETF Bouncing, Bitwise Sees Bottom and Huge Adoption appeared first on Cryptonews.

South Korea’s Economy Ministry plans to include digital assets and intellectual property under the country’s new state-asset management framework. South Korea plans to adopt the National Asset Basic Act to update the country’s state asset management system from the outdated State Property Act of 1950. The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF) hopes to modernize the management of national assets and explicitly includes digital assets and intellectual property, broadening the definition of state assets, the MOEF announced during a briefing at the President’s Blue House on Wednesday. As part of the reform, the ministry also reiterated plans to tokenize government bonds on a blockchain to reduce transaction, as part of a 2027 pilot project. It also plans to explore the tokenization of state-owned real estate to encourage retail participation and share part of the generated returns with the public. Read more