MiCA Deadline Shock: Binance is pulling back across the EU after failing to secure a MiCA license in Greece, warning some users of service disruptions from July 1 and pushing clients to withdraw funds. EU Policy Push: The European Parliament’s ECON committee urges the Commission to assess whether crypto lending/borrowing, staking, NFTs and DeFi need regulation, while also weighing stablecoin approaches and tokenization. Prediction Markets Boom: Polymarket says annualized revenue has topped $1B, as retail demand keeps expanding beyond sports into elections and macro bets. World Cup + Crypto Rails: FIFA’s 2026 tournament leans harder into crypto, with Kraken as an official exchange partner and Polymarket/Kalshi/Crypto.com markets driving match-day trading. Travel Rule Explained: A new guide breaks down how the Travel Rule forces exchanges to share sender/recipient identity data above thresholds, raising privacy and compliance questions. Geopolitics Hits Prices: Iran-US escalation and Strait of Hormuz risk are rattling crypto, with Bitcoin sliding and traders watching liquidations. Crypto Crime Crackdown: Europol’s “Endgame” operation seized $47M in crypto and recovered 27M stolen credentials tied to malware “cybercrime-as-a-service.” Ukraine Asset Seizures: Ukraine transferred seized virtual assets, including 8.3M USDT, to ARMA for state management for the first time. Nigeria Digital Identity: Tinubu signed Nigeria’s NIMC Act 2026 into law, aiming to modernize trusted digital identity infrastructure.