Banca Sella said it became Italy's first bank authorised to provide crypto-asset services under MiCA on May 27, 2026, after completing a notification process with the Bank of Italy in forty days. The Biella-based lender is focusing on custody and transfer rather than retail trading, with a custody, send, and receive solution planned before the end of 2026 and initially aimed at corporate and institutional clients.

Coins.ph has extended the Philippines’ national QR Ph network to support bitcoin and ethereum, in addition to USDT and USDC, enabling crypto spending across nearly 700,000 merchants. Early program activity recorded thousands of retail payments totalling millions of Philippine pesos, with users paying for items such as groceries, tuition, and appliances. Coins.ph is also seeking BSP approval to exit a regulatory sandbox and potentially list its peso-backed PHPC stablecoin within the same QR Ph ecosystem.

On June 13, 2026, the Crypto CLARITY Act entered what lawmakers described as a late-stage push, with a July 4 target still in view despite unresolved issues. White House Digital Asset Executive Director Patrick Witt said negotiations are advancing across agriculture-related provisions, ethics, and banking matters, while others caution the Senate's vote math and limited time could complicate passage.

US Representatives María Elvira Salazar and Sean Casten introduced the Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act on June 11 to tighten rules for crypto ATM operators. The proposal follows reported 2025 losses of more than $333 million and would require scam warnings, recordkeeping, and new caps such as a $2,000 daily limit for new customers.

China is preparing a commercial rollout of Mbridge, a blockchain-based platform for cross-border settlement of central bank digital currencies, as part of efforts to expand international use of the yuan and the digital yuan. The system has processed more than 470 billion yuan (nearly $69 billion), and a 2024 test included a 50 million digital dirham ($13.6 million) transfer from the UAE to China. Officials and analysts say the platform could lower fees versus existing rails and potentially reduce liquidity-strain risks as adoption grows.

Eleanor Terrett argues the CLARITY Act cannot realistically be enacted by the White House's July 4, 2026 target, while Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says the bill will ultimately become law. The Senate must assemble 60 votes—meaning at least seven Democratic crossovers with Republicans holding 53 seats—and delays past the August recess have been warned to risk pushing the next workable window toward 2030.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI) said it will sponsor a new Performance of the Night bonus pool for UFC Freedom 250 on June 14, 2026, paying its $250,000 contribution in USD1 stablecoin. UFC CEO Dana White said Fight of the Night winners will receive $400,000 each and Performance of the Night winners $425,000 each, with the overall post-fight bonus pool reaching about $1.65 million when combined with a separate $1 million CRO bonus. Polymarket activity around the card surpassed $4.1 million across 18 markets, led by $2 million on Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje.

DeFi's total value locked has slid from nearly $178 billion to around $72.5 billion since its late-2025 high, even as stablecoin supply remains near $315 billion. The pullback spans lending, liquid staking, and bridge protocols, pointing to tighter risk selection rather than a breakdown of DeFi infrastructure. Staking levels remain firm, with about one-third of Ethereum supply staked and Solana staking near 68%.