Il CLARITY Act è nel calendario del Senato, ma le probabilità di approvazione entro il 2026 su Polymarket sono scese dall’82% al 47%. Restano quattro passaggi chiave prima che il testo possa diventare legge. La scadenza di luglio indicata come obiettivo iniziale si è allontanata.

CME ha presentato il 18 giugno 2026 una causa federale contro la CFTC, contestando la classificazione legale del perpetual future su Bitcoin di Kalshi da $3B. Il nodo è se il contratto debba essere trattato come future o come swap. La risposta può ridefinire il perimetro regolamentare per i derivati crypto negli Stati Uniti.

La Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) si prepara a respingere la domanda di Binance per una licenza MiCA, secondo Reuters. Dal 1 luglio 2026, senza questa autorizzazione l’exchange potrebbe perdere l’accesso a tutti i 27 mercati dell’Unione europea. Binance afferma di non aver ricevuto alcuna notifica formale di respingimento e sostiene che la domanda sia pienamente conforme.

Italy's 2026 Budget Law raises the substitutive tax on crypto capital gains to 33% starting January 1, 2026, up from 26% in 2025. The same framework keeps euro-denominated MiCAR-compliant EMT tokens taxed at 26% and sets up a Permanent Supervisory Committee on crypto-assets. It also ties crypto holdings to ISEE means-testing and introduces updated reporting steps alongside DAC8-related data flows.

Nine Italian banks began testing Eur.Bank infrastructure on June 3, 2026, in a technical phase that is not a consumer launch. The European Central Bank is awaiting payment service provider feedback by the end of June 2026 after inviting applications by May 14, and it is aiming for an operational pilot in the second half of 2027.

The EU's MiCA transitional period expires on July 1, 2026, after which crypto-asset service providers without a valid license cannot legally access the EU single market. Ahead of the deadline, only 14 firms are authorized to operate a crypto trading platform across the entire EU, while 10 member states have issued no MiCA authorizations. Users may face account migrations or wind-downs, and on regulated EU platforms USDT is effectively blocked while USDC remains compliant.

The U.S. GENIUS Act, enacted on July 18, 2025, establishes federal requirements for payment stablecoins and sets two key dates: June 9, 2026 for public comments on the joint FinCEN-OFAC AML proposal, and July 18, 2026 when implementing rules fully take effect. It limits issuance to licensed entities with reserves held only in cash, insured deposits, and short-dated U.S. Treasuries, while banning issuer-paid interest to holders. The law's rollout matters globally as stablecoins exceed $240 billion in supply, with USDT and USDC dominating market share.

JPMorgan, Citi, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo are working on a shared tokenized-deposit network slated for the first half of 2027. The effort aims to keep deposits inside regulated bank balance sheets as stablecoins expand, with USDT at roughly $188 billion and USDC at $78 billion among April 2026 figures. Executives involved described the initiative as an on-chain payments step, while noting demand is still developing.

On May 26, 2026, Spain’s Council of Ministers approved an organic law on AI governance, positioning Spain as the first EU country to turn the EU AI Act into binding national implementation rules. The measure sets out local supervision and procedures and includes practical guidance aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises, as the EU AI Act rolls out obligations in phases and allows member states to define enforcement details.