The GENIUS Act (S.1582) is the foundational federal framework governing payment stablecoins in the United States. Signed into law on July 18, 2025, it provides the first comprehensive set of rules for how these digital assets are issued, backed, and regulated across the country.
On the same day the CBDC ban takes effect, Circle receives federal banking status — completing the regulatory architecture for private stablecoins as the US digital dollar.
Sysdig TRT documents JADEPUFFER, the first fully autonomous ransomware operation driven by an LLM agent that exploited CVE-2025-3248 in Langflow to encrypt 1,300+ database records.
June 2026 saw the sharpest stablecoin contraction since the Terra collapse, driven by geopolitical shock, MiCA enforcement, and a new consortium challenging USDC’s economics. But transaction volume hit a record. The settlement layer for AI agent payments is being squeezed from every direction.
The Fantasy Top collection outperformed others in daily NFT sales, signaling a robust market interest.
JPMorgan casts doubt on the likelihood of further SEC approvals for crypto ETFs after Ethereum ETF nod.
Guild of Guardians avatars see a significant increase in daily sales, topping the NFT market.
SEC officially approves Spot Ethereum ETFs months after Bitcoin.
NFT market sees Fantasy Top collection top daily sales, Ethereum blockchain dominates transactions.
Fed survey shows a decline in US adult crypto usage to 7% in 2023, with only 1% using it for transactions.