OSL Expands Institutional Crypto Services Across Europe Under MiCA

OSL:- As Europe’s crypto market enters the MiCA era, licensed infrastructure providers are beginning to move beyond regulatory approvals and into commercial deployment. OSL EU is among the latest firms to do so, announcing that its Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) authorization is now fully operational.

FATF urges faster crypto AML enforcement as stablecoin crime increases

The global task force said criminal networks are using stablecoins and developing proprietary tokens to evade asset freezes as countries struggle to enforce crypto AML rules.

Galaxy targets institutional stablecoin yield with new DeFi vaults

The crypto financial services firm launched Galaxy Curator, a Morpho-based platform that gives Fireblocks’ 2,400 institutional clients access to onchain yield strategies.

ARK pushes back against a16z’s ‘TradFi wants blockchain, not DeFi’ claim

ARK Invest’s director of research disputed a16z crypto’s thesis that traditional finance will adopt permissioned blockchain infrastructure instead of decentralized finance, saying institutions will increasingly rely on DeFi rails.

Feds Arrest Florida Man Over Video Game Malware That Stole $220K in Crypto

Zyaire Wilkins allegedly procured malware hidden in video games that infected 8,000 devices and broke into 80 crypto wallets, the FBI says.

Coinbase Policy Chief Calls CLARITY Act a ‘Dramatic Advance’: Here’s What Comes Next in the Senate

Coinbase Chief Policy Officer Faryar Shirzad said the Clarity Act delivers “a dramatic advance in consumer protection and market integrity,” as the Senate targets floor action on the crypto market structure bill the week of July 20.

Volvo Group tests proprietary cryptocurrency for supplier transactions in blockchain push

Volvo Group’s proprietary cryptocurrency project remains in the ideation stage and is not yet industrialized.

US Senate unanimously adopts resolution opposing clemency for SBF

The Senate approved a resolution opposing clemency for former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried as prediction markets put the odds of a Trump pardon by July 31 below 1%.

South Florida Man Allegedly Drains $220,000 in Crypto After Infecting Games With Malware

Authorities are charging a South Florida man after he allegedly ran a campaign that drained hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of crypto from gamers. Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins, a 21-year-old North Lauderdale resident, is accused of conspiracy to obtain information by computer for private financial gain, reports WPLG Local 10.