The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) entered full enforcement on July 1, prompting licensed European platforms including Coinbase Europe, Kraken, Crypto.com and Binance EU to remove Tether’s USDT after the issuer declined to seek an Electronic Money Institution license. Circle’s USDC, authorized by France’s ACPR since 2024, can circulate across all 27 EU member states. In parallel, Robinhood said its new Robinhood Chain will be built with Arbitrum Orbit and will bring in infrastructure partners such as Uniswap, BitGo and Chainlink. As regulatory compliance becomes a key differentiator in the L2 race, stablecoin routing power is materially tilting toward USDC.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the proposed U.S. “CLARITY Act” could potentially unlock about $10,000,000,000,000 into the XRP ecosystem. The bill aims to provide a clear securities-law exemption framework for digital assets, particularly payment tokens that meet certain criteria. XRP has not been designated a security by the SEC, but has faced prolonged regulatory ambiguity. Garlinghouse’s comments reflect policy advocacy, while the bill remains at the proposal stage with no vote scheduled and no timeline.

TokenWorks said a vulnerability allowed an attacker to frontrun a Chainlink callback and change which NFT was selected, resulting in the unfair purchase of CryptoPunk 5450, the highest-priced listing in the pool. The team said it has contacted the Punk 5450 owner and will cover the ETH worth about $66,000. The protocol was switched to withdraw-only mode as of block 25452023 and a snapshot of $FWA holders was taken. Purchases are currently disabled while the team evaluates whether to restart or rebuild the project.

A crypto strategy fund is facing an investor-led probe focused on whether its tokenized products could be treated as unregistered securities. The matter does not name any specific project or token. No token names, amounts, or formal regulatory allegations have been disclosed.

PancakeSwap has launched AMM v2 and v3 on Robinhood Crypto Chain, enabling swaps, liquidity provision and yield opportunities. The exchange also listed nine new bStocks—$MSFTB, $METAB, $PLTRB, $MSTRB, $QQQB, $AMDB, $INTCB, $LITEB and $EWYB—alongside Tokenized Revolut ($CREV) and Anthropic ($CANP). Five Monad pools, including USDCMON and MONUSDT, added new incentives via Merkl, while PancakeSwap reported 357k CAKE burned and net emissions of 207k CAKE for the week.

On July 3, 2026, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) sent a formal letter to Senate leaders, becoming the first major law enforcement group to publicly support the Clarity Act. The bill includes the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA) and seeks to clarify the U.S. framework for digital asset regulation, including how developer responsibility and token classification are addressed. The legislation is under Senate review, with lawmakers aiming to advance it before the August recess. NOBLE said the proposal would not weaken existing criminal enforcement authority or change the applicability of tools such as anti-money-laundering laws.

STONfi has added support for Avalanche and Arbitrum on its cross-chain network for stablecoin swaps. The integration enables in-app swaps across TON, Avalanche, Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, BNB Chain and Polygon for supported stablecoins including USDT and USDC, without switching interfaces. At launch, swap volume is temporarily limited to $1,000 per transaction. Execution is powered by Omniston, which offers zero-slippage pricing by either delivering the exact amount shown or returning funds in full.

Hermes’ AI agent platform said it has added cross-chain crypto transaction support through its AgentKit plugin, with compatibility spanning Ethereum mainnet, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, BNB Chain, Berachain and Metis. The company said users can connect wallet and payment functions to an AI agent in a few clicks, enabling on-chain actions such as transfers and contract calls. Hermes said the update is an infrastructure-level expansion and does not involve a new token issuance or fundraising event. The upgrade strengthens the feasibility of deploying AI agents in areas including DeFi, RWA and on-chain automation.