US lawmakers are intensifying efforts around the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act), a proposal to set federal rules for digital asset markets and split oversight between the SEC and CFTC. The House passed H.R. 3633 in July 2025, and the Senate Banking Committee advanced it May 14, 2026 by a 15-9 vote. Backers cite market certainty and consumer protection, while critics argue the bill needs tighter safeguards on conflicts of interest, illicit finance, and wider market risks.

SpaceX has agreed to provide Google with AI cloud computing capacity priced at $920 million per month, according to an SEC filing. The deal runs from October 2026 through June 2029 and includes roughly 110,000 Nvidia GPUs plus CPUs, memory, and related infrastructure. The filing says capacity will ramp before reaching the full monthly rate, and the contract includes early-termination options tied to delivery milestones and notice periods.

South Korean authorities have opened what is described as the country's first criminal case targeting local users of Polymarket, with police cyber units tracing transactions and seeking to identify bettors. The probe intensified around trading tied to the June 3 national election, as officials assess whether election-based prediction market activity constitutes illegal gambling and whether the site could be blocked.

FairGambling announced on June 5th, 2026 that it has publicly launched a transparency and rewards platform for crypto casino and Bitcoin gambling players. The product bundles on-chain flow analytics, provably fair verification, independent casino reviews, and bonus-code feeds, plus an extra rewards program offering up to 30% rakeback across 40+ operators. It also says its analytics currently track $45 billion+ in deposit flows in real time across the operators it covers.

On June 6, 2026, House Financial Services Committee member French Hill said stablecoins should not pay interest, arguing that yield-bearing designs resemble bank deposits or money market funds and could sidestep obligations banks face. He also pointed to tokenized deposits as an alternative that can settle 24/7 on blockchain while keeping funds inside regulated, federally insured bank accounts.

Securitize's registration statement for its planned SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II has been declared effective, clearing a key step toward a NYSE listing. Shareholders of record as of May 11, 2026 are set to vote on June 29, and the combined company would trade as Securitize Corp. under the ticker SECZ. The move comes as tokenized real-world assets (excluding stablecoins) total about $31.15 billion in distributed value and regulators outline approaches for tokenized securities.

California regulators are using enforcement cases to outline a clearer supervisory playbook for crypto ATM operators, emphasizing consumer protections, operational controls, and AML compliance. The latest settlement involves Anh Management, LLC (Hermes Bitcoin), which agreed to stop running digital financial asset kiosks in the state after alleged violations tied to DFAL, CCFPL, and federal AML requirements.

On June 2, 2026, the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding setting out cooperation on cross-border stablecoin oversight. The arrangement covers information sharing and supervisory coordination on topics such as reserve assets, liquidity, governance, stress testing, ICT systems, and investigations. It is intended to support supervision of entities whose stablecoin-related activities could affect holders, market participants, or financial markets in the EU or New York.