July 1, 2026

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South African Treasury Extends Crypto Rule Deadline to June 30 After Backlash

Key Takeaways South Africa’s National Treasury and SARB extended the capital-flow comment deadline to June 30, 2026. VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani warned the draft rules risk reversing years of regulatory progress in the sector. Treasury will next publish a draft manual outlining which cross-border crypto transactions face controls. Modernizing Exchange Controls South Africa’s National Treasury

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Coinbase

Barclays bans credit card crypto buying months after backing bitcoin ETF

Barclays banned customers from buying crypto with its credit card despite previously investing $131M into a BTC ETF. Source link

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Crypto

GSX settles $350m on-chain as $125m liquidity waits

GSX has settled over $350m on-chain while none of its committed $125m settlement liquidity has moved yet. Summary GSX co-founder Ryan Kirkley said zero of the committed $125m settlement liquidity has moved since the May 6 announcement. The firm has settled more than $350m on-chain, mostly through US dollar stablecoins. GSX is still forming the

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Tech & AI

Moon phase today explained: What the Moon will look like on May 21, 2026

The Moon is still in its Crescent phase, but it’s getting more and more illuminated each night as we work through the lunar cycle, the roughly month-long journey of the Moon’s changing phases as it orbits Earth. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Thursday, May 21, the Moon phase is Waxing Crescent. Tonight, 27%

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Crypto

Binance Will Temporarily Suspend ETH Deposits and Withdrawals: Details Inside

Here’s what users should expect on May 21. The world’s largest crypto exchange by total users, trading volume, and other metrics will perform a wallet maintenance today, May 21. The procedure will halt some important functions, yet it is projected to be wrapped up in short order. Prepare for Disruption The upgrade is scheduled

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Bitcoin

Kalshi Quietly Stages Leveraged Crypto Push as Hidden API Surfaces Margin Demo

Key Takeaways Margin trading demo accessible via docs. kalshi.com/margin shows crypto perpetuals only; event contracts excluded at initial scope. Production endpoints are “coming soon,” with users required to contact Kalshi directly for demo access. Discovery follows last week’s Bitnomial perpetuals self-certification and Coinbase’s Monday filing, signaling a wider CFTC-regulated perpetuals push. Hidden API Documentation Reveals

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Coinbase

How far could bitcoin fall before Tether is in trouble?

Tether has made BTC an important part of its reserves, but does that make Tether vulnerable if BTC falls? Source link

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Crypto

Hester Peirce exits SEC for Regent Law in November

Hester Peirce will leave the SEC in November 2026 to join Regent University School of Law as professor. Summary Regent University School of Law announced on May 19 that Hester Peirce will join as associate professor starting in November 2026. Peirce has led the SEC’s Crypto Task Force since January 2025 and served as commissioner

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Tech & AI

SpaceX Listed Grok’s ‘Spicy’ Mode as a Risk in Its IPO Filing

SpaceX warned investors that AI features such as Grok’s “Spicy” and “Unhinged” modes, which allow the chatbot to generate raunchy image or voice responses with fewer safety filters, could expose the company to regulatory scrutiny and reputational damages, according to a filing submitted Wednesday as part of the company’s planned initial public offering. As of

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Crypto

GitHub Internal Repos Breached; Binance’s CZ Urges Urgent Key Rotation

GitHub says there is currently no evidence that customer repositories or external enterprise data were compromised. Earlier today, hackers gained access to GitHub’s internal repositories by exploiting an employee’s computer with the use of a tainted VS Code extension. Following the incident, reports emerged that a threat actor using the alias TeamPCP was now

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