Stablecoins Power $1.1T TradFi Perpetual Trading, Binance Says

The post EU Reviews MiCA Rules as Stablecoin Adoption Accelerates appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The European Union has started preparing changes to its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) as stablecoins expand across global markets. Policymakers want stronger oversight for crypto issuers based outside the bloc. They also aim to update the framework for emerging payment technologies. The review follows rapid stablecoin adoption and changing international regulations.  Consequently, EU officials believe existing rules no longer address the growing cross-border nature of digital assets. The European Commission will collect industry feedback until September 30 before deciding the next legislative steps. Stablecoins Push Regulatory Review EU officials want MiCA to address stablecoins issued by companies outside Europe. Currently, the regulation lacks specific rules for many foreign issuers serving European users. Moreover, stablecoin activity continues accelerating worldwide. 

The post Binance Blames DOJ Warning on Misread of Abu Dhabi Rules appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Binance has pushed back against a reported US Justice Department warning, telling BeInCrypto that any claims of reduced cooperation with US law enforcement are wrong. In an interview, Binance’s Head of Corporate Communications said the exchange believes the DOJ memo was likely based on a misreading of its obligations under Abu Dhabi Global Market rules. The company said it has already told both the DOJ and ADGM that its process for handling US law enforcement requests will remain unchanged. “We are not going to change in any way, shape or form, the way that we interact with law enforcement in America,” the spokesperson told BeInCrypto. Scoop: In early June, the Justice Department sent out a memo warning its attorneys working on crypto cases that they should expect less cooperation from Binance. This comes as Binance is actively negotiating a formal end to its DOJ monitorship, implemen

The post BNB Chain makes 1,000,000 TPS moonshot bet on AI as BNB price slips to 2024 lows appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Binance-backed BNB Chain is restructuring its underlying architecture and setting a long-term goal of processing 1 million transactions per second while integrating protocol-level privacy. The strategic pivot aims to capture two distinct yet demanding emerging markets: traditional financial institutions and the nascent sector of autonomous artificial intelligence agents. This aggressive technical roadmap arrives at a critical juncture for the network, which has faced notable headwinds in the past year. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the network’s native token, BNB, has tumbled more than 35% this year to $563, its lowest valuation since October 2024. Furthermore, its network activity has also trailed some rivals, with BNB Chain transactions declining 12.5% in the first quarter of the year while Solana and Ethereum posted gains of 46.4% and 38%, respectively. T

The post USDT Wins Payments, USDC Wins DeFi: How Stablecoins Are Splitting The Market appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. For all the talk about stablecoins being interchangeable commodities, the numbers from the first half of 2026 paint a starkly different picture. USDT and USDC, the two behemoths that together control 83% of the $315 billion stablecoin market, are no longer competing for the same turf. Instead, they are carving out entirely distinct domains. According to the original report, Dune Analytics data compiled by Cointelegraph shows USDT processed roughly $95 billion in commercial payment settlements in the first half of the year. USDC managed a fraction of that, just $14 billion. The gap widens further in business-to-business transactions, where USDT held 92% of the market. USDT’s Grip on Commercial Payments The Tron network remains the backbone of this payment dominance. It is the largest host for USDT, and on that chain, about 93% of the token supply sits in regular wal

Reduced cooperation from Binance could shift market dynamics, benefiting U.S.-regulated exchanges and impacting global crypto enforcement strategies. The post DOJ memo warns of reduced Binance cooperation on crypto cases starting June 8 appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The expansion of MiCA rules could reshape global crypto markets, prompting regulatory alignment and impacting cross-border stablecoin operations. The post European Commission set to expand MiCA rules to tokenization and stablecoins appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

A new Binance Research report said stablecoins are fast becoming a preferred settlement layer for tokenized TradFi markets while gaining traction in payments and savings.

The post DOJ Reportedly Warns of Binance Cooperation Shift appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly warned prosecutors to expect reduced cooperation from Binance in cryptocurrency investigations, according to The Information. The reported internal memo suggests investigators may face stricter legal requirements when seeking account freezes and asset seizures. Binance, however, has strongly denied making any changes to its law enforcement cooperation policies. DOJ Memo Signals Tougher Process for Crypto Investigations According to a report on The Information, the DOJ circulated an internal memo warning attorneys handling digital asset cases that Binance would no longer provide so-called “courtesy freezes” beginning June 8. Courtesy freezes are voluntary, temporary account restrictions that exchanges can apply upon requests from law enforcement or victims while formal legal documentation is obtained. The memo reportedly states that Binance will i