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Crypto Industry Looks to Stablecoin and DeFi Revisions in MiCA 2.0

In May, the European Commission opened a comment period, seeking feedback on regulations for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries.  The comment period will precede eventual revisions and additions to the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislative framework. Some have already dubbed the expected new framework “MiCA 2.0.” Katie Harries, director and head of policy for…

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Crypto News, June 19: Bitcoin at Risk as Strategy STRC Cracks its Peg, Microsoft Warns Windows Crypto Users, Iran Suspends Peace Talks

Bitcoin is not having a good time as Strategy STRC peg finally snapped, Iran peace talks stalled before they even started, and Microsoft just told every Windows user touching crypto to wake up. Strategy chairman, Saylor, dropped a tweet this morning that felt way too calm for him. There is fire, no shill energy in…

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China’s Z.AI Releases GLM-5.2: A Model That Rivals Claude Opus—Using Zero Nvidia Chips

In brief GLM-5.2 trails Claude Opus 4.8 by just 1% on FrontierSWE—a benchmark measuring multi-hour autonomous engineering projects—while beating GPT-5.5 on the same test. It ships under an MIT license with zero regional restrictions. The model was built entirely on Huawei Ascend chips with no NVIDIA hardware involved. Unsloth AI already released 2-bit GGUF quantizations…

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    Is Amcor Stock Underperforming the Dow?

    Zurich, Switzerland-based Amcor plc (AMCR) engages in the production and sale of packaging products in North America and globally. The company is valued at $19 billion and operates in two segments, Global Flexible Packaging Solutions and Global Rigid Packaging Solutions and supplies flexible packaging products, including polymer resin, aluminum, and fiber-based flexible packaging products, to various…

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    Republican Lawmaker Proposes Prediction Markets Insider Trading Ban, Not Including White House Officials

    Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil, who chairs the House subcommittee on digital assets, introduced a law to prevent certain public officials from “wagering on public policy issues and political outcomes,” notably without mentioning lawmakers in the White House. In a Thursday notice, Steil said he had introduced the Stop Lawmakers from Predicting Act, which could bar…

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