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On July 15, South Korea's Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byung-deok called for accelerating domestic won stablecoin discussions during a policy seminar in Seoul, warning that the U.S. is preparing to deploy stablecoins globally. According to Min, the U.S. GENIUS Act regulating stablecoins will take e

Han Seo-hee spoke on May 15 at a Seoul seminar, stating the Clarity Act aims to induce US digital asset onshoring by rewarding compliance and penalizing exit. She explained that the US is incorporating perpetual futures into the regulated framework to strengthen investor protection, while

According to attorney Seo-hee Han, who spoke yesterday (July 15) at a Seoul seminar, the strategic intent of the U.S. Clarity Act is to incentivize digital asset activities to shift onshore by offering benefits to entities that remain in the U.S. and imposing costs on those that operate outside the

Bitcoin (BTC) gives back its overnight gains, trading around $64,440 as of July 16. Trump will attend a key meeting on Thursday at the White House regarding the ethics provisions of the “CLARITY Act,” aimed at addressing lawmakers’ concerns about Trump and his family’s crypto businesses. Japan’s parliament approved legislation that reclassifies Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial assets, marking a major regulatory shift. Macro Events & Crypto Market Hotspots 1、According to The Block,

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a slight pullback to $64,612 on July 16; meanwhile, the U.S.-Iran conflict and two major macro factors—Fed policy signals—moved market sentiment in tandem. The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. officials said Trump is leaning toward expanding military operations inside Iran, considering options including expanding airstrikes, dispatching ground forces to seize Khark Island, and bombing the “Hammer Mountain” underground tunnel facilities, but Trump has not yet made a final

According to Bitcoin Policy Institute, U.S. military disclosed research into Bitcoin for cybersecurity purposes during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on July 15. Indo-Pacific Command Chief Samuel Paparo revealed that the military is studying how to leverage Bitcoin to strengthen America's

According to BlockBeats, U.S. officials said on July 16 that President Trump is inclined to expand military operations against Iran. Potential options include intensified air strikes, deploying ground forces to seize Iranian islands near the Strait of Hormuz, and striking suspected nuclear

According to ChainCatcher, South Korea plans to amend the National Property Act of 1950 to include cryptocurrencies and intellectual property as national assets. The government will launch a tokenized government bond pilot program in 2027.

According to OFAC statements, the U.S. Treasury Department has recently added cryptocurrency wallet addresses to its Cuba sanctions list across multiple blockchain networks, including Tron (TRX), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Dash (DASH), Zcash (ZEC), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, South Korea plans to revise the 1950 National Property Act to classify virtual currencies and intellectual property as national assets, with legal amendments taking effect February 4, 2027. The move will formally recognize blockchain-based ledgers as

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday, with stablecoin issuer Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain. The sanctions

July 15, 2026, 16:00–16:15 (UTC): Within 15 minutes, BTC saw a short-term pullback of 0.51%, trading in the range 65,078.6–65,459.7 USDT, with an Ampl of 0.58%. The market showed a mild pullback trend, with low Filled Amount and a strong sense of wait-and-see among participants. The main drivers behind this pullback are the divergence and tug-of-war in macro signals. On one hand, the US June CPI year-over-year fell to 3.5% (prior value: 4.2%); the cooling in inflation beyond expectations eased c

According to ChainCatcher, India's approximately 39 million verified crypto users hold about $2.1 billion in assets across roughly 54 registered service providers. The country imposes a 30% tax on virtual asset income plus an additional 1% tax-at-source on transfers. The Reserve Bank of India has re

According to South Korea's Ministry of Economy and Finance (MOEF), the country adopted the National Asset Basic Act on Wednesday to modernize its state asset management system, explicitly including digital assets and intellectual property for the first time, replacing the outdated State Property Act

Japan's parliament passed and enacted amendments to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on Wednesday, formally classifying cryptocurrencies as financial products. The amendments were approved in the plenary session of the House of Councillors, completing their passage through both houses of t

According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran on Tuesday, freezing over $130 million linked to the Central Bank of Iran. The action was part of efforts to disrupt Iran's illicit