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Binance Shuts NFT Marketplace as Exchange Era Ends
Binance has officially shut down its centralized NFT marketplace as of July 3, 2026, marking the final major crypto exchange exit from non-fungible token trading. The closure comes exactly one month after the exchange announced the move, giving users a tight deadline to withdraw their digital assets or face losing access to them entirely. Background:...
Here’s What Happened in Crypto Today
Bitcoin plummeted to 2026 lows amid accelerating exchange-traded fund outflows and a hawkish pivot from the Federal Reserve, casting a shadow over broader market sentiment. Meanwhile, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation took full effect, prompting major exchanges to restrict services in the bloc. In brighter news, Ripple joined a 140-partner open USD consortium...
EU MiCA Framework Takes Full Effect, Binance Restricts EU Services
The EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) entered full enforcement today, July 1, 2026, marking the end of a 12-month transition period and fundamentally reshaping how cryptocurrency exchanges operate across the bloc. With no extensions granted and penalties reaching up to 5 million euros or 5 percent of global turnover for non-compliance, major platforms including...
Binance Exits EU Over Failed MiCA License as Competitors Gain Ground
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is suspending most services across the European Union starting July 1 after failing to secure a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license by the regulatory deadline. The exchange withdrew its application with Greece’s Hellenic Capital Market Commission on June 24, just one week before the bloc-wide authorization...
Humanity Protocol Executes Multi-Exchange Token Swap After $36M Hack
Humanity Protocol is executing a coordinated token recovery operation across major crypto exchanges after a June 8-9 breach exposed catastrophic security failures at the identity-verification startup. The attack, which saw attackers steal or mint approximately 447 million H tokens worth roughly $36 million, has forced the project into an emergency 1:1 token swap across six...