Tennessee bans crypto ATMs and kiosks effective July 1 under a new law signed by Governor Bill Lee. The measure targets scams linked to the machines, which number over 570 in the state and have cost victims $389 million per FBI data.
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The SEC advanced regulations permitting investment advisers and funds to custody crypto assets under defined conditions, establishing a regulatory path following the Clarity Act blockage last month.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation barring public officials from issuing memecoins and prohibiting companies from using officials' likenesses in such coins. The rules were motivated by reports of roughly one million investors losing an alleged $3.8 billion on a 2025 presidential memecoin.
The Bank of England has dropped proposed caps on individual and corporate stablecoin holdings, replacing them with a temporary £40 billion issuance ceiling per systemic stablecoin. The policy adjustment, which also relaxes reserve backing rules to bolster issuer economics, follows industry and parliamentary objections ahead of full U.K. crypto regulations in 2027.
Standard Chartered intends to launch digital asset custody services for institutional clients in Singapore. The expansion builds on existing operations in the UAE, Luxembourg and Hong Kong plus the 2025 establishment of a London crypto trading desk.
OKX attracted investment at a $25 billion pre-money valuation from Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered’s venture arm and Qube Research. The round builds on prior support from Intercontinental Exchange and advances the firm’s tokenized asset and platform expansion plans.
