South Korea's FSC is drafting a government-backed digital asset bill covering stablecoins and exchanges, while opposition lawmakers move to repeal the crypto tax.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/south-korea-stablecoin-rules-crypto-tax-repeal-july-2026/

Senate Majority Leader John Thune named the Clarity Act a priority to pass before the August recess, moving crypto market-structure rules up the calendar.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/thune-prioritizes-clarity-act-august-recess-july-2026/

Morgan Stanley will pass through 100% of staking rewards on its new Ethereum and Solana ETPs, undercutting rival issuers that keep a cut for themselves.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/morgan-stanley-100-staking-rewards-eth-sol-etps-july-2026/

The CLARITY Act, once crypto's clearest path to US market-structure law, is losing momentum in Congress. Here is what has changed and what it means for the industry.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/clarity-act-momentum-fading-capitol-hill-july-2026/

Crypto.com Pay now settles Emirates flight bookings for approved UAE users, tying the app-based rail to Dubai's Cashless Strategy under the D33 Agenda.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/crypto-com-emirates-flight-booking-payments-uae-july-2026/

Myanmar's new law imposes death for forced labor in scam compounds and life imprisonment for crypto fraud, part of a hardening Asia-Pacific crackdown on $114B scam networks.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/myanmar-death-penalty-scam-labor-crypto-fraud-july-2026/

A new malware strain called SparkKitty scans crypto holders' photo galleries for seed phrase screenshots. Here is how it works and how to shut it out.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sparkkitty-malware-crypto-seed-phrase-screenshots-july-2026/

Securitize Capital won SEC registered investment advisor status, letting it run tokenized funds above $100M. CEO Carlos Domingo calls it a step toward institutional RWA.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sec-approves-securitize-ria-status-tokenized-funds-july-2026/

A CoinDesk report details a turf fight between CME and the CFTC over onchain perpetual futures, a market structure question with stakes for DeFi traders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/cme-cftc-onchain-perpetual-futures-turf-battle-july-2026/

Whale and shark wallets accumulated nearly 19,700 BTC in eight days while retail dip-buying cooled, with Bitcoin at $63,494 and Fear & Greed at 34.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitcoin-whales-accumulate-19700-btc-8-days-july-2026/