Here is a summary of today's crypto news (June 14, 2025):
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⚖️ Regulation & Licensing
EU MiCA issues licenses for major crypto platforms: Gemini has received permission from Malta, and Coinbase is likely to get one from Luxembourg. This indicates a race among national regulators to attract large crypto companies.
India increases tax oversight on crypto: CBDT is investigating potential tax evasion via crypto investments, in collaboration with financial institutions.
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⚙️ Product Development & Wallets
Coinbase will launch perpetual futures in the US, with regulation from the CFTC, adding access to crypto derivatives for professional investors and traders.
Several Solana ETF companies update documents with the SEC, such as 21Shares and Bitwise, but the SEC is slow to approve these ETF products.
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💰 Binance & Amazon
Walmart and Amazon are considering their own stablecoins to cut credit card transaction fees, currently being discussed in the US Senate regarding the Genius Act.
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📉 & 📈 Price & Volume Trends
The market is up +1.27%, led by Bitcoin $105.4k (+1.27%), Ethereum $2,554 (+2.11%), XRP $2.16 (+2.43%) and Solana $147 (+2.26%). Aerodrome Finance leads the surge in the top 100 (+18.9%).
Bitcoin remains stable in the $104–106k range, despite geopolitical pressures (Middle East conflict & US trade war) lurking.
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🏛️ US & Trump in Crypto
Trump Media completes registration for the "bitcoin treasury deal," raising $2.3 billion to be invested on the company's balance sheet.
In a financial disclosure, Trump reported earnings of $57 million from token sales at Mar-a-Lago.
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🌏 Regional Oversight
Indonesian crypto investors surged to 14.16 million people as of April 2025, up from 13.71 million the previous month.
PFMCrypto (US) announced a +76% surge in mining contract sales and a $1 million reward for the global community.
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