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🚨SCOOP: @moonpay Secures Coveted New York BitLicense

PLUS, Congress holds hearings on the updated crypto market structure bill today, and a look at this week’s top headlines. ⬇️

https://www.cryptoinamerica.com/p/moonpay-secures-coveted-new-york

🚨SCOOP: @moonpay has secured its New York BitLicense, clearing the way for the firm to serve customers in all 50 states.

MoonPay joins a short list of crypto-native firms including @coinbase, @Anchorage and @circle that have been approved to operate in the state by the @NYDFS.

More details coming shortly in my @CryptoAmerica_ newsletter.

So is the official Trump wallet the @worldlibertyfi wallet that @DonaldJTrumpJr says is launching soon or this one by @MagicEden in an alleged partnership with the people behind the $TRUMP token?

There’s too many products to keep track of now.

Had a blast with @jfahmy on his podcast this week where we talked crypto, @CGasparino, cats and lots more.

Episode out next weekend!

🚨NEW from me: GENIUS Act Negotiations Heat Up in Senate Ahead of Potential Vote

PLUS, a new poll from @CIFonX adds pressure on lawmakers to act quickly, and a look at what else is happening in D.C. this week. ⬇️

https://open.substack.com/pub/cryptoinamerica/p/genius-act-negotiations-heat-up-in?r=5e5n42&utm_medium=ios

Ended my month on the road at @XRPLasVegas.

Lots to say about the past few weeks, but for now — thank you to @DigPerspectives and @mrsbakkup1 for pulling off another fantastic event and for putting me on stage with such incredible people I learn something new from every time.

Shared the stage with some legends at @XRPLasVegas 2025 talking all things regulation and policy.

Thank you to all the #XRPers for coming out!

🚨NEW from me: Bipartisan CLARITY Act Introduced as SEC Issues New Staking Guidance

Plus, a conversation with West Virginia Senator @JimJustice_WV and a recap of this week’s biggest headlines.

https://www.cryptoinamerica.com/p/bipartisan-clarity-act-introduced

🚨NEW: The @SECGov Division of Corporation Finance has clarified that certain proof-of-stake blockchain staking activities are not securities transactions.

The new guidance, following on from March guidance on certain proof-of-work mining activities, includes self-staking & staking-as-a-service, plus added services like slashing protection/custom rewards.

Commissioner Hester Peirce, who spoke this morning at @TheBitcoinConf, says “providing security is not a security.”

🚨NEW: The @SECGov and @binance have filed a joint stipulation seeking a dismissal in the agency’s ongoing litigation against the exchange.

🚨NEW: The @SECGov Crypto Task Force has announced panelists for its final #crypto industry roundtable on DeFi taking place on Monday, June 9th:

📌@RebeccaRettig1, Jito Labs

📌 @lex_node, MetaLeX

📌@ErikVoorhees, Venice AI

📌 @jillrgunter, Espresso Systems

📌@valkenburgh, Coin Center

📌@different_mj, DBA

📌@m_mosier_, Arktouros

📌@malekanoms, Columbia Biz School

📌@kwerb, Wharton School

🚨SCOOP: House GOP Targets Thursday for Introduction of Updated Market Structure Bill

The legislation follows a discussion draft released earlier this month by a coalition of top House Republicans. ⬇️

https://www.cryptoinamerica.com/p/house-gop-targets-thursday-for-introduction

🚨NEW: On stage at @TheBitcoinConf, @SenLummis said she believes the U.S. government currently holds around 200,000 Bitcoins, but she’s not certain because the government has apparently ‘classified’ the information following a mandated audit from the White House. She says she has been offered a private briefing on the matter.

🚨NEW from me: Crunch Time for Crypto on the Hill — Market Structure, Stablecoins, and the Looming August Deadline

Attention shifts to market structure in the House, @SECGov holds 104th industry meeting + Washington descends on Vegas for @TheBitcoinConf.

https://www.cryptoinamerica.com/p/crunch-time-for-crypto-on-the-hill

Bye, England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

Home to NJ for the night then off to Vegas in the morning for the last leg of this monthlong work excursion. ✈️

See you at @TheBitcoinConf!

🚨Inside Treasury’s Crypto Roundtables: Industry Seeks Clarity, Treasury Eyes Reform (particularly at Fed)

While there were no bombshells, attendees that spoke in confidence say conversations were candid & direct.

PLUS

The week’s biggest headlines. ⬇️

https://www.cryptoinamerica.com/p/inside-treasurys-crypto-roundtables

🚨NEW: Two attendees of Trump’s crypto VIP reception and dinner last night shared that while the food was good, they were disappointed by the lack of meaningful interaction with the president.

They had hoped for more access and perhaps even a Q&A session for the top wallet holders, but instead, the speech was essentially a reiteration of the U.S.'s goal to become the global leader in crypto.

“He just gave a few remarks and left,” one said.

🚨JUST IN: @RepFrenchHill sets markup date for the House’s #crypto market structure bill on June 10.

Had the pleasure of interviewing some brilliant crypto legal and policy minds this morning at the @avax conference.

Queen Elizabeth made an appearance too!

Recorded our 12th @CryptoAmerica_ episode in the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth I 👑 — a fittingly ironic setting to talk American freedom and financial disruption. 🇺🇸