This comprehensive news roundup covers key crypto developments on July 1, 2026. The Federal Reserve's Hammack hinted at potential rate hikes amid persistent inflation. The SEC launched a public consultation on novel ETF regulation. Trump disclosed over $100 million in BTC and ETH holdings and $1.4 billion in income. Industry giants including Visa, BlackRock, and Coinbase are reportedly planning a joint stablecoin called OUSD. Hyperliquid Strategies (PURR) was added to the Russell 3000 and 2000 indices. Jefferies warned that CLARITY Act uncertainty could spark volatility. Peter Schiff challenged bullish BTC predictions, while trader Jiang Zhuocr predicted a major move. Product updates include Pump.fun ending Tokenized Agent support, MetaMask launching Money Account, Etched raising $800M, and OKX debuting its AI Agent platform.

A roundup of key crypto news on June 23: Iran's central bank moves to unfreeze assets; ICE and OKX form a 50-50 joint venture; SK Hynix market cap surpasses Bitcoin; Greece rejects Binance's MiCA application; MEV bot ae13 hacked for $7.5M; former Ethereum Foundation researchers launch Ethlabs; Polymarket updates FAQ and becomes Bundesliga's exclusive prediction market partner; Arcium launches ARX claim checker; Taiko pauses block production; Fomo and TurboFlow raise funding; BofA expects 75bps rate hike in 2026; Bank of England eases stablecoin rules; BIT reports record $8B net outflow from stablecoins, Strategy, and BTC ETFs.

ID, MMT lead 24h gains; Iran central bank moves to unfreeze assets; ICE and OKX form OKXICE joint venture; Micron partners with Anthropic; Greece rejects Binance MiCA application; SK Hynix market cap tops Bitcoin; BofA expects 75bp rate hike in 2026.

On June 23, major crypto and macro news: Iran central bank moves to unfreeze frozen assets; ICE and OKX announce joint venture OKXICE; SK Hynix market cap surpasses Bitcoin; Greece rejects Binance MiCA application; prominent ETH MEV bot hacked losing over $7.5M; former Ethereum Foundation researchers launch Ethlabs; Polymarket updates docs and becomes Bundesliga exclusive prediction market partner; Bank of America expects three Fed rate hikes in 2026; South Korea says virtual asset deregulation difficult now; Bank of England eases stablecoin rules with £40B issuance cap; BIT analysis shows record $8B net outflow from stablecoins, Strategy, and Bitcoin ETFs.