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The EU expands cryptocurrency restrictions on Belarus, prohibiting its citizens from controlling all cryptocurrency service providers under MiCA regulation

The European Union has further tightened restrictions on cryptocurrency assets related to Belarus, prohibiting Belarusian citizens and residents from owning, controlling, or managing cryptocurrency service providers regulated by the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). According to the Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1847 passed by the EU Council, this measure is an extension of the EU's sanctions framework against Belarus's involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.The new regulations will officially take effect on July 24, with the expanded restrictions on the cryptocurrency industry set to be implemented from August 25. According to MiCA, the affected services include operating cryptocurrency trading platforms, cryptocurrency exchanges, executing and transmitting customer orders, cryptocurrency issuance services, asset transfer services, investment consulting, and portfolio management.This restriction comes as the MiCA transition period ends on July 1. The EU had previously required unauthorized cryptocurrency businesses to cease related operations, or face regulatory enforcement. The EU stated that this expansion of restrictions is part of its efforts to combat the use of cryptocurrency platforms to evade sanctions against Russia. Previously, in the 21st round of sanctions against Russia, the EU had expanded the trading ban to 14 cryptocurrency-related service platforms outside the EU and established a mechanism to prohibit future transactions with any foreign cryptocurrency service providers identified as helping Russia evade sanctions. Market participants noted that as the MiCA regulatory framework is fully implemented, the EU is further strengthening its regulatory control over the cryptocurrency industry through licensing systems and sanction mechanisms.

BLK's IBIT is counter-cyclical in accumulating shares, SoFiUSD is facing a countdown to compliance judgment

According to BBX data, the cryptocurrency market was under short-term pressure yesterday due to geopolitical shocks, but institutional capital flows showed a clear divergence from price trends. The core dynamics are as follows:BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: $BLK) subsidiary iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: $IBIT) experienced a decline in Bitcoin on July 13 due to the renewed tensions between the U.S. and Iran (with $253 million in leveraged positions being liquidated). However, according to CoinDesk's daily report, ETF capital flows maintained a net inflow trend, continuing the trend of capital returning after breaking a 10-day net outflow streak on July 4. On July 4, the single-day net inflow reached $221.7 million, the largest in nearly two months, with Fidelity FBTC attracting $166 million in a single day and ARK Invest ARKB attracting $91.8 million. Subsequently, IBIT exhibited a structural divergence of "price decline but no significant capital outflow" amid macroeconomic uncertainty, interpreted by analysts as a signal of institutional capital continuously accumulating at the bottom of the range rather than panicking. Today's June CPI will be announced at 8:30 AM ET; if inflation is lower than expected, it will provide the most direct macro trigger for a new round of daily net inflows into IBIT. Breaking the $64,000 resistance level for BTC will be a key technical node for the market to confirm a bottom rebound and for institutional capital to accelerate its return to IBIT. CryptoSlate analysis points out that this level is the starting point for "retesting the June 15 high of $67,250."SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: $SOFI) subsidiary SoFiUSD stablecoin (launched on May 27 as the first built-in stablecoin by a national bank in U.S. history, covering approximately 14.7 million members and supporting Ethereum and Solana chains) is facing a critical timeline for the implementation of the GENIUS Act: regulators must establish specific compliance guidelines for the customer identification program (CIP) rules in the GENIUS Act by July 18, 2026, determining which stablecoin issuers can legally operate within the U.S. This deadline is only 4 days away------if the CIP rules are implemented on time, SoFiUSD, as a stablecoin directly issued by a national bank regulated by the OCC (SoFi Bank, N.A.), is expected to automatically obtain the clearest compliance recognition, compared to Tether (USDT, registered in the British Virgin Islands) which has a first-mover compliance advantage under the U.S. regulatory framework; if the CIP rule details are vague or delayed, it will create short-term regulatory arbitrage opportunities for all non-bank stablecoin issuers. SoFi's Q1 cryptocurrency trading revenue was $121.6 million, with a net income of $852,000 after deducting costs from the cryptocurrency department.
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