Japan's 20% Flat Crypto Tax Bill Clears the Lower House

Brazil Committee Advances a Bill to Ban a Future CBDC

A Brazilian Chamber of Deputies committee advanced Bill 4212/25, which would stop any future CBDC from replacing cash, becoming forced legal tender, or enabling surveillance. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/brazil-cbdc-ban-bill-4212-cash-surveillance-june-2026/

Stop Crypto ATM Scams Act Would Cap New Users at $2,000 a Day

A bipartisan House bill would cap crypto ATM transactions, force scam warnings, and require refunds for fraud after Americans lost $333M to kiosk scams in 2025. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/stop-crypto-atm-scams-act-2000-daily-cap-june-2026/

Kraken Launches CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures for US Traders

Kraken opened CFTC-regulated perpetual futures to US customers through Bitnomial on June 15, 2026, ending years of offshore-only access to a $60T market. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/kraken-cftc-perpetual-futures-onshore-us-june-2026/

BitMine Buys 76,881 ETH, Now Holds 4.66% of the Supply

BitMine added 76,881 ETH this week after a $274M preferred stock raise, lifting its stack to 5.62M ETH, or 4.66% of circulating supply, as ETH jumped 7.7%. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bitmine-76881-eth-purchase-4-66-percent-supply-june-2026/

Bybit Adds Western Union for Local-Currency USDPT Swaps in LATAM

Bybit has tied Western Union into its conversion flow, letting users across Latin America turn local currencies into USDPT in a few steps. Here is the detail. Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/bybit-western-union-usdpt-latam-conversions-june-2026/