The Frontier

Francis Pouliot says BullBitcoin is suing the French government over DAC-8 rules, which mandate exchanges surrender client identification and transaction data.

Matt argues European 'chat control' legislation passed via procedural force while parliament was on recess; absent members automatically vote yes.

Matt notes FATF's CARF guidelines are being adopted in Europe first, with US regulators targeting implementation by 2029.

Strike launches volatility-proof Bitcoin loans without margin calls; price drops do not trigger liquidation.

Polymarket integrates instant Bitcoin Lightning deposits via Spark, shifting Bitcoin from a poor to a preferred deposit option.

Cake Wallet team forks Signal to create Radar.chat, a private messaging app with self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning wallet.

Senator Ron Wyden urges Senate leadership to preserve Section 604 of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act for developer protections.

Ocean Mining will default miners to signaling BIP-110 preparedness on July 15th, a move Matt sees as presumptuous.

Bangladesh mandates Bangla QR for all merchant payments starting July 1st to increase digital transaction records and tax collection.

Giga Energy launches Gigabase modular AI data centers deployable in nine months, contrasting with traditional 18-month build times.

Clark Moody dashboard shows Bitcoin at $62,910, mempool with 697 transactions, and a -4.1% difficulty adjustment pending Saturday.