Nine Italian banks began testing Eur.Bank infrastructure on June 3, 2026, in a technical phase that is not a consumer launch. The European Central Bank is awaiting payment service provider feedback by the end of June 2026 after inviting applications by May 14, and it is aiming for an operational pilot in the second half of 2027.

On June 11, 2026, Citigroup rolled out a blockchain-based marketplace aimed at wealthy and institutional clients to trade tokens that represent ownership interests in private companies. The offering is set to start with foreign investors, as Citi explores participation with several large private firms that it has not publicly named.

Bipartisan House lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday to set up a federal task force to investigate crypto fraud and hacking, led by the U.S. attorney general. The proposal cites more than $11 billion in 2025 losses and aims to coordinate DOJ, FBI, DHS, and Treasury efforts while giving victims a clearer federal reporting route.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a cryptocurrency regulation bill for the third time, arguing that lawmakers adopted only 1 of 16 amendments proposed by his office. The move leaves Poland without a national framework to apply the EU's MiCA rules ahead of the July 1 compliance deadline, raising uncertainty over how local firms will secure required licenses.

On June 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a proposed framework that would classify sports event contracts as "gaming" under the Commodity Exchange Act while still permitting most standard markets. The proposal would prohibit five categories—injury-related contracts, officiating outcomes, discrete in-game actions tied to named players, physical altercations, and pre-collegiate sports—and it notes listings grew from about 220 in 2021 to more than 8,000. A 90-day comment period would follow publication, with any final rule described as unlikely before late 2026.

LG Electronics is building a proprietary blockchain network with Arbitrum to automate parts of the programmatic advertising market. The system is designed to use an onchain database for ad inventory and verified engagement records, with the aim of reducing fraud across LG Ad Solutions' reach of about 216 million smart TVs worldwide. After a pilot with an unnamed Japanese advertising agency, LG plans a broader commercial evaluation later in 2026.

On June 11, the U.S. Department of Justice said prosecutors in Philadelphia charged two men accused of operating the AudiA6 crypto-laundering service, which allegedly processed more than $389 million in illicit transactions since 2021. The DOJ said Ruslan Igorevich Tkachuk, 37, and Alexander Vladimirovich Ledenev, 25, were arrested in Batumi, Georgia on June 10, and the U.S. plans to seek their extradition. Authorities allege the network handled about 10,333 BTC and offered laundering services for fees of up to 5%.

Hungary’s new Tisza-led government said it will roll back the prior administration’s crypto regime and fully decriminalize crypto trading, eliminating prison exposure that previously reached up to eight years. The shift follows the April 12, 2026 parliamentary election and subsequent mid-May swearing-in of Prime Minister Péter Magyar, with officials signaling MiCA-aligned rules will replace the existing framework.