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HTX Research Latest Report | AI Bubble Liquidity Black Hole and Crypto Repricing: 2026 Midyear Macro Risk Asset Correlation Study
Executive Summary
In June 2026, global risk assets stand at an extremely delicate inflection point. Over the past three years, artificial intelligence has become the most important theme in global capital markets. It has not only driven valuation expansion for hardware and semiconductor assets such as Nvidia, TSMC, Broadcom, Astera Labs, and Micron, but also pushed private or semi-public AI assets such as OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX, xAI, Cerebras, and Cursor into a new valuation regime. At the same time, AI infrastructure construction has evolved from a simple software narrative into a supercycle centered on GPUs, HBM, advanced packaging, wafer capacity, electricity, natural gas, data centers, private credit, and capital-market financing.
Jun 25, 2026 • 44 min read
Kraken and Maple close landmark onchain warehouse facility for digital asset-backed loans
Jun 25, 2026 • 3 min read
MiCA enforcement begins July 1: what it means for institutional counterparties
TL;DR
July 1, 2026 is the hard MiCA enforcement deadline across the European Economic Area.
For institutions, this is a counterparty risk issue, not just a product access issue. A non-authorized custodian or execution venue creates a live compliance gap that reaches CCO sign-off, LP reporting, and audit defensibility.
Kraken is authorized under MiCA via the Central Bank of Ireland and holds MiFID permissions for derivatives with the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, plus Wyoming State Chartered Bank (Fully Reserved) and FCA registration. The full platform stays open after July 1, with no product wind-downs.
Before the deadline, institutions reviewing their setup can consolidate custody, execution, and financing onto a single authorized platform instead of managing counterparties that may face restrictions.
The situation
July 1, 2026 is the hard enforcement deadline across the European Economic Area. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has confirmed there will be no extension. After that date, any entity providing crypto-asset services to EU clients without a MiCA license is in breach of EU law and must stop. Critically, there is no intermediate or “pending” status: a firm is either authorized or it is not.
Jun 23, 2026 • 6 min read
MiCA enforcement begins July 1. Switch to one of Europe’s longest-standing licensed exchanges.
Jun 19, 2026 • 4 min read
