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France Tax Agency Cyberattack Exposes Data of 678,000 Taxpayers

France's tax agency suffered a cyberattack that exposed personal data linked to about 678,000 taxpayers, authorities confirmed this week. The breach affected both individuals...

Crypto Address Misuse Drained $574.8M in ETH and BNB, USENIX Study Finds

A new USENIX Security study has identified more than $574.8 million in cryptocurrency losses linked to address misuse across Ethereum and BNB Smart Chain. The...

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Wins Conditional Approval for U.S. National Trust Bank

World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family, has received conditional preliminary approval from the Office of the...

WSJ Seeks Dismissal of Binance Defamation Lawsuit Over Iran-Linked Crypto Report

Dow Jones has asked a New York federal judge to dismiss Binance's defamation lawsuit, arguing that the cryptocurrency exchange has not shown the "actual...

SEC Delays Regulation Crypto Meeting, Leaving U.S. Crypto Rules in Limbo

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has postponed a closely watched meeting on its proposed "Regulation Crypto" framework, adding fresh uncertainty to the agency's...

Nasdaq Moves to Make Crypto ETF Options Easier to Launch

Nasdaq is moving to simplify how options tied to cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds can enter the market, potentially opening the door to broader derivatives activity...

CFTC Sets Aug. 20 Crypto Talks as CLARITY Vote Waits

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will hold industry talks on Aug. 20 as lawmakers pause efforts to advance the CLARITY Act, leaving the...

Ethereum Begins Major Cryptography Overhaul as Quantum Threat Moves Closer

Ethereum is accelerating its preparations for a future in which quantum computers could break the cryptography protecting blockchain accounts, validators, and scaling infrastructure. The Ethereum...

Norway Wealth Fund Reveals $81.9 Million BitMine Stake

Norway's sovereign wealth fund has disclosed an $81.9 million investment in BitMine Immersion Technologies, giving one of the world's largest institutional investors indirect exposure...

Strategy and Metaplanet Face Potential MSCI Index Removal Under New Proposal

MSCI is considering a broader methodology change that could remove Strategy and Metaplanet from its Global Investable Market Indexes as early as the November...

White House to Host Crypto and Prediction Market Executives Next Week

The White House plans to bring together executives from the cryptocurrency and prediction market industries next week, signaling continued interest from the Trump administration...

JPMorgan Reconsiders Polymarket Ties as Prediction Market IPO Plans Advance

JPMorgan Chase is weighing a potential underwriting role for Polymarket, despite ending its banking relationship with the prediction-market platform last year over regulatory concerns. The...