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Japan Debuts Crypto-Settled Credit Card Through Bitbank and Epos Partnership

Japan’s crypto market takes a practical step forward as Bitbank and Epos Card introduce a new way to pay with digital assets. The EPOS...

Israel Approves First Shekel-Pegged Stablecoin in Digital Asset Push

Israel Moves Toward Regulated Stablecoins Israel has approved the limited launch of BILS, its first stablecoin tied to the New Israeli Shekel. The move marks...

ZetaChain Halts Cross-Chain Transfers After GatewayEVM Exploit

ZetaChain, a Layer-1 blockchain focused on interoperability, temporarily halted cross-chain transactions after a smart contract attack targeted its GatewayEVM system. The incident has raised...

Saipan Woman Gets 71 Months in Bitcoin Fraud Case Targeting Older Victims

Bitcoin Fraud Scheme Led to Major Losses A 30-year-old Saipan woman will spend nearly six years in federal prison for a Bitcoin-related fraud scheme that...

Ohio Pension Fund Increases MicroStrategy Holdings Amid Bitcoin Push

The State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio (STRS) has increased its investment in MicroStrategy, highlighting a steady rise in institutional exposure to Bitcoin through...

Bitcoin Fork Controversy: eCash Plan Targets Satoshi’s Hidden Holdings

A new Bitcoin hard fork proposal by developer Paul Sztorc has triggered intense debate across the crypto community. The planned fork, named eCash, is...

Strive Expands Bitcoin Treasury to 14,557 BTC With Latest Purchase

Strive Inc. has increased its Bitcoin holdings after acquiring about 789 BTC, pushing its total treasury to nearly 14,557 BTC as of April 24,...

Western Union Bets on Stablecoins With USDPT and Stable Card Plans

Western Union Moves Deeper Into Digital Assets Western Union is expanding its stablecoin strategy as it prepares to launch the U.S. Dollar Payment Token, known...

California Man Gets 70 Months for Role in $263 Million Crypto Laundering Scheme

A 22-year-old California man will spend 70 months in federal prison for helping launder money tied to a massive cryptocurrency theft operation. Prosecutors said...

U.S. Freezes $344M in USDT Linked to Suspected Iran-Connected Networks

The United States has frozen over $344 million in cryptocurrency tied to suspected illicit networks with possible links to Iran. The action, carried out...

Metaplanet Raises $50 Million to Accelerate Bitcoin Treasury Strategy

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet has announced a fresh capital raise as it deepens its commitment to Bitcoin. On April 24, 2026, the company revealed plans to...

Toncoin Fees Set to Drop 6x as TON Targets Feeless Crypto Payments

Toncoin is preparing a major transaction fee reduction as The Open Network moves closer to low-cost crypto payments. Telegram founder Pavel Durov said TON fees...