South Korea has expanded its crackdown on unregistered cryptocurrency exchanges, blocking domestic access to 27 websites operated by overseas digital asset platforms, including KuCoin, MEXC, Phemex, and Bitrue. The move extends regulatory…
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has secured full regulatory approval in Dubai, clearing the way for its expansion into the United Arab Emirates. The authorization from Dubai’s Virtual Assets…
British authorities have frozen a luxury London penthouse valued at approximately $12 million, along with other assets belonging to Thet Li, an alleged financial operator for Cambodia-based Prince Group. The move expands…
France’s National Assembly Finance Committee has backed a proposal requiring individuals to declare self-custodied cryptocurrency holdings worth at least €100,000, approximately $112,000. The proposed measure would impose fines of up to €10,000…
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has warned that cross-border stablecoin arrangements and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities could pose growing risks to global financial stability. In reports published on October 12, 2026,…
Standard Chartered has launched institutional custody for Ripple USD (RLUSD) on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), expanding its digital asset services through its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. Announced October 12, 2026,…
The Sui Foundation will invest $30 million in DATA Network as part of a strategic partnership that will bring the artificial intelligence data protocol into the Sui blockchain ecosystem. The agreement will…
Two wallets linked to an early Ethereum Foundation distribution transferred 4,393 ETH, worth approximately $11.13 million, to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken on October 12, 2026. The transaction has sparked questions about whether the…
Circle has minted another 250 million USDC on the Solana blockchain, creating approximately $250 million worth of new dollar-pegged tokens. The transaction occurred on Sunday, October 11, according to on-chain monitoring data,…
TRON founder Justin Sun says the blockchain has activated post-quantum cryptography on its testnet, marking another step toward protecting digital assets against potential future quantum computing attacks. Sun also said the network…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is examining whether Binance violated the terms of its $4.3 billion settlement with U.S. authorities in 2023, as federal prosecutors investigate potential sanctions violations involving Iran.…
A decade-old vulnerability in the XRP Ledger could have allowed attackers to create spendable XRP without paying for it, threatening the cryptocurrency’s fixed supply of 100 billion tokens. Ripple’s development team released…
Telegram has begun rolling out its native, non-custodial Gram Wallet, bringing cryptocurrency transfers and blockchain-based digital assets closer to its billion-plus user base. The initial deployment provides access to a limited group…
Ledger is investigating reports of cryptocurrency losses involving customers in Southeast Asia who purchased hardware wallets through reseller CryptoBilis. The company has asked the reseller to suspend sales and shipments while investigators…
Gate has announced a partnership with Visa to introduce a cryptocurrency-linked payment card across more than 40 countries and territories. The initiative aims to make digital assets more practical for everyday purchases…
The United Kingdom has sanctioned cryptocurrency platforms Cryptomus, Heleket and TokenSpot as part of a broader effort to restrict Russia’s access to financial services and cryptocurrency networks. The measures, announced on October…
Thailand has finalized regulations allowing cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to operate under a domestic regulatory framework, marking a significant development for the country’s digital asset market. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 5.5, expanding its Claude 5.5 lineup with a smaller model aimed at high-volume business workloads. The company says the model costs about 75% less to run on…
Cross-border payments firm Conduit Technology has sued Tether over $2.76 million in USDT that it says the stablecoin issuer froze without legal justification. The company filed the case in the U.S. District…
Greece is preparing legislation that would impose a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits, marking the country’s first comprehensive tax framework for digital assets. The draft bill has entered public consultation…
Metaplanet used a large Bitcoin sale to demonstrate that its treasury can provide liquidity without reducing its long-term holdings. The Japanese company sold 10,000 BTC during the third quarter for about $790…
Tether has signed a memorandum of understanding with Kazakhstan’s National Bank and the Alatau City Authority to explore a stablecoin linked to the Kazakh tenge. The agreement also covers real-world asset tokenization…
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Amidi LLC $200,000 for failing to report a $92,478 investment in Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence company Noematrix. The penalty marks the first civil enforcement action…
Samsung will begin rolling out USDC transfers on Solana through Samsung Wallet in the United States, giving eligible Galaxy users a new way to send money across borders without installing a separate…
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