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MiCA Enforcement Reality Check: EU's Crypto Crackdown Begins as Grace Period Expires
The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) transition period is officially over, and here's what's actually going to happen: regulators are a...
South Korean Exchange Clarifies Stance on OUSD as Ecosystem Backers Distance Themselves
Upbit is walking back expectations around its involvement in the OUSD (OpenStandard USD) initiative. The major South Korean crypto exchange clarified...
Reform Leader Faces Ethics Probe Over Alleged Tether Donor Influence Campaign
A Labour MP has filed a complaint with the UK's parliamentary standards watchdog, alleging that Reform leader Nigel Farage lobbied the Bank of England...
Police Collar Alleged Phishing Kingpin Behind $572K Crypto Laundering Scheme
Belgian law enforcement has taken down what they believe is a major European phishing operation, arresting the suspected ringleader of a criminal netw...
Standard Chartered Enters EU's Crypto Sandbox: ESMA's First Major MiCA Register Refresh
ESMA just released its opening post-deadline update to the MiCA register, and it's a watershed moment for crypto market infrastructure in Europe. The...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit $222M—But Don't Call It a Recovery Just Yet
Thursday's bitcoin ETF market finally caught a break with $222 million in fresh inflows, snapping a brutal 10-day losing streak that had hemorrhaged $...
Bitcoin's Supply Metric Flashes First Bullish Signal in Two Years—But Pain May Not Be Over
Bitcoin's on-chain supply dynamics just triggered their first major "buy" signal since late 2022, suggesting institutional accumulation could be build...
Zcash's Ironwood Upgrade Hits a Roadblock as Ecosystem Players Scramble for Readiness
Zcash's highly anticipated Ironwood upgrade is looking at potential delays, and the culprit is straightforward: the ecosystem isn't ready. Shielded ...
Defense Moves to Dismiss $229B Bitcoin Ownership Battle in New York Court
A defendant holding one of the dormant Bitcoin wallets has filed a motion to dismiss the New York lawsuit that's attempting to claim ownership of 39,0...
India's Central Bank Doubles Down on Banking-Crypto Firewall Strategy
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is making another aggressive push to keep the nation's traditional banking system completely separated from cryptocurr...
Ireland's Bitcoin Seizure Spree Continues: 1,500 BTC Confiscated This Year
Irish law enforcement just added another 500 Bitcoin to their growing stash of crypto criminal assets. The Criminal Assets Bureau's latest seizure br...
Bitcoin ETF Inflows Surge to New Heights as BTC Breaks $61K Barrier
US spot Bitcoin ETFs just crossed a significant threshold: $221. 7 million in daily inflows, marking their strongest single day since early May.
19-Year-Old "Scattered Spider" Member Faces US Charges Over Failed $8M Crypto Ransom Plot
Peter Stokes, just 19 years old, is now in US custody facing serious charges related to his alleged involvement with the notorious hacking collective ...
Meta's AI Ambitions Hit Reality Check as Development Lags Behind Expectations
Mark Zuckerberg just delivered a sobering reality check on artificial intelligence progress—and it matters for the crypto and blockchain sectors watch...
American Traders Finding Workarounds to Access Polymarket's Political Prediction Markets
US-based traders are systematically circumventing geographic restrictions to participate in Polymarket's political betting markets, according to fresh...
Bitcoin's Volatility Makes 'Low-Risk' Strategies Impossible, Says Bitwise Chief
Bitwise's Matt Hougan is calling out the fundamental mismatch between Strategy's failed STRC offering and what Bitcoin actually delivers to investors....
Securitize Makes History: First NYSE Listing to Launch Tokenized Shares on Solana and Avalanche
Securitize just pulled off something unprecedented in crypto—they've tokenized their own shares on Solana and Avalanche right out of the gate as a new...
Bitcoin Steadies at $61K Amid Rate Relief—Is This the Bottom?
Weak US employment data is shifting sentiment. Bitcoin's holding $61,000 as traders reassess rate hike probabilities, with bulls eyeing a potential s...
Bitcoin at a Crossroads: Will $65K Hold as Key Resistance?
The crypto market is sending mixed signals, but there's finally some positive momentum brewing. Analysts remain split on Bitcoin's trajectory, yet em...
Gillibrand's Son Launches Derivatives Exchange With Ripple Co-Founder Backing—Ethics Questions Loom
Here's the story that's raising eyebrows in crypto policy circles: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand claims zero involvement in her son's newly launched deri...