Crypto News
Blockchain nation in crisis: How a power struggle split Liberland
Liberland was created as an experiment in moving governance onto the blockchain. Ten years after its founding, however, the project has been shaken by an internal power struggle. Rival factions ...
South Korea brings crypto transfers under FX controls
South Korea will bring cross-border cryptocurrency transfers under formal foreign-exchange oversight from December, closing a regulatory gap that officials say has allowed digital assets to ...
GoMining challenges Jack Dorsey's Block in Bitcoin payments
Bitcoin mining company GoMining has introduced new integration tools for GoBTC Pay, a payment solution that allows merchants to accept Bitcoin directly without automatic conversion into fiat ...
Base tests new token standard for issuing stablecoins
Base, the Ethereum Layer 2 network created by Coinbase, has deployed its second upgrade, Beryl, on the Base Sepolia testnet. Mainnet activation is scheduled for June 25.According to a post by ...
Hong Kong tests e-HKD pilot for after-hours derivatives payments
HKEX and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority have launched a joint pilot to use e-HKD for advance margin payments during the after-hours trading session, a move aimed at improving risk management in ...
Franklin Templeton files for ETFs linking U.S. stock dividends to bitcoin exposure
Asset managers continue to test new ways of blending traditional portfolios with cryptocurrency as institutional interest in regulated bitcoin products broadens. Franklin Templeton is now seeking ...
Algorand accelerates shift to quantum-safe security
Algorand Foundation has laid out a post-quantum security roadmap that aims to make the layer-1 blockchain broadly resilient to future quantum attacks by the end of 2027. The plan reflects a ...
Bitcoin microtransactions reach record 80% share of network activity
Small Bitcoin transactions now account for about 80% of all daily transfers, up from roughly 44% in 2023. The increase has been driven by Runes, Ordinals, and BRC-20 despite continued pressure ...
Franklin Templeton files ETFs to reinvest dividends into bitcoin
Franklin Templeton is expanding its crypto-linked product lineup with plans for two exchange-traded funds that channel stock dividends into bitcoin exposure. The proposed funds could become ...
AllUnity launches Swedish krona-backed stablecoin
Digital asset company AllUnity is launching SEKAU, a stablecoin backed by the Swedish krona. The coin is registered in accordance with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation ...
Shifting priorities: Governments back mining as businesses turn to AI
As major mining companies repurpose their capacity for artificial intelligence, governments are taking the opposite approach. For businesses, Bitcoin mining is becoming a less predictable model ...
Court permanently bans Celsius founder Mashinsky from U.S. commodity markets
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky has reached a settlement with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), resulting in a permanent ban from trading in markets regulated by the agency ...
Texas grid approval could boost bitcoin miners' data center expansion
Texas is reshaping how it connects large power users as demand from AI-linked data centers swells across the state. The change could favor bitcoin miners that already operate large campuses in ...
Ireland plans crypto safeguards as financial crime risks rise
Ireland is moving to tighten oversight of crypto-related activities after identifying growing exposure to money laundering, terrorism financing and sanctions evasion. The measures form part of a ...
Capital B secures approval for $120 billion Bitcoin treasury plan
Shareholders of French company Capital B have approved a major expansion of its financing program, allowing the firm to raise up to €105 billion (about $120 billion) to further increase its ...
G7 calls for stronger fight against North Korean crypto theft
Group of Seven leaders have renewed their call for a coordinated response to North Korean cryptocurrency theft and cybercrime, tying the issue directly to concerns over Pyongyang’s weapons ...
HyperFund promoter pleads guilty in $1.8 billion crypto fraud case
Cryptocurrency promoter Rodney Burton, better known as Bitcoin Rodney, has pleaded guilty in connection with the HyperFund Ponzi scheme. According to U.S. authorities, the project raised ...
Repeat $2.16 million Aztec exploit raises concerns over legacy DeFi contracts
Aztec Labs has been hit by a second exploit in less than a week, after an attacker drained about $2.16 million from a deprecated Private Rollup Bridge that had been shut down years ago. The ...
Grayscale sees AAVE fair value at $175 if RWA market grows
Grayscale Research is making the case that mature DeFi tokens should be judged by revenues, margins and value accrual, not only by market cycles or narrative momentum. In a new valuation ...
Gram holds firm as broader crypto market weakens
Gram is holding up better than most altcoins. The token has not set a new 52-week low and continues to defend a key support level.Unlike many major altcoins, which experienced significant ...
Bitcoin slips after Warsh debut: Is market reaction overdone?
Market participants appear to have reacted emotionally to the new Federal Reserve Chair's first policy meeting, sending Bitcoin lower toward a key support level.The Federal Reserve kept ...
