Ikemefula Aruogu
Fake AI Crypto Tools Replace Wallet Extensions—How to Spot the Trap
A security report by tech giant HP has highlighted the rising threat of attackers using fake AI crypto trading tools to deliver malware that replaces legitimate browser-wallet extensions and steals...
XRPL 3.4.0 Upgrade Introduces Lending Features and Infrastructure Changes
XRP Ledger developers have announced XRPL version 3.4.0, the reference server implementation of the XRP Ledger protocol. The update introduces two new amendments, retires one, and adds bug fixes and...
My “No” Vote on the CLARITY Act is to Protect Missouri Farmers – Josh Hawley
Republican US Senator Josh Hawley was among those who voted against the CLARITY Act, which failed to pass into law on September 15. The Senator representing Missouri said he voted...
Cardano Founder Explains Why The CLARITY Act Failed to Pass US Legislation
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has attributed the CLARITY Act’s failure to Washington’s attempt to regulate the entire digital asset ecosystem at once, rather than taking a modular, category-specific approach. In...
French Court Rejects Urgent Bid to Halt EU’s Crypto Tax Data-Sharing Rules
France’s highest administrative court, the Council of State, has rejected an emergency motion by crypto firms Bull Bitcoin and Paymium to suspend enforcement of DAC8, the EU directive on sharing...
Zcash Wants to Burn Fees and Recycle Them Into Miner Rewards
The Network Sustainability Mechanism (NSM) proposal is progressing on the Zcash network. It is an upgrade that removes some ZEC from circulation through fees, then recycles that value into future...
XRP Remains Legally Stable Despite Senate’s CLARITY Act Failure—Ripple
Ripple has confirmed its stability and that of its associated products despite the US Senate’s failure to pass the CLARITY Act into law. In an official publication, the fintech company...
India’s Finance Minister Calls for Investor-Friendly Tax Policy Amid New Levies
India’s Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, believes the country needs to maintain an investor-friendly tax policy by avoiding taxes that deter investment, enterprise, and innovation. Sitharaman stated this while speaking...
Spain Says Europe’s Digital Asset Rules May Be Too Restrictive
Spain’s National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) president, Carlos San Basilio, thinks the EU’s regulation on distributed ledger technology (DLT) is restrictive. According to Basilio, the current EU DLT regulatory ecosystem...
EU Gives Crypto Wallet Providers 24 Hours to Report—What Changes for Users?
The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has kicked off, requiring crypto wallet manufacturers to report actively exploited vulnerabilities and severe security incidents affecting digital elements within 24 hours of...
Revolut Data Breach Exposes 680 Customers After Fake Government Requests
Sensitive data linked to 680 customers was compromised after fraudsters misled Revolut, a digital financial technology company. The cybercriminals hacked into a government database and used a legitimate email to...
Gold and Silver Crashed to 5-Week Lows, Wiping Out $650B in Hours
Gold and Silver, the two top precious metals, saw their prices crash to new five-week lows in the early hours of Monday. The sharp decline wiped out about $650 billion...
Albuquerque Bans Crypto ATMs, Gives Operators 45 Days to Remove Machines
The Albuquerque City Council of the US state of New Mexico has banned Virtual Currency Automatic Teller Machines, also known as crypto ATMs, citing crime-related issues. Albuquerque’s District 1 Councilor...
Russia Links Regulated Crypto Accounts to Tax IDs—What Users Need to Know
Russia has introduced a new law that requires crypto users to provide a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) before opening an account. Vlada Gracheva, advisor to the Director of Rosfinmonitoring, stated...
India’s CBDC Proposal Headlines the Upcoming BRICS Summit 2026
The 18th BRICS Summit is scheduled for September 12-13, 2026, in India, with the theme “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation, and Sustainability”. Key stakeholders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and...
India is Tokenizing Grain on Avalanche: Could This Change Commodities Trading
Real World Asset (RWA) tokenization may be securing a foothold in India as Arya.ag, the nation’s largest integrated grains commerce platform, plans to host $2 billion in crop-backed loans on...
Bitcoin Braces for Volatility as US PPI and ECB’s Interest Rate Decision Collide
Bitcoin has trended sideways since the last week of August, oscillating between $76,000 and $82,000, according to TradingView data. This trend could change quickly, considering the high-end, market-moving indicators expected...
Why is XRP Stalling Despite Surging Futures Volume and Spot ETF Inflows?
XRP futures trading volume reached a six-month high in August, indicating a strong return of liquidity and renewed investor interest in the derivatives market. Binance topped the list of exchanges...
Offshore Crypto Loophole? Indians Turn to Gift Cards to Bypass Visibility
Offshore crypto platforms are enabling Indian users to convert digital assets into gift cards for everyday spending, creating a potential gap between crypto taxation, AML oversight, and consumer payments. The...
Zcash Price Surge Explained: Is ZEC Rally a Real Opportunity or Just Hype
ZEC, the native token of the Zcash ecosystem, is on an impressive bullish run that began in mid-August. The cryptocurrency has gained about 170% in less than three weeks after...
Italy’s No-Fee Digital Euro Payments Under €10—What Could It Mean for Small Merchants?
Italy has proposed exempting smaller merchants from fees for payments under €10 for the proposed digital euro, which the ECB plans to roll out by 2029 under the current timeline....
Arthur Hayes Unveils FLOPs Tokenomics How Will Proof of Useful Inference Work?
Renowned blockchain and cryptocurrency entrepreneur Arthur Hayes has unveiled the tokenomics of his latest blockchain project, Floating-Point Operations (FLOP). Hayes introduced the project as a fair-launch tokenomics model and a...
IRS Affirms Crypto is Property, Not Currency: How Does This Affect Users?
Cryptocurrency users face specific consequences following the IRS’ affirmation of its position on the crypto tax regime, as contained in the latest Congressional Research Service (CRS) report released on September...
Philippines’ 12-Month Payment Licensing Freeze: Risks and Benefits
The Philippines’ financial regulator is proposing a one-year pause in the licensing of payment system operators. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Eli M. Remolona Jr. said in a draft...
National Sheriffs’ Association Shifts Stance to Neutral on CLARITY Act
The CLARITY Act’s passage received a boost on Thursday, after the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA), which previously opposed it, changed its stance to neutral. In a letter addressed to the...
