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Tether Exits Uruguay and Scraps $500M Mining Hub After Tariff Talks Collapse
Tether, the issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, has confirmed it will terminate its operations in Uruguay and liquidate its local workforce. The decision follows a breakdown in negotiations with...
Australia Mandates Licensing for Crypto Exchanges in $24B Regulatory Overhaul
The Australian government has formally moved to bring the cryptocurrency sector inside the federal regulatory perimeter. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Financial Services Minister Daniel Mulino introduced the Corporations Amendment (Digital...
JPMorgan Introduces New IBIT-Linked Note Aligned With Bitcoin Halving Cycle
JPMorgan has filed to launch a new structured investment product linked to BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). This instrument is specifically designed to align with Bitcoin’s four-year halving cycle, targeting...
Kakao Bank Advances Stablecoin Push, Hires Devs as Naver Rivalry Heats Up
South Korea’s Kakao Bank has advanced its stablecoin initiative to the development stage, leading to an advertisement seeking applicants with the required skills and experience to approach the financial institution...
Bitcoin’s $82K Defense Over the Weekend Confirms Bullish ‘2021 Fractal’ – Analyst
Bitcoin’s bounce off support above $82,000 over the weekend is reflecting on BTC price today, leading several analysts to confront the suspicion of a BTC bull run in its early...
“Complete Misinformation”—Pump.fun Founder Dismisses Lookonchain’s Report
Pump.fun’s anonymous co-founder Sapijiju has dismissed a report by Lookonchain, a crypto analysis platform, claiming the blockchain project cashed out on a recent ICO. According to Sapijiju, the post by...
Bitmine Stocks Surge 20% Amid Growing Interest in Crypto Treasury Firms
Bitmine (BMNR) stock surged nearly 20% in the early hours of Tuesday following the mining company’s latest disclosure of its digital asset holdings. On Monday, November 24, the crypto miner...
Binance and CZ Face Lawsuit Over Payment Facilitation to Hamas
Terror victims from the October 2023 attack in Israel have sued Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, for facilitating payments to Hamas and other US-designated terror groups. Terror Victims’ Position...
Bitcoin Sits Above the Crucial $80,000 Level: What Should Investors Expect?
Bitcoin rebounded slightly over the weekend, renewing investors’ hopes after attempting to break below the $80,000 level for the first time since April 2025. The latest turn of events has...
How Much Control Does Bitcoin Have Over the Rest of the Crypto World?
A frontier technology enthusiast, David Hoffman, has dismissed the idea that the cryptocurrency ecosystem revolves around Bitcoin. Hoffman highlighted a popular phrase championed by Bitcoin supporters, which says, “If Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Advocates Urge Users to Boycott JPMorgan Over Revised MSCI Rules
Bitcoin advocates are calling on crypto fans to boycott JPMorgan, following the financial institution’s latest adjustments in its MSCI rules that could lead to the exclusion of firms like Strategy...
Japan Approves $135B Stimulus: What the Yen’s Devaluation Means for Bitcoin?
The Japanese government has approved an economic stimulus worth 21.3 trillion yen, equivalent to $135 billion. It is a package that the authorities considered necessary following rising inflation and plans...
Strategy (MSTR) Faces Exclusion From Major Indices in January
According to JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) is considering removing Strategy (MSTR) and other digital asset companies from major equity indices, such as the Nasdaq 100, MSCI USA,...
Kalshi Raises $1 Billion, Boosting Its Valuation to $11 Billion
According to reports, Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, has raised $1 billion two months after a previous fundraising cycle that saw the company...
Hackers Exploit GANA Payment for $3.1 Million on BSC Chain
Emerging reports have revealed that GANA Payment, a decentralized PayFi infrastructure built on BNB, has suffered a $3.1 million exploit. Following the hack, GANA, the native token of the payment...
US Court Sentences Samourai Founders to Five and Four Years in Prison
United States Attorney Nicolas Roos has announced the sentencing of Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, co-founders of Samourai Wallet. According to the announcement, both Rodriguez and Hill participated in...
Hong Kong Adds Two New Laws to Its Virtual Asset Regulatory Framework
According to reports, Hong Kong has introduced a new and groundbreaking legislation to implement a regulatory framework addressing virtual assets. The new law became necessary following the growth of the...
WhiteBIT Partners with Saudi Prince’s Holding to Tokenize $2.7 Trillion in Assets
WhiteBIT Group has signed a strategic agreement with the Holding of Prince Naif Bin Abdullah Bin Saud to overhaul Saudi Arabia’s digital infrastructure. This initiative focuses on blockchain integration, tokenization,...
Another Suspect Pleads Guilty in the Long-Running RICO Conspiracy Crypto Theft Scheme
Kunal Mehta, a 45-year-old individual from Irvine, California, has become the eighth suspect to plead guilty in the ongoing case of a multi-state conspiracy that used social engineering to steal...
Vitalik Buterin Proposes ‘Ossification’ to Lock Down Ethereum Base Layer
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has urged that the blockchain protocol upgrades to quantum-resistant cryptography within the next four years. Speaking during the Devconnect conference, Buterin noted that elliptic curve cryptography...
Kazakhstan New Law Opens Crypto Mining to Private Sector Ahead of $1B Reserve
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law the legislation that permits crypto mining and circulation outside the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC). According to reports, the new law is...
Uniswap’s UNInception: Why the Protocol Is Finally Turning On the Fee Switch
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams has submitted a landmark governance proposal. The plan, titled “UNInception,” aims to activate protocol fees and align incentives across the ecosystem. Adams stated this is the...
Bitcoin Bleeds Into the $90K Zone While Realized Losses at $860 Million and Speculators Exit the Market
Bitcoin dropped below $90,000 in the early hours of Tuesday, November 18, amid extreme fear, according to data from the Fear and Greed Index, leaving investors worried, with many users...
Kiyosaki Flips the Script on Buffett’s ‘Bitcoin is Gamble’ Critique, Applies It to Stocks and Bonds
Renowned investor Robert Kiyosaki has dismissed Warren Buffett’s long-standing criticisms of Bitcoin, arguing the cryptocurrency shares the exact same speculative characteristics as the mainstream assets Buffett champions. In his latest...
ECB Stablecoin Warning Raises Risk Of Sudden Eurozone Interest Rate Shift
A top European Central Bank policymaker has warned that a sharp run on stablecoins might force the ECB to rethink its interest-rate path. Olaf Sleijpen said the rapid growth of...
