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Trump Targets Credit Card Rates: What This Means for Bitcoin
U.S. President Donald Trump has stirred debate over consumer finance by suggesting a one-year limit on credit card interest rates of 10%. He says the move would combat unfair lending...
AI Weighs In on 2026 Outlook, Sees Bitcoin Outperforming Gold
A fresh debate over whether Bitcoin or gold will perform better in 2026 has gained attention after a social media exchange involving crypto analyst Lark Davis, artificial intelligence chatbot Grok,...
Do Creator Fees Need a Rethink on Pump.fun? Alon Cohen Backtracks
After more than two months of radio silence, Pump.fun cofounder Alon Cohen has resurfaced with new changes. Cohen has championed new changes to update the Dynamic Fees V1 to catalyze...
Tether Partners With UNODC to Fight Digital Crime and Protect African Communities
Tether has entered a strategic partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to address rising cybercrime risks and victim protection challenges across Africa. The collaboration focuses...
Brad Garlinghouse Says Ripple Will Focus on Long-Term Crypto Utility, Not Hype Cycles
Ripple chief executive Brad Garlinghouse said the company plans to stay focused on long-term crypto infrastructure and real-world use cases, rather than short-term market cycles or hype. On X, alongside...
Ripple Wins Major Regulatory Approval from UK’s FCA
Ripple’s UK division, Ripple Markets UK Ltd., has secured approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence and cryptoasset registration. This represents a...
What are the New Crypto Rules in Europe and the UK?
New crypto rules are emerging in Europe, defining a new era in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. The changes are not unexpected, considering how they represent the actualization of processes...
South Korea Supreme Court Rules Crypto on Exchanges Can Be Seized
South Korea’s Supreme Court has ruled that cryptocurrencies held on local exchanges can be seized under existing laws. This decision eliminates a long-standing legal gray area and changes how crypto...
FATF Recognizes T3 Financial Crime Unit After Freezing $300M in Illicit Crypto Assets
The Financial Action Task Force has highlighted Tron’s T3 Financial Crime Unit as an example of effective public-private collaboration in its Asset Recovery Guidance and Best Practices report. The recognition...
Betting Markets Signal Rising Uncertainty Around Iran’s Supreme Leader
Trading activity on a high-profile political contract has surged on the blockchain-based prediction platform Polymarket, highlighting renewed attention on Iran’s leadership amid domestic unrest and international pressure. Just four days...
Optimism Proposes OP Buybacks Using 50% of Superchain Revenue
The Optimism Foundation has introduced a governance proposal that would restructure how revenue generated by the Superchain is allocated, with the stated goal of aligning the OP token more directly...
GemStone: BlackOpal’s Tokenization Solution Hits Plume Network
Onchain asset management payments platform BlackOpal has launched GemStone, a tokenization solution based on the Plume Network. According to an official post on X, Plume Network described the innovation as...
Truebit Protocol Hack Triggers Record Uniswap Fees Amid a 100% TRU Dump
The Uniswap (UNI) daily fee revenue surged to a record $1.4 million, catalyzed by the Truebit Protocol (TRU) hack. The daily average trading activity for TRU surged by over 43%...
Top Countries with Zero Bitcoin Tax Enter a New Era of Global Reporting
Countries known for low or zero cryptocurrency taxes are entering a new phase of global transparency. Many of these jurisdictions have committed to the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, which is...
Alleged Scam Kingpin Chen Zhi Sent to China After Cambodia Arrest
Two days ago, it was reported that Chen Zhi, accused of running one of the world’s biggest online scam networks, was arrested in Cambodia and sent back to China. This...
EU Ends Crypto Privacy With DAC8 Requiring Automatic Transaction Reporting to Authorities
The European Union has removed cryptocurrency privacy for residents across member states with the implementation of DAC8 on January 1, 2026. The directive is the eighth amendment to the Directive...
WazirX Issues Recovery Tokens to Eligible Users Under Ongoing Restructuring Scheme
WazirX restarted operations on October 24, 2025, after a major hack in 2024 that wiped out $234.9 million in digital assets. The relaunch began with zero-fee trading for 30 days...
Crypto.com Gains Cayman Clearance as Island Jurisdiction Draws Global Web3 Firms
A cryptocurrency exchange has moved closer to full regulatory clearance in the Cayman Islands, highlighting the territory’s growing role in global digital asset regulation. On January 5, Crypto.com said it...
Bessent Calls Rate Cuts Key to Sustaining U.S. Economic Momentum
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to accelerate interest rate cuts this year. Speaking amid mixed economic signals, Bessent argued that monetary easing now...
