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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...
Crypto Slides After Labor Data Weakens January Rate Cut Case
U.S. labor and trade data released this week reshaped market expectations and quickly spilled into crypto prices. Significantly, initial jobless claims again undershot forecasts, while the trade deficit narrowed far...
Florida Unveils Plan to Allocate 10% of Public Wealth to Bitcoin
Florida lawmakers have brought back and expanded a proposal to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. It would let the state invest up to 10% of certain public funds in Bitcoin...
Four Reasons Bitcoin Could Be Back on Track for Six-Digit Once Again
Bitcoin is gaining ground at the start of the year, rising about 10% in its first week and trading close to levels that some analysts see as a gateway to...
Vitalik Buterin Expresses Total Support For Tornado Cash Co-Founder Roman Storm
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has expressed support for Roman Storm, one of the three founders of Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixer that enabled untraceable transfers. In his latest post on...
Ethereum Stays Under Pressure as $560 Million ETF Outflows Weigh on Market
Ethereum prices remained under pressure as a large sell-off in crypto exchange-traded funds weighed on the broader market, keeping both Ethereum and Bitcoin stuck in a narrow range below recent...
Supreme Court Trump Tariff Case Puts Liquidity and Crypto in Focus
A pending Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump’s tariff powers could lead to large tax-style refunds and influence crypto investment in 2026. The ruling may reshape government revenue, bond...
Trump Crypto Curse? BTC Down 10% Since Inauguration: What’s Next?
The crypto community has been dissatisfied with the market’s performance since President Donald Trump took office in 2025. Crypto analyst AshCrypto pointed out the dismal crypto performance since President Trump...
Sei Network Faces $240K Flash Loan Attack, What’s Next?
A flash loan attack on the Sei Network drained roughly $240,000 worth of WSEI from the Synnax contract, according to blockchain security firm BlockSec Phalcon. The attacker borrowed 1.96 million...
Brian Armstrong Highlights Stablecoins’ Role in Global Dollar Access
Stablecoins are emerging as a core use case for cryptocurrency beyond speculative trading, according to comments from Brian Armstrong, who highlighted global demand for dollar access and rising geopolitical competition...
FTX Sold Too Early: Anthropic Stake Now Implied at Up to $20B
Anthropic is reportedly gearing up for a new funding round that aims to raise about $10 billion at a valuation of roughly $350 billion. The deal is expected to close...
Evernorth, Doppler Partner to Deploy Institutional Liquidity on XRPL
Evernorth and Doppler Finance have entered into a strategic collaboration to support institutional liquidity and treasury use cases on the XRP Ledger. Evernorth, an XRP-focused digital asset treasury firm backed...
Top 5 Meme Coins That Surged Over The Past Week Raising Interest
Santiment social volume data reveals the crypto community’s attention has shifted toward meme coins during early 2026. The data tracking platform reported increased interest in tokens like PEPE, POPCAT, and...
