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On April 17, 2026, Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed Presidential Resolution PQ-143 to establish the Besqala Mining Valley, a special cryptocurrency mining zone covering the entire Republic of Karakalpakstan. The...

Inflation in the United Kingdom rose to 3.3% in March, up from 3.0% in February, according to data from the Office for National Statistics. The increase marks the first clear...

A crypto extortion victim in France has called for more severe penalties against the perpetrators of the crime, roughly three years after the incident. The victim responded to a report...

UK investors now have a way back into tax‑efficient crypto investing, thanks to new developments that reopened access to crypto ETNs (exchange-traded notes) via the Innovative Finance ISA (IFISA). This...

Coinbase has escalated its legal response to a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James by transferring the case to federal court, arguing that the dispute centers on...

Russia is finally bringing cryptocurrency out of the grey zone, and the rules are stricter than many expected. The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed the first reading...

Coinbase has raised fresh concerns about the long-term security of crypto assets. It warns that future advances in quantum computing could eventually break the cryptographic systems that protect wallets, transactions,...

One of America’s fintech banks has now added XRP to its platform, and the community reactions have been mixed. SoFi, the first nationally chartered bank in the US to offer...

Crypto exchanges BitMEX, OKX, and Bitrue have drawn attention after sharing or teasing XRP-related content, prompting widespread discussion across the crypto community on X. The posts, which appeared within a...

Adult platform Pornhub has dropped Tether’s USDT for payouts and moved to Circle’s USDC across its payment system. The change surfaced through an email screenshot shared by creator Gracie Hartie....

Volo Protocol, a liquid staking platform built on Sui, said it was hit by an exploit that drained about $3.5 million in assets. The breach affected three vaults holding WBTC,...

Bitcoin may have taken a beating recently, but traders on prediction platforms aren’t ready to give up on a six-figure comeback. According to Kalshi, one of the leading prediction markets,...

The attacker behind the Kelp DAO exploit has laundered about $80 million in stolen funds after moving roughly $175 million worth of ETH earlier this week. According to onchain data,...

Justin Sun has filed a lawsuit in a California federal court against World Liberty Financial, alleging that the crypto venture wrongfully froze his WLFI token holdings, removed his governance rights,...

In an industry obsessed with headcount, funding rounds, and corporate expansion, Jeff Yan is doing the opposite. And he thinks that’s exactly why Hyperliquid is winning. Yan, the founder of...

The United Kingdom has unveiled a fresh push to modernize its payments landscape, aiming to stay ahead in a rapidly evolving fintech era. Announced during Fintech Week London, the initiative...

The CLARITY Act, also known as the crypto market structure bill, which passed the House with a strong 294-134 vote back in July 2025, is still stuck in the Senate...

U.S. Representatives Young Kim and Sam Liccardo introduced a crypto bill on Thursday. The measure would let qualified payment firms seek direct access to Federal Reserve payment rails. Lawmakers said...

President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve has triggered a high-stakes confirmation battle, with lawmakers weighing independence against political pressure.  As the Senate Banking Committee...

South Korea’s National Tax Service has opened a tender for software licenses to trace virtual asset transactions tied to tax evasion cases. The move signals a new enforcement step as...

A consortium of 12 European (EU) banks, led by Qivalis, has partnered with Fireblocks to develop a fully compliant Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA)-compliant euro stablecoin for institutional settlement,...

New Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song has hinted at pursuing flexible monetary policies during his four-year term, which began on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. According to Hyun-song, uncertainty regarding...

US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of violating the ceasefire numerous times, suggesting the potential of another dead end in the ongoing negotiation on how to end the war...

A fresh wave of cyber fraud is hitting one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes as scammers are targeting ships stuck near the Strait of Hormuz, promising “safe passage” in...

Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) has partnered with Mizuho Financial Group and Nomura Holdings to test the use of blockchain technology for managing Japanese government bonds (JGBs). JSCC Partnered To...