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Paxful Holdings Inc., the operator of an online peer-to-peer virtual currency trading platform, has been ordered to pay a $4 million criminal penalty after pleading guilty to multiple federal offenses,...

KuCoin has officially announced the listing of Aztec (AZTEC) on its Spot trading platform, expanding access to the privacy-focused Layer 2 project. The listing introduces AZTEC to KuCoin’s global user...

BlackRock has taken a decisive step into decentralized finance by bringing its Treasury-backed digital fund onto Uniswap, one of the largest DeFi trading platforms. The move signals a deeper convergence...

Tether has unveiled its first public directory mapping how USD₮ operates across the global digital asset economy, marking a new step toward transparency as the stablecoin’s market capitalization climbs to...

At this year’s Consensus Hong Kong conference, one of the biggest talking points was the growing use of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Leaders from companies like Animoca Brands, Mastercard, and...

According to reports, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a new guidance to extend virtual asset (VA) services to margin financing for licensed brokers providing VA dealing...

Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), has announced three new pilot projects for 2026 that will test ringgit-backed stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits.  The experiments will take place at...

Franklin Templeton and Binance have launched a new institutional off-exchange collateral program that allows eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund (MMF) shares as trading collateral on Binance. The...

South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, disclosed that internal system flaws led to an erroneous transfer of more than $40 billion in digital assets during a promotional event last week....

XRP has lost approximately 7% of its value this week, continuing to trend under bearish pressure. Although the cryptocurrency has significantly declined over the past six weeks, analysts remain optimistic...

Doppler Finance and OpenEden announced a strategic partnership to integrate tokenized US Treasury products into the XRP Ledger. The integration brings TBILL, tokenized US Treasury Bills, and USDO, a regulated...

At the Consensus 2026 conference, Charles Hoskinson delivered a direct message to the crypto industry: the technology world has advanced dramatically since Bitcoin launched in 2009, and the network may...

Solana is trading near $80 as analysts assess its short-term outlook. Forecasts from ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Perplexity point to consolidation this week. Notably, all models identify $80 as a...

Changpeng Zhao has revealed that he sold his Shanghai apartment for roughly $900,000 to purchase Bitcoin during a major market downturn in 2014, despite not having a stable job at...

According to a U.S. Treasuries report, the Chinese government has instructed banks within its borders to limit their U.S. Treasury holdings, resulting in a surge in the yuan, which recently...

The Bank of England selected Chainlink as one of 18 participants in its new Synchronisation Lab, an experimental program set to launch in spring 2026. The lab will run for...

Indian authorities have established a specialized Darknet and Cryptocurrency Task Force directed at identifying and disrupting narcotics trafficking networks that increasingly operate through encrypted online platforms and digital payment systems....

High-level negotiations between major banks, crypto companies, and policymakers at the White House are intensifying as regulators work toward a national framework for stablecoin regulation. The latest closed-door meeting ended...

United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has urged the Senate to prioritize the passage of the CLARITY Act. Bessent slammed industry participants against the crypto market structure legislation, led by...

Goldman Sachs disclosed $2.36 billion in crypto exposure in its Q4 2025 Form 13F filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The allocation equals 0.33% of its reported...

The UAE has joined efforts with Starlink to deliver high-speed internet to 100 remote schools worldwide under a new agreement announced at the World Government Summit. The campaign centers on...

U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified his push for lower interest rates, arguing that the United States is paying far more in borrowing costs than necessary. His remarks, delivered during...

The European Union has moved to significantly widen its sanctions framework by targeting overseas ports and foreign banks linked to Russian trade flows. The proposed measures, now part of the...

Crypto exchange KuCoin has partnered with Yayasan Srikandi Merah Putih, the Global CSR Foundation (GCSRF), and the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) to support the “A Matter of Dignity –...

Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of the defunct FTX exchange, has repeated a controversial claim that the exchange wasn’t actually insolvent when it declared bankruptcy in November 2022. In a...