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South Korea is advancing plans for a 22% tax framework covering crypto staking and lending income, while airdrops and hard forks would be taxed only upon sale. The National Tax...

Ripple is pushing harder for clearer US crypto rules, sending new suggestions to the SEC’s Crypto Task Force about how payment stablecoins and tokenized assets should be handled under broker‑dealer...

David “JoelKatz” Schwartz has challenged the idea that crypto staking rewards should always be taxed as soon as they are created. His argument centers on one question: did the reward...

Bitcoin and the crypto market came under heavy pressure after fresh US military strikes inside Iran reignited fears of a wider Middle East conflict. The renewed tensions triggered a sharp...

A Google software engineer has been charged with insider trading after allegedly using confidential company data to place a series of profitable bets on Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market...

Crypto exchange Kraken has launched a new Bitcoin yield product offering users up to 2.5% annual returns on long-term BTC holdings without requiring direct interaction with DeFi protocols. The product,...

KuCoin has ranked among the top three centralized exchanges for BTC spot market depth, according to the latest report from TokenInsight. The study highlighted the exchange’s strong liquidity performance across...

Thursday’s PCE report is now the main macro event for global markets. Core PCE is expected at 0.28% month-over-month and 3.3% year-over-year. On the other hand, Headline PCE estimates sit...

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is now trying to undo one of its own crypto enforcement cases. On May 27, the CFTC and Gemini Trust Company jointly asked a...

OKX founder and CEO Star Xu said the AI era will increase the value of top talent while exposing employees who focus more on internal politics, presentation, and process management...

Grayscale has flagged Hyperliquid as one of the fastest-rising players in crypto markets, pointing to its rapid growth in derivatives trading and strong revenue performance. In a post on X,...

Robinhood is letting customers use AI agents to trade stocks and make purchases, marking one of its biggest steps yet into automated retail investing. The company rolled out the feature...

Polymarket is tightening identity checks as regulators step up pressure on prediction markets over sanctions risks and offshore access concerns. The platform has come under closer scrutiny after reports showed...

Spain intensified its crackdown on prediction market platforms after regulators blocked domestic access to Polymarket and Kalshi during a new gambling licence investigation. Authorities believe both companies may have operated...

Michael Burry, the investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, has described current market conditions as feeling like the last months of the 1999 to 2000 dot-com bubble. The comparison...

XRP continues to attract aggressive speculation as traders monitor unusual derivatives activity and critical technical levels. The token traded near $1.28 as of press time after recording mild daily losses. ...

President Donald Trump posted a sweeping statement on Truth Social declaring that Gary Gensler and what he called the Anti-Crypto Army nearly destroyed the American crypto industry by driving Bitcoin,...

South Korean prosecutors have charged five people accused of running a CatFi meme coin rug pull that allegedly caused about $600,000 in losses to 256 investors. The case has drawn...

Mastercard has secured a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services, marking another step in the company’s expanding digital asset strategy. The approval allows Mastercard Transaction Services...

XRP Ledger developers are moving toward a larger DeFi upgrade after the XRPL Foundation published a new standard for AMM v2. The proposal adds new pool curves designed to improve...

As of May 27, 2026, Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped to the 13th largest global asset with a market cap of $1.5 trillion after an 11% Year-to-Date (YTD) decline in 2026,...

Pi Network is moving into another large infrastructure overhaul, requiring all mainnet node operators to upgrade to Protocol 24.1 by a hard deadline of June 2, 2026. This upgrade is...

Bullish momentum is building up for Bitcoin despite the cryptocurrency’s ongoing bearish challenges. Structural developments and technological innovations around Bitcoin suggest the digital asset could experience massive demand once broader...

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), in collaboration with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), has announced plans to enable the tokenization of The Depository Trust Company (DTC) custodied assets...

The Indian rupee is under intense pressure in 2026, hitting some of the weakest levels in its history against the US dollar. At the same time, many crypto investors are...