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Bitcoin vs. Quantum Computing: Imminent Threat or Overblown FUD?
The idea that quantum computing could one day break Bitcoin resurfaced on X after comments from Michael Saylor, Adam Back, and several on-chain analysts. While the topic sounds alarming, most...
Ethereum Could Get Faster in January With Gas Limit Rise to 80M Following BPO2 Fork
Ethereum developers discussed raising the block gas limit from 60 million to between 75 million and 80 million gas during their All Core Developers meeting. Nethermind developer Ben Adams stated...
Billions Lost to Crypto Scams Push U.S. Senators to Act
Two U.S. senators from opposite parties have introduced a new bill directed at protecting Americans from cryptocurrency scams. Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Democrat from Michigan, and Senator Jerry Moran, a...
World Liberty Financial Eyes $120M Treasury Spend to Boost USD1 Adoption
World Liberty Financial has submitted a new governance proposal that would allow the protocol to use a portion of its unlocked WLFI treasury to support the growth of its USD1...
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Adds $10.56M in BitMine Shares During Latest Trading Session
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest purchased additional BitMine Immersion Technologies shares valued at $10.56 million across three exchange-traded funds on December 17. The acquisition adds to Monday’s $17 million BitMine purchase,...
Crypto, Conflict, and Corruption: Inside Central African Republic’s Digital Gamble
The Central African Republic once promised the world a bold leap into the future of money. Under President Faustin-Archange Touadéra, cryptocurrency was presented as a shortcut to modernization, foreign investment,...
XRP Algorithmic Trading Hits US Retirement Accounts with Digital Wealth Partners
Digital Wealth Partners (DWP) has officially integrated XRP algorithmic trading into the U.S. retirement market, launching a systematic strategy designed for Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Powered by Arch Public, the...
Bhutan Makes Bitcoin Reserves a City Plan, While El Salvador’s Bitcoin City Waits
The global race to construct the world’s first functioning ‘Bitcoin City’ has a new frontrunner. While El Salvador captured headlines with its 2021 announcement, the Kingdom of Bhutan is quietly...
CoinGecko: Top 10 Countries Interested in Meme Coins Led by The U.S.
The United States has cemented its status as the world’s meme coin capital, capturing nearly 30% of global investor interest in November 2025. New report from CoinGecko reveals that while...
RLUSD Hitting $1B in Under 12 Months Shows Compliance Works
Ripple’s U.S. dollar stablecoin, RLUSD, has officially crossed the $1 billion market capitalization threshold less than a year after its debut. The token, which debuted on December 17, 2024, crossed...
Federal Reserve Rewrites Rules for Banks Engaging in Crypto Innovation
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday withdrew a 2023 policy statement that had effectively restricted certain state-chartered banks, including uninsured institutions, from engaging in innovative financial activities such as crypto-related...
Binance.US Comeback Plan Faces State Licensing Rules as CZ Pardon Shifts Optics
Binance has restarted internal talks about its long-term position in the United States as Changpeng Zhao regains visibility across crypto. Zhao no longer runs day-to-day operations, but Trump’s October 23,...
Trump’s Address Brings Inflation Talk, Skips Crypto Clarity
President Donald Trump addressed the nation in an 18-minute White House speech that focused heavily on inflation, jobs, borders, and trade, but made no mention of Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies. The...
SEC Mandate: Broker-Dealers Must Control Private Keys to Custody Crypto
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released new guidance that explains how broker-dealers must handle the custody of crypto asset securities The guidance focuses on how firms can meet...
Tomorrowland Picks KuCoin as Exclusive Crypto Partner for 2026 to 2028
KuCoin said on December 17, 2025, it signed a multi-year partnership with Tomorrowland that makes KuCoin the festival’s exclusive crypto exchange and payments partner for 2026 to 2028. The agreement...
CZ Denied a President’s Request to List Token: ‘No Special Treatment’
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has issued a stark warning regarding listing scams, revealing that even world leaders hold no sway over the exchange’s decisions. In a recent disclosure, CZ...
Trump Family Profits from ‘Crypto Capital’ Push as Conflicts Mount
Donald Trump and his administration’s embrace of crypto fundamentally reshaped the US financial landscape in a short time. By aggressively dismantling regulatory crackdowns, Trump brands himself as the first crypto...
India Moves Toward RWA Adoption as MP Proposes Tokenization Bill
India’s Parliament opened a critical debate on the future of asset ownership when Member of Parliament Raghav Chadha formally urged the government to introduce a dedicated Tokenization Bill. The proposal...
Crypto Company Theta Labs Sued by Former Employees Over Fraud and Market Manipulation
Two former senior executives at Theta Labs filed whistleblower lawsuits in California alleging the blockchain company and CEO Mitch Liu engaged in market manipulation and fraud. The complaints were filed...
FDIC Moves to Formalize How Banks Can Issue Stablecoins Under GENIUS Act
U.S. regulators are tightening the rules around who gets to issue stablecoins, and how. On December 16, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation approved a proposed rule that explains how banks...
Best Crypto Payment Gateways in 2026: How Businesses Are Building the Future of Digital Payments
Cryptocurrency has steadily moved beyond its early perception as a speculative asset class and into a functional tool for global commerce. In 2025, an increasing number of businesses are integrating...
Marshall Islands Launches World’s First Blockchain-Based Universal Basic Income Program
Marshall Islands Finance Ministry executed universal basic income (UBI) payments using blockchain-based sovereign bonds. This marks the first government deployment of this payment method globally. The Pacific island nation distributed...
Canada’s Approach to Stablecoins Explained: Safety First, Innovation Second
Canada’s central bank says only tightly controlled stablecoins will be allowed in the country’s financial system. Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said approved stablecoins must be pegged one-to-one to...
HashKey Raises HK$1.61 Billion in HKEX IPO; Shares End Near Flat on Debut
HashKey Holdings Ltd., operator of one of Hong Kong’s largest regulated cryptocurrency exchanges, officially began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, following its well-anticipated initial public offering (IPO). Getting...
Brazil Targets Auction Fraud with Immutable On-Chain Property Records
Brazil is testing blockchain technology to overhaul its public-sector real estate auctions. In a first for the country, the Court of Auditors of the State of São Paulo (TCE-SP) will...
