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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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Bitcoin’s price dropped below $90,000 on Thursday morning after surging approximately 10% in the first week of January 2026. The latest price action has triggered projections among cryptocurrency analysts, highlighting...

Asheesh Birla, CEO of Evernorth, guested on Paul Barron’s podcast, where he talked about how XRP is now seen more as a foundational technology for banks and businesses, and less...

SEI, the native cryptocurrency of the Layer 1 blockchain built for decentralized finance trading applications, joined the ongoing crypto market resurgence with a 24% pump in the past week. However,...

Bitcoin has turned red while Strategy shares rallied after MSCI announced its decision on digital asset treasury firms. The headline looked positive for Strategy but the detail was not. MSCI...

World Liberty Financial said its subsidiary, WLTC Holdings LLC, has applied for a national trust bank charter in the United States. The application was filed with the Office of the...

Cryptocurrency prices fell on Thursday as investors booked profits after a strong early-January rally. Bitcoin has now slipped below $90,000, pulling the broader crypto market lower. Selling followed repeated failures...

Zcash developers affiliated with the Electric Coin Company (ECC) have resigned en masse after a governance conflict involving the board of Bootstrap, the nonprofit entity established to oversee and support...

XRP price is being supported mainly by exchange-traded funds and investor inflows rather than growth in network usage. That assessment comes from a recent analysis by Mike Fay, a contributor...

Sei Labs has issued a notice to users holding USDC.n on the Sei Network, urging them to swap or migrate the token to native USDC ahead of a planned network...

A former Brazilian central bank director has introduced a yield-bearing stablecoin designed to provide international investors with access to the country’s high-interest-rate environment. Tony Volpon announced BRD on CNN Brasil’s...

Wyoming has made history as the first U.S. state to launch a stablecoin dubbed the Frontier Stable Token ($FRNT). Under the stewardship of Governor Mark Gordon and Senator Cynthia Lummis,...

J.P. Morgan has expanded its blockchain payments strategy by deploying JPM Coin on the Canton Network, signaling deeper institutional use of on-chain money. The move places the bank-issued deposit token...

Talks on a US crypto market structure bill are near a deadline, but key disputes remain unresolved. Senate Republicans plan to push ahead with committee markups on January 15 and...

Solana Mobile has announced that it has concluded the first season of its Seeker program, closing an initial chapter of its mobile-focused Web3 strategy as it prepares to launch its...

A special court in Mumbai has moved forward with proceedings in the high-value “Gain Bitcoin” money laundering case, issuing summons to businessman Ripu Sudan Kundra, widely known as Raj Kundra,...