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Australia’s financial watchdog seeks stiffer rules for crypto exchanges ahead of licensing deadline
The country’s regulator, ASIC, has proposed tougher rules to protect users’ digital assets, crypto trading and to safeguard the country’s…
Hex founder Richard Heart arrested in Istanbul, Turkish media report
Police reportedly seized $4 million in cash and 64 luxury watches during a raid on the crypto founder's Istanbul residence.
BlackRock’s Fink names a U.S. recession trigger, sounds alarm over $40 trillion national debt
BlackRock's CEO says "a moratorium of some sort" on data center buildouts would put the U.S. in a recession.
Figma announces new features to define how agents work on its platform
Figma is also releasing its code layers feature in open beta.
Live updates: Bitcoin tumbles from near $84,000 ahead of U.S. inflation data
A brief run at $84,000 faded within the hour as tech stocks stalled and the chip selloff rolled on. Traders…
Proposed French tax on regulated stablecoins could drive crypto traders offshore
Chainalysis CEO in France Francois Volpoet warned the proposed 31.4% tax on regulated stablecoins could push traders toward unmonitored offshore…
Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients
The bank manages custody and settlement in-house via a closed-loop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets.
Coinbase, which holds 5% of all bitcoin, wants the quantum fix started now
Coinbase says bitcoin should start preparing for quantum computers now, with flexible addresses, a backup quantum-proof key and a separate…
Ripple adds Stripe-owned wallets to XRP Ledger as AI payments pass 14 million
The integration will let software pay for online services using XRP and RLUSD, while questions remain about how much real…
Ledger says ‘spy’ chip inside CryptoBilis Ledger devices transmitted wallet keys over mobile network
The hardware-wallet maker gave its first public account of how a covert component in devices sold by CryptoBilis could steal…
UK court ruling boosts government’s chances of keeping $5 billion in seized bitcoin
The decision concerns 61,000 BTC seized by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation into Zhimin Qian, who pleaded guilty to…
Bitcoin whale that sat through the March 2020 crash moves $378 million
A bitcoin whale that received coins days before the Covid crash and sat through it has moved millions on-chain.
