Europe’s cryptocurrency business is beginning to really feel the affect of guidelines that, till not too long ago, largely lived on paper. The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework, the primary of its variety, is now being rolled out throughout member states. This comes after years of speedy progress and a handful of failures…
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) grew to become the newest agency on Wednesday to use for a nationwide belief financial institution constitution. It joined digital asset corporations like Circle, Ripple, Fidelity Digital Assets, BitGo, and Paxos in a transfer that may permit it to increase stablecoin companies. However, the announcement induced important concern. Established banks argue…
Cryptocurrency crime reached an all-time high in 2025, with illicit addresses receiving at least $154 billion—a 162% surge from the earlier 12 months, based on a brand new report from blockchain analytics agency Chainalysis. The dramatic improve was primarily pushed by a 694% spike in funds flowing to sanctioned entities, marking, based on Chainalysis, a…
The crypto group is elevating considerations about privateness as new crypto tax reporting frameworks come into power in 2026, resulting in elevated regulatory oversight of digital asset exercise worldwide. A complete of 48 international locations have carried out the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) this 12 months, whereas the European Union’s DAC8 regulation has additionally gone…
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is pointing to China as a mannequin for US stablecoin coverage. The timing raises questions on his motives. Armstrong’s protection of China’s central financial institution digital foreign money curiosity funds comes as his firm fights to protect a key income stream underneath menace from the US banking foyer. The GENIUS Act,…
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has revealed that 49 cryptocurrency exchanges accomplished registration beneath the nation’s anti-money laundering framework for the fiscal yr 2024-25. This growth represents a major step in strengthening regulatory oversight of the nation’s increasing digital asset sector. India’s FIU Says 49 Crypto Firms Now Meet AML Standards for FY24–25 According to…
Washington is about to take a severe swing at crypto’s most cussed drawback: who, precisely, is meant to police the market when a token trades like a commodity, is offered like a safety, and strikes by means of software program that insists it isn’t an organization in any respect. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act…
Ilya Lichtenstein, the person behind the 2016 Bitfinex bitcoin hack, has been launched early from US federal jail on January 2, 2026, after serving roughly one 12 months of a five-year sentence. The launch was granted following sentence reductions tied to Donald Trump’s First Step Act. The Hacker Who Stole Over $10 Billion in Bitcoin…
Turkmenistan legalized crypto mining and exchanges on January 1, 2026, marking one of the important coverage shifts by the tightly managed Central Asian state in many years. President Serdar Berdimuhamedow signed the legislation. This brings digital property beneath civil legislation and introduces a licensing regime overseen by the central financial institution. Even Closed-Door Economies Can’t…
China’s digital yuan entered a brand new period on January 1, 2026, as pockets balances started accruing curiosity at demand deposit charges. The transfer marks a decisive break from the prevailing international consensus that central financial institution digital currencies ought to stay non-interest-bearing. The European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, and Bank for International Settlements have…