South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is dealing with intense scrutiny after a leak of a non-public safety key. This error led to the consecutive theft of 4 million seized PRTG tokens (approx. $4.8 million). The debacle raises severe questions on whether or not the Korean authorities can securely handle the digital property it seizes….
JPMorgan analysts led by Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated potential approval of the market-structure laws, also referred to as the CLARITY Act, by mid-2026 may act as a optimistic catalyst for crypto markets in the second half of the yr. The outlook comes at a time when broader market sentiment stays detrimental, with traders shifting…
The White House pushed for a breakthrough on stablecoin yield negotiations for the CLARITY Act this weekend. It didn’t occur. Instead, contemporary stories from sources near the talks recommend the crypto market construction invoice stays removed from a closing deal. Banking representatives and crypto lobbyists are nonetheless divided over whether or not stablecoins can generate…
The US President Donald Trump delivered an almost two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday — the longest in US historical past — touting financial beneficial properties, warning Iran in opposition to pursuing nuclear weapons, and defending his tariff agenda after a Supreme Court setback. Yet in a speech that touched on taxes, AI,…
The United Arab Emirates has established some of the outlined regulatory frameworks for crypto exchanges. Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority points licenses, whereas Abu Dhabi’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority regulates platforms working in the Abu Dhabi Global Market. The readability has drawn worldwide platforms looking for formal authorization fairly than working in regulatory grey zones….
European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, runs an establishment that trades in certainty, and he or she does it in a second that rewards ambiguity. Earlier this week, the story round her took on a acquainted European form: official silence wrapped round very particular timing. The FT reported Lagarde is predicted to step down earlier…
Hyperliquid launched a coverage heart in Washington on Feb. 18, seeded with 1 million HYPE tokens value roughly $28 million, led by Jake Chervinsky, the crypto lawyer who spent years constructing the business’s Capitol Hill playbook. The Hyperliquid Policy Center operates as a 501(c)(4) targeted on decentralized finance and perpetual derivatives. This is not simply…
The Digital Chamber, a number one cryptocurrency advocacy group, has urged the US Congress to protect yield-generating capabilities for cost stablecoins. In its newest proposal, the group argued that present legislative drafts within the CLARITY Act threaten to outlaw the basic mechanics of DeFi. Digital Chamber Urges Congress to Preserve Stablecoin Yields The group particularly…
According to native studies, Russia’s central financial institution is re-examining its long-standing opposition to stablecoins. First Deputy Chairman Vladimir Chistyukhin stated the Bank of Russia will conduct a examine this 12 months on the feasibility of making a Russian stablecoin. Previously, Russia had constantly opposed plans for a centralized stablecoin. However, Chistyukhin stated overseas apply…
Binance has fired at the least 5 members of its compliance investigations crew after they internally flagged greater than $1 billion in transactions allegedly tied to Iranian entities, in line with Fortune. The transactions reportedly passed off between March 2024 and August 2025. As reported, they had been routed utilizing Tether’s USDT stablecoin on the…