Digital assets, cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and currency news.
Key Highlights: The Bank of Russia has established a retail crypto access list featuring Bitcoin, Ether, and USD Tether ($USDT), effective November 17, 2026. Non-qualified retail investors face an annual ceiling of 300,000 rubles per intermediary, whereas qualified investors can trade any cryptoassets without volume caps or list constraints. Moscow Exchange intends to launch digital ...
Key Highlights: Former FBI agent Nicholas Yaroch pleaded guilty to siphoning approximately $2.47 million in digital assets across roughly 100 fraudulent transfers, impacting 35 distinct active investigations over a 20-month span. Court filings confirm the compromised wallets belonged to investigation targets, adversarial nation-state actors, and at least one operational wallet maintained by the bureau itself. ...
Key Highlights: Over $30 million in XRP bullish leveraged derivatives positions were liquidated across a five-day period following an abrupt market reversal. Friday saw the most aggressive cascade, with liquidations surging 2.74 times above the weekly average and long positions accounting for 95.54% ($16.01 million) of the day’s $16.75 million in wipeouts. Binance absorbed the ...
Key Highlights: Bitcoin fell 5.5% on November 5 amid broader market declines, with Binance recording a 30-day spot net volume delta of -$28 million. Uniswap ($UNI) faces continued downside risk toward $5.80 after failing to breach local resistance at $7.83 following a prior sweep of its $10.30 high. A month-long trading range between $6.47 and ...
Key Highlights: Dinari backs its dShares 1:1 with traditional equities via clearing firm Alpaca Securities, operating distinct legal structures for domestic and offshore investors. Domestic U.S. dShare users must clear identity checks, cannot transfer or wrap tokens into decentralized finance (DeFi), and rely on Dinari Securities brokerage infrastructure for dividends and proxy voting. Asset-backed instruments ...
Key Highlights Kevin O’Leary disclosed receiving approximately $15 million under an FTX promotional contract prior to the platform’s collapse, while author Michael Lewis researched Sam Bankman-Fried for his book. A U.S. bankruptcy court has allowed a $1.76 billion clawback lawsuit against Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao to move forward regarding a disputed 2021 share ...
Key Highlights: Paraguay’s central bank launched resolution proceedings against Ueno Bank after its solvency ratio fell below half the statutory threshold, jeopardizing deposits for roughly 3 million clients and sparking an impeachment push against President Santiago Peña. The financial turmoil triggered a 10.2% surge in retail dollar rates against the guaraní, while Binance P2P tether ...
Key Highlights The collapse of Paraguay’s Ueno Bank has triggered currency depreciation and spiked search interest in Bitcoin, Tether (USDT), and the US dollar. President Santiago Peña offered his resignation amid scrutiny over past ties to Ueno Bank’s parent company, as impeachment proceedings continue. Industry leaders, including Emin Gün Sirer, Samson Mow, and Stani Kulechov, ...
Key Highlights: Stablecoin issuers and authorities successfully froze or seized $2.85 billion—roughly 44.3% of the total $6.43 billion stolen from Binance—shortly after the October 29 breach. Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic confirmed that the perpetrators, attributed by the FBI to North Korea’s TraderTraitor group, are patiently routing funds across Tron, Solana, XRP, and THORChain bridges into ...
Key Highlights Greece has introduced new crypto tax legislation establishing a 15% rate on staking, lending, and DeFi income, alongside a five-year loss carry-forward provision for annual net losses exceeding €500. A 12-month voluntary disclosure window enables taxpayers to report prior crypto earnings without facing late-filing fines or interest, provided owed taxes are settled within ...
Key Highlights: Samsung Wallet has introduced a dedicated Stablecoin Account for eligible U.S. users, allowing them to hold, send, receive, and cash out Circle-issued $USDC. Stripe powers the fiat-to-crypto onramp via Samsung Pay, cards, and ACH, while Bastion provides custodial wallet architecture backed by Coinbase institutional custody. Access is restricted to U.S. residents aged 18 ...
Key Highlights Bitcoin holders have realized over $2 billion in aggregate losses over three consecutive days as market prices plunged beneath the $80,000 threshold. Spot net volume delta indicators on major exchanges Binance and Coinbase turned negative, indicating that aggressive selling is outpacing buying pressure. Macroeconomic headwinds, fueled by a robust US jobs report showing ...