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South Korea’s top finance officials are expected to meet with major cryptocurrency exchanges this Tuesday as industry groups renew calls to delay a planned crypto tax. The push comes ahead of
South Korea’s senior finance officials are preparing a consultation with major cryptocurrency exchanges as political and industry pressure grows to push back a planned crypto tax. The meeting
The HEX token has suffered a sharp market-cap contraction this week after Turkish authorities detained its founder, Richard Schueler—better known in crypto circles as Richard Heart. HEX’s mar
In its quarterly report, Hacken lists 107 incidents and $1.18 billion stolen in the third quarter of 2026 within the crypto sphere. It attributes 77% of this total to audit blind spots: a com
MapQuest added license plate readers from Motorola Solutions’ Vigilant, Axon, and Verkada to its map, in addition to Flock Safety’s. The app’s Map Options include an optional “Surveillance La
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has renewed her criticism of Senate Democrats over the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, arguing they voted against a bill that contained measures they had req
Crypto(.)com's (@cryptocom) prediction market exchange and Novig (@Novig) have sued Missouri officials over sports event contracts. The Block reported that both companies went to federal cour
Strategy founder Michael Saylor said that stablecoins, backed by Bitcoin (BTC) and pegged to the US dollar, could play a significant role in the future of the digital currency system. Saylor
Zcash Orchard Protocol: Next-Generation Shielded Transactions Most blockchains show every transfer to the public. Zcash lets senders hide the amount, the sender, and the receiver. The Zcash O
A 1-basis-point increase in US bank deposit rates trims the average 10-week stablecoin growth from about 15% to about 12%, according to a working paper from the Bank for International Settlem
Europe now has its first stablecoin that is officially too important to be supervised only at national level. The European Banking Authority classified USDC as a significant e-money token und
Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) has renewed her criticism of Senate Democrats over the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act, arguing they voted against a bill that contained measures they had req
