Kazakhstan president signs decree to accelerate crypto adoption
Kazakhstan targets gas-powered electricity for mining, income tax exemptions for regulated crypto transactions and cross-border…
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Base to activate B20 standard for stablecoins, RWAs and other tokens
Base is scheduled to activate its B20 token standard on Wednesday at 6 pm UTC,…
Mobile app Toss and blockchain Optimism to conduct Korean won stablecoin POC : report
Toss has reportedly partnered with Optimism and Sunnyside Labs for a proof of concept on…
ESMA turns spotlight on crypto custody risks after MiCA transition
The EU securities regulator will assess custody providers’ key management, incident response and reliance on…
Kalshi files same-day appeal of NY court’s rejection of bid to block state gambling law enforcement
Kalshi appealed to the Second Circuit after a New York federal judge denied its request…
Berachain hard fork to replace dual-token model with WBERA rewards
Berachain launched the first stage of its PoL Next upgrade, which will phase out the…
Polymarket Switches on Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits, Cutting 60-Minute Waits to Under a Second
Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, has enabled instant bitcoin deposits over the Lightning Network,…
Vaneck: Saylor’s Strategy Sold $135 Million in Bitcoin Without Tapping Its $1.25 Billion Monetization Program
Vaneck Head of Digital Assets Research Matthew Sigel says the roughly $135 million in bitcoin…
Russia Drops Wallet Reporting From Its Final Crypto Bill: Here’s What the Law Now Says
Russia’s State Duma Financial Markets Committee has approved the final version of the country’s landmark…
Saylor: Bitcoin Needs Just 3.3% Annual Growth for Strategy to Fund STRC Dividends ‘Indefinitely’
Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) executive chairman Michael Saylor says bitcoin only needs to appreciate faster…
EU to again vote to extend ‘chat control’ rules
So-called “chat control” rules could be revived in the EU, with lawmakers again set to…
StarkWare CEO suggests 4% annual Bitcoin inflation to replace 21M cap
StarkWare CEO Eli Ben-Sasson argued that Bitcoin private keys get lost over time, meaning the…
Swyftx eyes crypto payments after securing Australian license
Swyftx interim co-CEO Andrea Yuen says the company “won’t be a pure crypto spot exchange…
CFTC charges commodity, crypto pool operator with $14M fraud
The CFTC has launched a rare crypto-related enforcement action against a commodity pool operator that…
A $15 Billion Plan Would Put a Floating City of 50,000 in International Waters
First sketched in the 1990s by engineer Norman Nixon, the Freedom Ship is being pitched…