Amin Haqshanas

A new OMFIF blog warns the UK is losing its early advantage in digital asset regulation, as the EU enforces MiCA and the US advances with the Genius Act.

ZachXBT claims over 80% of Garden Finance’s fees are tied to crypto laundering, challenging the project’s decentralization narrative.

Nakamoto Holdings, led by Trump’s crypto adviser David Bailey, raises $51.5M in fresh capital to accelerate its Bitcoin acquisition strategy.

Hypersphere investment partner Mehdi Farooq said he lost six wallets and years of savings after falling victim to a fake Zoom call phishing attack.

OKX partners with Consensys to integrate its DEX aggregator into MetaMask, giving users access to more than 500 DEXs and new MEV protection via SERVO.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said crypto platforms must prepare for the inevitable by enabling users to pass on digital assets after they die.

3iQ’s new XRP ETF, backed by Ripple, begins trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange with zero management fees for the first six months.

The Blockchain Group has acquired another $20 million in Bitcoin, lifting its total holdings to 1,653 BTC and posting a 1,173% BTC yield in 2025.

JD.com plans to apply for stablecoin licenses in major countries, aiming to slash cross-border payment costs by 90% and settle in 10 seconds.

Malaysia unveils a regulatory sandbox for programmable payments and ringgit-backed stablecoins, aiming to position itself as a regional fintech hub.

Bitcoin ETFs extend a six-day inflow streak, adding $412 million on Monday as institutional investors shrugged off escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

Bitcoin holders are using crypto-backed loans to buy real estate without selling their BTC, avoiding capital gains taxes while staying exposed to upside.

Vietnam has passed a sweeping digital technology law that legalizes crypto assets and outlines incentives for AI, semiconductors and infrastructure.

Brazil scraps crypto tax exemption for small traders, enforces flat 17.5% rate across all gains, including self-custody and offshore holdings.

MEXC’s Tracy Jin says regulatory clarity and market maturity are powering a new era of crypto IPOs, with Circle and Gemini leading the charge.

Russian authorities found 95 mining rigs and a mobile transformer in a KamAZ truck illegally tapping power meant for a village in Buryatia.

Trump discloses $57.4 million in income tied to World Liberty Financial, a DeFi project that has raised over $550 million from investors.

Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department teams up with the University of Hong Kong to build a crypto tracking tool amid a rise in money laundering cases involving digital assets.

Chainlink, JPMorgan’s Kinexys, and Ondo Finance completed a crosschain DvP settlement between a permissioned payment network and a public RWA blockchain.

Outgoing FSB Chair Klaas Knot says stablecoins and ETFs are accelerating crypto’s integration into traditional finance, raising systemic risk concerns.

Hedge funds like Qube, Virtu and Jump are hiring weekend crypto traders as traditional finance adapts to nonstop digital asset markets.

Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal assumed full executive control, marking a move away from decentralized governance.

MEXC introduces a $100 million fund to protect users from platform breaches, hacks and technical failures, with real-time wallet transparency.

The Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange joins a growing list of firms seeking to go public as investor optimism returns under the Trump administration.

American Bitcoin, backed by Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., has quietly amassed over $23 million in BTC while preparing to go public via a Gryphon merger.

Trump’s CFTC nominee Brian Quintenz says blockchain will reshape industries beyond finance and calls for clear crypto rules to protect US leadership.

A Bitcoin miner secured a $330,000 block reward despite network difficulty surging to a record 126.98 trillion.

European fund manager APS bought $3.4 million in tokenized real estate via MetaWealth, marking the first direct institutional purchase of retail-available tokenized assets.

US authorities seized 145 domains and crypto linked to BidenCash, a dark web market accused of selling millions of stolen credit cards.

Hong Kong reportedly plans to permit crypto derivatives for professional investors and expand its fintech ecosystem.