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President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced plans to build “CryptoCity,” aiming to establish a regulatory sandbox for digital assets.

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Bybit has received regulatory approval under the EU's MiCA framework and has opened its European headquarters in Vienna.

India’s central bank is scaling up its digital rupee pilots with new features like programmability and offline payments, aiming for broader financial inclusion.

Russian banks have started rolling out crypto investment products tied to the price of Bitcoin following a greenlight from the central bank.

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on new rules for stablecoin issuers and crypto custody providers.

South Korean police arrested a Russian national in Busan after a failed $730,000 crypto robbery in Seoul.

The United Kingdom has seen the sharpest growth in new crypto users despite the country’s not adopting crypto regulation or its own “MiCA equivalent.”

From the BIS's Project Pine to Japan’s retail pilot, central banks are exploring how blockchain and smart contracts could enhance monetary policy.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Pakistan Crypto Council CEO Bilal Bin Saqib as special assistant on blockchain and crypto.

The US Department of Justice filed a civil forfeiture complaint to claim over $24 million in cryptocurrency tied to Qakbot malware developer Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov.

“I am not a fixer,” Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said in an X post, denying a WSJ report that he introduced tech entrepreneur Bilal bin Saqib to the World Liberty Financial team.

Decentralized exchange Hyperliquid has submitted formal comments to the US CFTC supporting 24/7 perpetual derivatives trading.

Trump adviser David Sacks says the GENIUS Act will pass the Senate with bipartisan support, potentially unlocking trillions in demand for US Treasurys.

The GENIUS Act would legitimize stablecoins for institutional adoption and set a precedent for other global jurisdictions, according to the managing partner of DWF Labs.