Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Sweden’s Riksbank has recommended that lawmakers prepare for a possible digital krona, citing concerns over foreign-currency stablecoins and the future of domestic payments. Sweden’s central bank is revisiting the possibility of introducing a digital...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
The launch of Global Money Platform marks Mastercard’s first major integration with BVNK since its August acquisition, with Nuvei and Marqeta among the first companies to adopt the platform.Mastercard is expanding its role in stablecoin payments with...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
BTC buyers attempted to defend $80,000 support after September US producer inflation overshot expectations by 100 basis points for the largest monthly gain since March 2022Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $80,000 on Thursday as US Producer Price Index (PPI...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Russia plans to ban direct P2P crypto trades from July 1, 2027, while separate rules already prohibit transfers from digital accounts to self-custody wallets.Russia will ban direct peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency transactions between individuals st...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
The Nasdaq-listed treasury company holds about $237 million in TRX tokens and plans to raise additional capital to fund its purchases, alongside its daily accumulation.Nasdaq-listed Tron (TRON) has filed for a new at-the-market (ATM) share offering a...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
The SEC and the CFTC have issued a raft of pro-crypto rules recently. But will the rules hold up in court, and can they be easily rolled back by the “anti-crypto army”?In the wake of the failed CLARITY cloture vote in the Senate, the SEC and CFTC imm...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
The HEX token’s price declined by 30% following local media reports of the Istanbul arrest of founder Richard Schueler, nearly two years after Interpol issued a “Red Notice.”The Hex (HEX) token fell nearly 30% in the past 24 hours after local media r...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Ledger’s new Atom combines crypto wallet security with everyday apps and is expected to ship in summer 2027 as the company investigates tampered wallets sold in Asia.Ledger unveiled a new device on Thursday with stronger protections against tampering...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Witt’s departure leaves a leadership gap at the White House Crypto Council and marks the fourth high-profile exit from the advisory group.Patrick Witt, the executive director of the White House’s Crypto Council, is leaving his current role for a new...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Starknet is asking STRK holders whether to explore becoming an independent layer-1 blockchain to reduce its dependence on Ethereum’s quantum-security upgrade timeline.Ethereum layer-2 network Starknet has opened a non-binding vote asking STRK holders...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Compromised suppliers, developer tools and infrastructure components outside security audits drove about 77% of the quarter’s total losses, according to Hacken.Cryptocurrency hacks soared to $1.18 billion across 107 recorded incidents in the third qu...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Bitcoin price action continued to see contagion from a Korean tech sell-off after the KOSPI Index fell 7.5% on Thursday.Bitcoin (BTC) fell to its lowest levels in over three weeks on Thursday as crypto tracked fresh losses on South Korean stock marke...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Thailand’s new Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules take effect Friday, but CoinShares expects modest initial inflows as existing investment options compete for demand.Thailand’s first crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) may get off to a slow start despite Ba...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Babylon’s proposal to bring native Bitcoin collateral to Aave V4 has entered a new governance stage, but further votes and security reviews remain before launch.Bitcoin-focused developer Babylon Labs has submitted a proposal to let users borrow stabl...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
Bitcoin ETFs have recorded $151 million in net outflows since Monday, after investors withdrew $681 million the previous week.US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returned to net outflows for the week on Wednesday as BTC fell below $82,000.Bi...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
South Korea is proposing tougher cybersecurity assessments after a review identified security deficiencies at 130 financial firms.South Korea is planning tighter cybersecurity requirements for financial institutions after an investigation into earlie...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
The consultation follows Parliament’s passage of digital asset legislation in April, with Australia’s securities regulator now proposing capital, custody and trading standards for crypto platforms.Update (Oct. 15 at 5:35 am UTC): This article has bee...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
TeraWulf, Core Scientific, Cipher Mining and IREN each lost more than 12% as hotter inflation hit AI infrastructure companies. US stocks suffered their sharpest selloff since July on Wednesday as hotter-than-expected inflation data weighed on technol...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
VanEck initially filed an S-1 registration statement for the exchange-traded fund in October last year. Asset manager VanEck said it no longer plans to proceed with its proposed Lido staked Ether exchange-traded fund, shelving the product designed to...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 days ago
The deal gives Polygon access to 37 money transmitter licenses and 11 state exemptions.Polygon Labs has completed its acquisition of Coinme, giving its stablecoin payments platform a regulated way to convert dollars into digital assets and back acros...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Illinois officials already agreed to delay implementation of a 0.2% tax on crypto assets, but industry-aligned organizations are pushing for summary judgment on the merits.The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) and Blockchain Association (BA) said t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The second-largest stablecoin by market cap will be overseen by French and EU authorities under its classification as a “significant e-money token.“The European Banking Authority (EBA) has classified Circle’s USDC stablecoin as a significant e-money...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
Brooklyn prosecutors and the FBI seized 112 servers and shut down 241 websites linked to investment scams that targeted Russian-speaking Americans. Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York, working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), have disrup...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The report from the US banking regulator did not include specific examples of debanking related to crypto, but mentioned it alongside ties to oil, gas and firearms.The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a report on debanking...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 days ago
The bank identified four distinct stablecoin markets, with USDC leading payments and AI transactions as competition intensifies over reserve yields. Standard Chartered says stablecoin transaction activity continues to grow even as the market’s overal...
