IMF, JPMorgan, Central Banks Contribute to Global Tokenized Asset Compliance Effort
Leading central banks, financial institutions, and blockchain firms contributed to the Global Layer One (GL1) white paper on programmable compliance,...
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Trump Executive Order Sets Deadlines for Federal Shift to Quantum-Resistant Encryption
Federal agencies must transition high-value and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography by 2031 under Trump’s executive order. The directive requires...
Bitcoin’s 19.5% Open Interest Drop Points to Healthier BTC Market
Bitcoin’s futures market saw a sharp leverage reset as BTC Open Interest fell 19.5%, outpacing the price decline. The pullback...
Finland Convicts a Streamer of a Gambling Crime for Casino Promos
A Finnish court fined streamer “Pottukoira” about $2,700 for promoting offshore casinos to local viewers, and ruled that prosecutors did...
Leading South Korean Bank Toss Taps Solana to Test Cross-Border Remittances for 15 Million Customers
South Korea’s Toss Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test blockchain-based remittance and settlement...
Bitcoin Could Rally if Fed Keeps Rates Steady, Grayscale Says
Bitcoin’s recent underperformance relative to equities has coincided with rising Federal Reserve rate expectations, and Grayscale Investments argues bitcoin could...
Paraguay Convicts Two Bitcoin Miners to Jail Sentences for Large-Scale Energy Theft
The National Power Administration of Paraguay (ANDE) stressed that this 2-year conviction against two individuals would set a precedent against...
Bank of England Drops Stablecoin User Caps and Sets $53 Billion Issuance Limit
The Bank of England has published its final policy positions and draft rules for systemic stablecoins, softening parts of its...
Moneygram Runs Solana Validator Node, Processing Blocks on the Network It Moves Money On
Moneygram has joined Solana’s proof-of- stake network as an active validator, staking SOL and processing transaction blocks on one of...
Polymarket Staged $900K in Fake Winnings to Court Banned US Users, WSJ Finds
Polymarket paid a network of social-media creators to stage bets and winnings on near-perfect replicas of its website, a Wall...
Former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan Dies at 100 After Shaping US Monetary Policy for 18 Years
Alan Greenspan has died at 100 after an 18-year tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency sector...
FDIC: US Banks Post $80 Billion in Profit as Unrealized Losses Swell to $325 Billion
U.S. banks held $325.1 billion in unrealized losses on their investment securities at the end of the first quarter of...
Why Lummis Says the CLARITY Act Will End the ‘Absurdity’ Facing US Software Developers
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis is urging colleagues to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, arguing the bill would free...
Bitcoin Steadies Around $64,000 as US and Iran Agree on Roadmap to a Final Deal Within 60 Days
Mediators Qatar and Pakistan say the United States and Iran have agreed on a roadmap toward a final deal within...
That $100,000 Lottery Ticket in Indiana Came Down to One Printing Detail
The Indiana Lottery has suspended sales of its “Space Invaders Cash Invasion” scratch-off game after a ticket-printing error led some...
