UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case
Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest near-term benefits for cross-border payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain limited.
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Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorist activity and placed him on an international wanted list, the agency said Wednesday.
South Korea plans stablecoin rules as opposition pushes crypto tax repeal
The FSC reportedly plans a government-backed digital asset bill covering stablecoins and exchanges, while opposition lawmakers seek to scrap a 22% crypto tax due in 2027.
Uniswap founder rejects claims v4 fees reduce LP earnings
Hayden Adams said critics misunderstood Uniswap’s newly approved v4 protocol fees, rejecting claims the change reduces liquidity providers’ earnings.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov internationally wanted, Russia’s FSB says
Russia’s FSB says Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces a terrorism-related charge and an international arrest warrant, while a separate French case remains open.
Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Is Added to the International Wanted List by the Russian FSB
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South Korea FSC Pushes One Bill to Unite Stablecoin Rules
South Korea FSC plans to merge 10 pending crypto and stablecoin bills into one framework.
Why Everyone Is Watching Cardano Price Today
Cardano price today surged nearly 5%, outperforming major altcoins as institutional demand continued to strengthen.
Pi Network’s SLICE Test Is Live: Here’s How the New Liquidity Pool Actually Works
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Vitalik Introduces Diamond iO: A Breakthrough in Crypto Encryption Timescales
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Crypto Market Today – July 29th
Cardano (ADA) rose 6% over the past 24 hours, outperforming the broader crypto market ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Meanwhile, Bittensor (TAO) gained around 3%, while Zcash (ZEC), NEAR, OKB…
Trade.xyz to cover SK Hynix perp liquidation losses tied to price anomaly
Trade.xyz said its oracle worked as designed but will reimburse eligible traders after an external SK Hynix price print caused the contract’s mark price to fall nearly 19%.
Coinbase wants to be Canada’s ‘everything exchange,’ but says clearer rules are needed first
TORONTO — Coinbase wants to bring more of the crypto products available to its U.S. customers, including derivatives, decentralized finance services and tokenized assets, to Canada, but Eric Richmond, the exchange's new…
European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network
RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including ABN AMRO, DekaBank and Natixis CIB.
Zcash says Ironwood proof rules out undetectable counterfeiting bugs
Zcash researchers published more than 2,700 machine-checked theorems designed to rule out undetectable counterfeiting bugs in Ironwood.
Tether signs tokenization deal with Nairobi Securities Exchange
Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nairobi Securities Exchange to explore tokenized securities, blockchain-based market infrastructure and the potential use of USDt (USDT) as a settlement layer.
Visa outlines stablecoin strategy during Q3 earnings call
Visa said it is investing across the stablecoin stack, highlighting OpenUSD, tokenized deposits and AI-powered commerce during the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
Apple Overtakes Nvidia—Which Will Be Bigger by End of July?
Apple is the world’s most valuable company again. Will it stay that way before the end of July?
John Oliver Slams Trump’s Crypto Empire, Questions Billion-Dollar Digital Deals
HBO host John Oliver devoted a major segment of Last Week Tonight to Donald Trumpâs expanding crypto business. He argued that the presidentâs growing presence in digital assets has blurred the line between politics …
Morgan Stanley expands crypto lineup with Ether, Solana ETPs
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched Ether and Solana exchange-traded products, expanding its fund lineup beyond Bitcoin.
AmericanFortress proposes quantum-safe crypto wallet protection without fund migration
The proposed cryptographic scheme aims to protect existing Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana wallets from future quantum attacks without requiring users to move funds or change wallet addresses.
Myanmar parliament passes crypto scam bill with penalties up to life
Myanmar lawmakers approved an anti-online scam bill whose draft proposed prison terms of 10 years to life for crypto scams and operating scam centers.
Galaxy, MARA Holdings deepen Texas expansion with land acquisitions
Crypto companies continued to expand their physical footprint in Texas, with Galaxy Digital and MARA Holdings announcing separate land acquisitions tied to AI, high-performance computing (HPC) and Bitcoin mining infrast…
The Dumbest-Looking AI Prompt Just Beat Months of Careful Game-Design Prompt Engineering
Just two days after Claude Opus 5 shipped, AI investor and former HyperWrite CEO Matt Shumer posted a video of a fully playable first-person shooter the model had built entirely on its own.