Tether Takes 8.2% Stake in Bitcoin Lending Giant
Tether has made a strategic move into Bitcoin infrastructure finance, acquiring an 8.2% stake in Antalpha Platform Holding Company through a Schedule 13D filing...
CBN Launches NOFR Benchmark for Nigeria’s Money Market
Nigeria's Central Bank has rolled out a new benchmark interest rate designed to bring transparency to overnight lending between banks and position the country's...
South Korea Pushes Stablecoin Rules Without Exchange Limits
South Korea is moving toward swift stablecoin legislation while deliberately sidestepping proposed restrictions on cryptocurrency exchange ownership, marking a pragmatic shift in the country's...
Grinex Halts Trading After $13.7M Cyberattack Claims
Grinex, the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange and successor to Garantex, halted operations on April 16, 2026, following claims of a $13.7 million cyberattack. However,...
Russia Tightens Crypto Rules With Criminal Penalties
Russia's lower house of parliament is advancing a draft law that would impose criminal penalties on cryptocurrency services operating without Bank of Russia approval,...
CFTC Deploys Microsoft AI to Monitor Crypto Markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is deploying Microsoft AI tools to surveil digital asset markets and prediction platforms as insider trading concerns mount. CFTC...
eToro Buys Zengo Wallet for $70M Outside MiCA Rules
eToro has acquired Zengo for $70 million, a self-custodial crypto wallet built on multi-party computation cryptography. The deal, announced Wednesday and subject to closing...
UK FCA Sets October 2027 Deadline for Crypto Regulation
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has unveiled its most detailed regulatory roadmap yet, setting October 2027 as the hard deadline for crypto compliance. Today's...
Bybit CEO Unveils AI and Regulation as Finance’s Future Pillars
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou has outlined a vision of finance fundamentally reshaped by artificial intelligence, tokenization, and regulatory clarity, moving away from price speculation...
XRP Surges to Fourth Spot With $81 Billion Gain
Ripple's XRP token has reclaimed fourth position in cryptocurrency market capitalization, surging to an $81 billion valuation amid a competitive jostling with Binance Coin....