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...
XRP Hits $1.45 as Rakuten and Solana Boost Adoption
XRP is holding firm at $1.45 as two major catalysts reshape its market narrative. A retail integration across Japan's Rakuten platform and a decentralized...
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...
Ethereum Exploit Triggers Polkadot Price Drop to $1.21
Polkadot's native token DOT plummeted following a critical exploit on Ethereum's Hyperbridge gateway, where an attacker minted 1 billion tokens and liquidated them for...