US government moves Bitcoin seized from Alameda
The U.S. government has transferred a small amount of Bitcoin seized from Alameda Research’s Binance.US accounts three years ago, renewing attention on how federal agencies will handle the re
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White House Begins Review of SEC’s Overhauled Crypto Custody Rule
The proposal would modernize how investment firms hold digital assets on behalf of clients. The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a proposal to modernize crypto custody rules to the
Thailand Proposes Retail Bitcoin and Ether ETF Rules
Thailand is proposing retail Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules that would favor locally domiciled funds, opening a regulated path for everyday investors to gain exposure to the two largest cryptocu
Eight transactions led Marion County detectives from a crypto ATM back to a prison cell
Investigators say an inmate serving time in a Georgia prison pretended to be a Florida sheriff’s office.He allegedly pressured an elderly Marion County resident to feed $5,600 into a crypto A
CFTC warns crypto ATM users that transactions are often immediate and irreversible
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. regulator that oversees derivatives and many crypto markets, is warning crypto ATM users that transactions are often immediate and irreversi
Kaspa prices transactions by how much permanent storage they create
A Dust Attack Exposed a Structural Problem Kaspa's unspent transaction output (UTXO) model carries a fundamental vulnerability. Unlike old block data, which nodes can eventually discard throu
Stellar previews a Nethermind-built privacy pool for payments
A Shielded Pool for Counterparty Privacy @BuildOnStellar has previewed Stellar Private Payments (SPP), a privacy pool built by @Nethermind that conceals the identities of counterparties and t
Shinhan taps Visa to test stablecoin issuance in South Korea
Shinhan and Visa Agree to Build Stablecoin Infrastructure Shinhan Financial Group, one of South Korea's five largest financial conglomerates, has signed a strategic agreement with @Visa to te
UK to give Bank of England a new objective on digital currency innovation
Bank of England Gets a New Digital Finance Mandate The UK Treasury (@hmtreasury) announced on Wednesday that the Bank of England will be handed a new secondary objective: to support innovatio
One small withdrawal sold a Cobb County investor on a platform that did not exist
A Cobb County local is getting back the hundreds of thousands of dollars they lost to a fake crypto platform. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr’s office followed the money to a crypto excha
Bitwise: Bessent’s Bond Moves and Dollar Weaponization Bolster Bitcoin’s Appeal
BitcoinWorld Bitwise: Bessent’s Bond Moves and Dollar Weaponization Bolster Bitcoin’s Appeal Bitwise Asset Management has stated that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s recent bond market man
Banxico Raises 2026 GDP Forecast but Delays Inflation Target Return
BitcoinWorld Banxico Raises 2026 GDP Forecast but Delays Inflation Target Return Mexico’s central bank, Banxico, has raised its economic growth forecast for 2026 while pushing back the expect