SEC Sends Crypto Custody Rule to White House for Review
TLDR The SEC sent its “Amendments to the Custody Rules” proposal to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on August 25, 2026. The rule would change how investment advis
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Startup revives Twitter brand with Twitter.now amid legal fight with Musk’s X
Twitter, the social media platform that once set the standard for real-time online conversation, is at the heart of a new legal and technical struggle after a startup introduced a platform ai
Crypto CEO Loses UK Extradition Fight Over $20 Million Token Scheme
TLDR A UK judge rejected Manpreet Kohli’s challenge against extradition to the United States. Kohli faces charges tied to an alleged scheme to manipulate the Saitama token. Prosecutors say Ko
Former MAS official Ziqing Ang joins TRM Labs as APAC policy head
TRM Labs has appointed former Monetary Authority of Singapore official Ziqing Ang as Head of Policy for Asia-Pacific as the blockchain intelligence firm tracks more than $103 billion in adjus
Solana brings 'Breakpoint' to London with a heavyweight speaker lineup
Solana, a high-speed blockchain network used for payments, trading, and crypto applications, is bringing its flagship annual conference to the UK. The Solana Foundation announced that Breakpo
Bithumb Wins Two Lawsuits Over Mistaken Bitcoin Credits
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has prevailed in two separate lawsuits tied to mistaken Bitcoin credits, a pair of outcomes that reinforce how centralized platforms handle errone
BTC/USDT Explained: What the Trading Pair Means and How It Works
BTC/USDT is a cryptocurrency trading pair that prices one Bitcoin in units of USDT. BTC is the base asset and USDT is the quote asset, so a BTC/USDT price of 100,000 means that buying 1 BTC r
CertiK Uncovers Critical Memory Flaw in BitBox Hardware Wallets
CertiK has flagged a major security blind spot in crypto cold storage. The blockchain cybersecurity firm discovered an out-of-bounds write flaw inside the BitBox02 device, showing how malicio
A Securities Account at the Crypto Exchange: Why Capital Gains Tax and Anlage KAP Are on You
If you buy US stocks through a crypto exchange, nobody withholds German capital gains tax on your behalf. Dividends and sale proceeds are credited to you gross, and the settlement with the ta
XRP could enter price discovery with new all time highs, says analyst Humphries
XRP investor Zach Humphries stated that XRP could reach fresh all time highs in the current market cycle, citing several industry developments that he believes have reinforced the asset’s out
Bithumb wins 2 suits over mistaken Bitcoin credits: Report
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has reportedly won first-instance rulings in two lawsuits against its users to recover proceeds from Bitcoin it mistakenly credited to their accou
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