Germany targets tax free crypto gains with new 25% levy
Germany has prepared a 25% flat tax on cryptocurrency gains from 2028, potentially ending the country’s long-standing exemption for Bitcoin and other digital assets held for more than one yea
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CLARITY Act Senate Vote Set for September 15 as Coinbase Pushes Tokenized Stocks
TLDR Coinbase Vice Chair Ryan VanGrack said tokenization and onchain finance are already operating, not future concepts, during a Bloomberg Crypto interview on September 8. The Senate is set
DCG’s $100 Million Purchase Outweighs Every Other Investor in Grayscale’s Zcash ETF Combined
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF (ZCSH) reported more than $500 million in assets as of Sept. 8, two weeks after listing on NYSE Arca. DCG International Investments, an affiliate of the fund’s own spons
What Does Japan’s Crypto Reclassification Actually Change?
Reclassifying crypto as a "financial product" moves digital assets in Japan out of payment law and into securities law, meaning exchanges, token issuers, and traders now face the same disclos
Aptos vs. Sui: Same Language, Different Architecture
Aptos and Sui both run on the Move programming language, but they process transactions in very different ways. Aptos uses an account-based model with a parallel execution engine called Block-
How Does Plume Network Bake KYC and Compliance Directly Into the Chain Itself?
Plume Network bakes KYC and compliance into the chain by building identity checks, transfer restrictions, and sanctions screening into its core protocol modules instead of leaving each app to
Crypto lobby group takes its case to Congress a week before the Senate's CLARITY vote
The National Cryptocurrency Association (@NatCryptoAssoc) went on the offensive this week, launching a campaign that puts everyday Americans front and centre to make the case for crypto regul
Trump’s White House Crypto Meeting: Key Takeaways
US President Donald Trump met with crypto and prediction market executives at the White House on Wednesday, August 19, pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act while also signaling that regul
Six Chinese AI Companies Face Technology Theft Accusations From US Intelligence Agencies
Key Highlights Three major US intelligence agencies have formally charged six Chinese AI developers with conducting unauthorized “distillation” operations against American AI systems on a mas
LayerZero clears both SOC 2 audits across its infrastructure
@LayerZero_Core has secured both SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 accreditations covering its entire infrastructure, the project announced on September 8. The audits were conducted under the American
Why Isn't Institutional Adoption Reflected in Crypto Token Prices in 2026?
Institutional partnerships are not moving token prices in 2026 because investor sentiment, not fundamentals, is currently setting the market's direction. Major asset managers have expanded in
How is Ondo Finance’s USDY Different From a Stablecoin?
USDY is not a stablecoin. It is a tokenized note backed by short-term US Treasuries and bank deposits, and unlike a stablecoin, its price is designed to rise over time as it accrues yield. As