Category: Cryptocurrency

2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Tether Freezes $182M on Tron in Major Law Enforcement Sweep

Tether blacklists five Tron wallets holding $182 million USDT, executing a massive freeze at the request of law enforcement.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

BTQ Technologies Claims ‘NIST-Standard’ Fix for Bitcoin’s Quantum Flaw

BTQ Technologies demonstrates a Bitcoin implementation using NIST-approved ML-DSA cryptography, offering a potential roadmap for the network's post-quantum survival.

TRM Labs: Illicit Crypto Flows Hit $158 Billion; Market Shrugs Off ‘Crime’ Narrative

Illicit crypto volumes hit a record $158 billion in 2025 driven by Russian sanctions evasion, but the relative crime rate...

Dubai VARA Enforces Total Privacy Coin Ban; Stablecoin Issuers Hit With New Liability Standards

VARA's regulatory overhaul outlaws Monero and Zcash while threatening $13.6M fines for stablecoin non-compliance.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Seoul Breaks the Dam: Corporations Cleared for Crypto (With a 5% Leash)

South Korea's FSC lifts the 2017 ban on corporate crypto accounts, allowing 3,500 firms to invest up to 5% of...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

DOJ Criminally Probes Federal Reserve; Powell Claims Political ‘Intimidation’ as Gold Smashes $4,600

The DOJ has launched a criminal probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell over headquarters renovations, sparking a safe-haven rush that...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency

Wall Street Capitulates: BofA and Goldman Upgrade Coinbase to ‘Buy’

Bank of America and Goldman Sachs issue rare double upgrades for Coinbase, citing its 'Everything Exchange' pivot and a potential...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Security

X Teases ‘Smart Cashtags’ to Fix Ticker Confusion Following Crypto Twitter Brawl

Head of Product Nikita Bier unveils a contract-specific tagging system for February 2026, pivoting to professional tools just one day...

India’s FIU Mandates Live Selfies and Geotagging; WRX Slides 7%

New FIU-IND guidelines require liveness detection, GPS coordinates, and 'penny-drop' bank verification for all crypto users, effectively banning privacy tokens.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Senate Banking Sets Jan 15 Vote for ‘CLARITY’ Market Structure Bill

Chairman Tim Scott confirms the markup date for the comprehensive crypto bill as Bitcoin holds $90k.