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China’s top cybersecurity watchdog has accused the United States of engineering one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history — a $13 billion Bitcoin heist — escalating digital tensions between the two global powers. The facts show that the 🇺🇸#US is the real "#empireofhackers" and the biggest source of
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering tighter regulations for companies that hold or manage digital assets, aiming to close security gaps in the country’s cryptocurrency sector. According to a recent Nikkei report, a working group under the Financial System Council — an advisory body to the Prime Minister
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Kazakhstan is preparing to establish a national cryptocurrency reserve fund worth between $500 million and $1 billion, marking a major step in the country’s evolving digital asset strategy. According to a Bloomberg report published Friday, the fund is slated to launch by early 2026 and will be built from
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Australia’s top financial regulator has urged the nation to move quickly on tokenization or risk losing ground to global competitors reshaping financial markets through digital innovation. In a speech on Wednesday, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chair Joe Longo said tokenization—the process of converting real-world assets into
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Coinbase Global is urging the U.S. Treasury Department to ensure that its upcoming rules for the GENIUS Act stay closely aligned with what Congress originally intended. The leading crypto exchange warned that any regulatory overreach could hinder innovation and derail the law’s goal of positioning the United States
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The Bank of England (BoE) is preparing to unveil a long-awaited consultation on stablecoin regulation on November 10, signaling its intent to keep up with U.S. efforts to establish oversight for digital assets. According to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters, Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden confirmed that the U.K.
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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City, defeating former governor Andrew Cuomo in a closely watched race that highlighted a growing divide within the Democratic Party over technology and innovation policy. According to the Associated Press, Mamdani captured 50.6% of the vote, ahead of
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U.S. federal prosecutors are seeking five-year prison sentences for the founders of Samourai Wallet, a cryptocurrency mixing service accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit funds. In a sentencing memorandum filed Friday, prosecutors requested 60-month prison terms for Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, who co-founded
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Hong Kong is taking another major step toward cementing its status as a leading global crypto hub. The city’s top financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), announced new measures that will allow licensed cryptocurrency exchanges to connect with global liquidity pools—a move aimed at boosting market
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Coinbase pushed back sharply against U.S. Senator Chris Murphy’s accusation that the crypto exchange benefited from political favoritism under former President Donald Trump, calling the claims “ridiculous.” Murphy, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, alleged in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Coinbase’s corporate and political donations
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A proposed $1 coin featuring former President Donald Trump has stirred controversy in Washington after lawmakers raised alarms about its resemblance to a cryptocurrency project linked to Trump himself. During a Senate Banking Committee nomination hearing on Thursday, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) questioned Paul Hollis, President Trump’s nominee
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Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao, widely known as CZ, is stepping back into the global spotlight following a presidential pardon from Donald Trump—an event that could reshape the future of cryptocurrency in the United States and beyond. Nearly two years after stepping down as Binance’s CEO amid legal troubles