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China is taking a major step to boost the use of its digital currency by allowing banks to pay interest on digital yuan holdings, marking a significant shift in the country’s long-running central bank digital currency project. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) announced that the digital yuan,
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As the U.S. heads toward another election cycle, cryptocurrency regulation is shaping up to be one of Congress’s most complex and closely watched policy challenges. Lawmakers from both parties are engaged in talks over a broad framework that would define how digital assets are regulated. The question now
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Hong Kong’s insurance regulator is weighing a new set of capital rules that could reshape how insurers allocate funds to cryptocurrencies and major infrastructure projects, according to a proposal reviewed by Bloomberg. The draft framework signals a cautious but structured approach to digital assets as the city continues its
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Coinbase says a change in U.S. tax law could reshape how gamblers place their bets, potentially steering more people toward prediction markets instead of traditional sportsbooks and casinos. In its newly released 2026 outlook report, the cryptocurrency exchange pointed to a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,
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U.S. regulators have charged the founder and chief executive of bitcoin mining firm VBit Technologies Corp., accusing him of misleading thousands of investors and misappropriating nearly $50 million raised through what the Securities and Exchange Commission describes as fraudulent investment offerings. In a complaint filed Wednesday in the U.
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Uniswap is heading toward one of the most consequential governance votes in its history, with token holders asked to weigh in on the long-awaited UNIfication proposal before the holiday season ends. UNI founder Hayden Adams formally submitted the proposal for a final vote this week, setting a voting window from
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India’s competition regulator has approved Coinbase’s minority stake acquisition in CoinDCX, marking a significant step in the U.S. crypto exchange’s renewed push into one of the world’s most active digital asset markets. C-2025/10/1342: Commission approves the proposed combination involving acquisition of minority shareholding
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Two U.S. senators from opposite sides of the aisle have introduced new legislation aimed at improving how federal agencies respond to cryptocurrency-related fraud, as digital asset scams continue to rise alongside broader crypto adoption. Senators Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Jerry Moran of Kansas unveiled the proposal this week,
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The American Federation of Teachers is urging the U.S. Senate to step back from its latest cryptocurrency market structure bill, saying the proposal could expose workers’ pensions and the wider economy to unnecessary risk. In a letter first reported by CNBC, AFT President Randi Weingarten argued that the Responsible
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In a groundbreaking move that’s turning heads across the UK political landscape, Reform UK has received a record-setting £9 million donation from Christopher Harborne, a well-known cryptocurrency investor and early Bitcoin adopter. The contribution—now the largest ever made to a British political party by a living donor—has
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The International Monetary Fund is raising fresh concerns about the rapid growth of stablecoins, warning that these digital assets could accelerate currency substitution in countries with weaker monetary systems and put new pressure on central banks. In a new report titled Understanding Stablecoins, released Thursday, the IMF said the expanding
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The United Kingdom has taken a major step in modernizing its financial and legal landscape, officially recognizing crypto as a distinct form of property after King Charles III granted Royal Assent to the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Act 2025 on Tuesday. The legislation, which moved smoothly through both houses of