Security failures at Ledger, Trezor and Coldcard expose structural risks in consumer self-custody, from supply chains to firmware updates. New Huo Research argues the incidents will accelerate institutional migration toward...
New York Fed President John Williams expects one more rate hike this year and no further increases in 2027, while futures traders assign 93% odds to rates ending 2027 at...
The narrative that autonomous AI agents are taking over global finance is far ahead of reality. Much of what is counted as "AI payments" is human-directed scripts, airdrop farming, and...
South Korea's National Tax Service will publish crypto tax guidelines in November, ahead of a 22% levy on qualifying gains starting January 1, 2027. Staking, airdrops, and DeFi remain the...
ESMA's three-month deadline for EU firms to exit unauthorized stablecoins like USDT, paired with Coinbase's October 30 cutoff, marks the hardest regulatory line yet for dollar tokens in Europe. Meanwhile,...
Anthropic has signed a cooperation agreement with the Singapore government covering AI safety, security, model evaluation, and research. The deal reinforces Singapore's role as a neutral governance hub and could...
The Bank of England is signaling caution on a retail digital pound, prioritizing settlement infrastructure and sterling stablecoins instead. Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden's stance reflects a broader rethink: private digital...
Coinbase has published a technical blog post urging Bitcoin to prepare for quantum computing threats well before any capable machine emerges. The exchange, which holds roughly 5% of all BTC,...
Character.AI's bankruptcy and Disney's $20 million bid highlight the fragile economics of AI companionship. For crypto-AI projects tokenizing emotional engagement, the collapse exposes serious risks around inference costs, regulation, and...
Hong Kong actor Alex Fong Lik-sun revealed he suffered huge NFT investment losses, larger than his stock market setbacks, and has hidden the amount from his family. His story reflects...
Upbit has delisted BLAST and suspended withdrawals as the Blast Layer 2 network shuts down, citing no credible path to economic sustainability. The move underscores consolidation pressure across Ethereum L2s...
Goldman Sachs equity trading revenue jumped 72% year-over-year in Q3, while JPMorgan's fixed-income desk missed estimates and posted its first decline in over two years. The divergence signals shifting institutional...
Binance will delist Epic Chain (EPIC) and QuickSwap (QUICK) on October 28, removing all spot pairs and triggering immediate double-digit declines. The move highlights how exchange listing status remains a...
Standard Chartered becomes the first international bank to offer direct cryptocurrency trading in the UAE, allowing professional investors to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ethereum via their bank accounts. Licensed...
A former OpenAI engineer faces federal charges after allegedly planting a toilet-paper-wrapped recorder in an executive conference room. OpenAI says it used its own AI models to analyze the device...
Standard Chartered has launched Bitcoin and Ether trading for affluent UAE clients via a closed-loop service that blocks external transfers and charges up to a 2% spread. The move reflects...
Standard Chartered has launched a VARA-licensed crypto trading service for high-net-worth clients in the UAE, allowing direct BTC and ETH trades via bank accounts. This move signals deeper institutional adoption...
Binance will halt trading and delist QuickSwap (QUICK) and Epic Chain (EPIC) on October 28 at 11:00 Beijing time, cancelling all open spot orders. The move highlights growing exchange selectivity...
Kakao has formed a stablecoin task force with KakaoBank and KakaoPay to bring won-denominated stablecoin payments into shopping, mobility and digital content. The consortium-style approach leverages massive existing distribution but...
Binance will stop spot trading for EpicChain (EPIC) and QuickSwap (QUICK) on October 28, 2026, with futures positions closed on October 20 and withdrawals ending December 28. The move highlights...
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