Why are central banks looking at blockchains? Central banks are tiptoeing into the world of blockchain not because it is fashionable but because every part of the money-making machine, from settlement rails to asset custody, is slowly being rewritt

Blockchain.com is stepping up its presence in Africa, targeting markets where governments are beginning to implement crypto regulations.The UK-based exchange plans to open a physical office during the second quarter in Nigeria — its “fastest-growing

Crypto exchange Bitget has entered the expanding market for crypto investment products with the launch of BGUSD, a yield-bearing stable asset backed by tokenized real-world assets.The company announced that BGUSD offers an annual yield of 4%, which i

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet’s Bitcoin premium is almost $600,000 per coin, as Asia’s leading Bitcoin treasury firm pushes forward with its plan to purchase 21,000 BTC by 2026.Metaplanet’s stockholders are paying a more than fivefold premium o

Luxembourg classified virtual asset service providers (VASPs) as high-risk entities for money laundering in its 2025 National Risk Assessment (NRA), highlighting concerns over the crypto industry’s exposure to financial crime.According to the report,

Thailand is preparing to let tourists spend cryptocurrency via credit card-linked platforms as part of a broader strategy to modernize its financial system and embrace digital assets.The plan was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Ministe

Update (May 26, 9:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Truth Media and Technology Group.Trump Media and Technology Group, the company behind US President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform, has rebuffed a report tha

Cryptocurrency industry groups are urging the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue formal guidance on staking, citing continued regulatory uncertainty for Web3 infrastructure providers, according to Allison Muehr, head of staking poli

Key takeaways:Bitcoin is stuck below $110,000 due to macroeconomic uncertainty and Nvidia's earnings cap risk appetite.Strong spot BTC ETF inflows and Bitcoin options data are hints that US economic clarity could unlock BTC highs.Investor sentiment i

Dubai has launched the first licensed tokenized real estate project in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, previewing appetite for real-world tokenization in one of the world’s burgeoning crypto hubs.Partners in the project include the Du

Today in crypto, Dubai has launched the Middle East’s first tokenized real estate project. Meanwhile, a crypto investor lost $2.6 million after falling victim to two phishing scams. In US politics, House Speaker Mike Johnson dismissed concerns over P

Bitcoin’s recent all-time high may be linked to ongoing issues in the Japanese bond market, possibly signaling BTC’s growing recognition as a hedge against instability in the traditional financial (TradFi) system.Bitcoin’s price rose to a new all-ti

Key takeawaysIn 2024 and 2025, fake airdrop scams targeting Hamster Kombat, Wall Street Pepe and others led to millions in user losses, contributing to over $9.9 billion in global crypto scam damages.Fake airdrops impersonate legitimate projects, tri

Opinion by: Rowan Stone, CEO at SapienAI is a paper tiger without human expertise in data management and training practices. Despite massive growth projections, AI innovations won’t be relevant if they continue training models based on poor-quality d

X Money, the payment and banking app tipped by Elon Musk in 2022 after he acquired Twitter, has started beta testing, Musk confirmed in an X post on May 25.Tesla Owners Silicon Valley, a fan X account focused on Elon Musk and Tesla, took to X on May

Bitcoin (BTC) price staged a mild recovery over the weekend, but gains above $110,000 are being capped by selling. Data from Glassnode shows “net distribution” (selling) from the cohort holding more than ten thousand Bitcoin, but cohorts below this l

Cryptocurrency investment products saw a sharp increase in inflows last week, driving the year-to-date (YTD) total above $10 billion, according to data from European crypto investment manager CoinShares.Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) r

Today in crypto, US House Speaker Mike Johnson batted away concerns over Donald Trump’s memecoin dinner, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hints at another Bitcoin buy, Pakistan allocated 2,000 megawatts of surplus electricity to Bitcoin mining and

Nvidia will reportedly launch a new lower-cost artificial intelligence chip specifically for China, following restrictions on exporting its more expensive model.Nvidia plans to start mass production of the new AI chips in June, which will be part of

Several artificial intelligence models ignored and actively sabotaged shutdown scripts during controlled tests, even when explicitly instructed to allow the action, Palisade Research claims.Three AI models ignored the instruction and successfully sab