Anita Emmanuel

EU Parliament Backs Regulatory Review of DeFi, Staking and NFTs Ahead of MiCA Expansion

The European Parliament’s economic affairs committee has urged the European Commission to assess whether decentralized finance, crypto staking, non-fungible tokens and crypto lending should face new regulatory requirements under the bloc’s digital asset framework. The nonbinding report, drafted by Belgian Member of the European Parliament Johan Van Overtveldt, represents Parliament’s evolving stance on crypto regulation…

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BitGo Cuts 15% of Staff as Crypto Industry Faces AI-Driven Layoff Wave

BitGo, one of the crypto industry’s leading digital asset custody and infrastructure providers, has joined a growing wave of layoffs sweeping through the sector. The company announced a 15% reduction in its workforce, marking another significant staffing cut in an industry grappling with the intersection of economic pressures and artificial intelligence disruption. The custody platform…

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Polymarket Suffers $2.9M Theft Through Third-Party Vendor Compromise, Promises Full Refunds

Polymarket, one of the largest prediction markets in crypto, fell victim to a sophisticated attack Thursday that drained approximately $2.94 million from at least 11 user wallets. The breach occurred when attackers injected a malicious script into the platform’s frontend through a compromised third-party vendor dependency, enabling a phishing attack that targeted unsuspecting users. Blockchain…

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Kalshi Seeks $40B Valuation Just Weeks After Closing $1B Funding Round

Prediction market platform Kalshi is reportedly seeking a $40 billion valuation in its latest funding round, according to the Financial Times. The aggressive valuation target comes remarkably quickly after the company closed a $1 billion Series B funding round just weeks prior, signaling explosive investor appetite for the crypto-native trading platform. The move underscores the…

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DOJ Seizes Huione Infrastructure in Major Crackdown on Billions in Crypto Laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice has seized infrastructure operated by Huione, a company allegedly linked to billions of dollars in cryptocurrency laundering activities. The action represents a significant enforcement effort targeting the technical backbone used to facilitate illicit financial flows through digital assets. The seizure targets the company’s computing and networking infrastructure that law enforcement…

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OpenPayd Secures MiCA License to Offer Regulated Crypto Services Across Europe

Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd has obtained authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation, or MiCA, enabling it to operate as a crypto asset service provider across the European Economic Area. The Malta Financial Services Authority issued the license, which allows OpenPayd to offer services including fiat-to-stablecoin on-ramping and off-ramping to businesses throughout the…

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US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Four-Year Federal CBDC Ban

The U.S. Senate has passed a housing bill that includes a four-year moratorium on the Federal Reserve developing a central bank digital currency, marking another legislative victory for crypto advocates concerned about government-issued digital money. The measure, which addresses housing policy, embedded the CBDC restriction as part of broader financial provisions, signaling continued congressional skepticism…

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MoneyGram Joins Solana as Validator, Deepening Stablecoin Payment Infrastructure Play

MoneyGram, the global remittance and money transfer firm, has become a validator on the Solana blockchain, marking a significant expansion of its cryptocurrency infrastructure strategy. By operating a validator node, MoneyGram will help process transactions and secure Solana’s proof-of-stake network, positioning itself as a key participant in the blockchain’s infrastructure layer. The move underscores the…

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AI-Powered Security Tools Are Reshaping Crypto’s Standards for Code Audits

The emergence of artificial intelligence-powered security systems is fundamentally changing what the crypto industry considers reasonable due diligence before deploying code. As these tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers say they could alter expectations for developers and institutions across the blockchain space. The release of Mythos, an AI system designed to autonomously…

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Philippine SEC Signals Full Readiness for Real-World Asset Tokenization

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has officially signaled that the country possesses the legal and regulatory infrastructure needed to accommodate the tokenization of real-world assets, marking a significant step forward for blockchain adoption in Southeast Asia. SEC Commissioner Rogelio Quevedo made the announcement during the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026, stating that the regulator is…

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GoMining Launches Bitcoin Payment SDK to Challenge Block’s Square with Native BTC Settlement

GoMining, a bitcoin mining company, is entering the merchant payments space with a new software development kit and application programming interfaces for its GoBTC Pay protocol. The move puts the company in direct competition with Block, the fintech giant co-founded by Jack Dorsey, which has been rolling out its own bitcoin payments service using the…

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FTX-Related Congressional Campaign Faces Legal Scrutiny as New Charges Emerge

The fallout from the FTX collapse continues to widen as legal authorities pursue charges related to the cryptocurrency exchange’s involvement in political funding. Recent developments have brought renewed attention to how FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s wealth was allegedly used to influence the political process, raising questions about compliance and oversight in crypto-backed campaign financing. The…

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South Korea Charges 23 People in $11M Cambodian Crypto Scam Laundering Case

South Korean authorities have charged 23 individuals in connection with a cryptocurrency laundering scheme linked to an $11 million scam operation based in Cambodia. The charges represent a significant enforcement action against organized crime networks exploiting digital assets to clean illicit funds across international borders. The investigation revealed that the suspects used cryptocurrency as a…

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