Tagged: cryptocurrency

January 3, 2026 @ 1:34 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Governments are accelerating coordinated oversight of cryptocurrency markets as a new international reporting regime takes hold, signalling tighter tax enforcement and pushing digital assets closer to mainstream financial regulation, the Financial Times reported. According to the report, 48 jurisdictions have committed to begin their first… Read More

December 29, 2025 @ 11:27 am By Michael Wong  |  

Mirae Asset Group is in talks to acquire Korbit, South Korea’s fourth-largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a move that would mark a rare push by a mainstream financial group into the country’s tightly regulated digital-asset market, according to people familiar with the matter. The discussions are… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 3:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Russia’s financial platforms, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and the St. Petersburg Exchange, are poised to introduce cryptocurrency trading services as soon as the necessary regulations are approved. This development follows a recent outline from the Bank of Russia proposing controlled access to digital assets for… Read More

December 26, 2025 @ 2:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Index provider MSCI has reportedly put forward a plan to bar companies with substantial digital asset holdings from its global investable market indexes, potentially compelling affected firms to offload billions in Bitcoin and various other cryptocurrencies in order to maintain eligibility. The rule targets entities… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 6:57 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Pakistan said it is pressing ahead with plans to regulate digital assets after senior officials met a delegation from cryptocurrency exchange Binance led by global CEO Richard Teng, as the South Asian nation tries to bring oversight to one of the world’s most active retail… Read More

December 7, 2025 @ 7:55 am By Michael Wong  |  

Turkmenistan has passed a law legalising and regulating digital assets, including licensing for cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto mining companies, a rare policy opening in one of the world’s most closed economies. The state media said President Serdar Berdymukhamedov signed the “Law on Virtual Assets” on… Read More

November 26, 2025 @ 4:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its Cryptocurrency futures and options suite achieved an all-time daily volume record of 794,903 contracts on November 21. The new high now reportedly overtakes the previous record of “728,475 contracts set on Aug 22, 2025.” Giovanni Vicioso,… Read More

November 9, 2025 @ 11:53 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has debuted Bybit Pay in Sri Lanka. The initial rollout covers 50 physical point-of-sale and 50 digital merchant activations. With mobile penetration exceeding 130% and ever-growing digital adoption, Sri Lanka has a vibrant payment ecosystem with significant opportunities for innovation and demands for… Read More

November 3, 2025 @ 3:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Electric Coin Co. (ECC), the company that launched Zcash (ZEC) and maintains the Zashi wallet, recently shared its roadmap for Q4 of this year, following a significant increase in the privacy-focused cryptocurrency’s shielded supply and market price. ECC’s latest roadmap includes on a focus on… Read More

October 11, 2025 @ 9:17 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Fireblocks said that Moomoo will integrate its Wallets-as-a-Service (WaaS) infrastructure to expand and secure the trading platform’s digital-asset offerings, in a move aimed at boosting scalability, reliability and security across Moomoo’s operations. The integration, targeted for completion by end-2025, will connect Moomoo Singapore to the… Read More

October 3, 2025 @ 11:38 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the world’s derivatives marketplace, announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, 7 days a week beginning in early 2026, “pending regulatory review.” Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equities, FX and Alternative Products at CME… Read More

September 24, 2025 @ 8:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Boerse Stuttgart Digital, the provider of cryptocurrency infrastructure tailored for Europe’s financial sector, has unveiled its latest venture: a dedicated office in Madrid. As a key division of the Boerse Stuttgart Group, this expansion signals the company’s entry into the Spanish market, where demand for… Read More

August 16, 2025 @ 9:26 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Thailand will launch a program on Monday allowing foreign visitors to convert cryptocurrency into Thai baht for payments, as the government seeks to revive tourism following a decline in Chinese visitors. The “TouristDigiPay” initiative will be announced at a press conference led by Deputy Prime… Read More

August 11, 2025 @ 11:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Aditxt, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADTX), a social platform dedicated to accelerating promising health industry advancements, announced that it has signed a custody agreement with Crypto.com, a global digital asset platforms, to establish a custodial crypto account. The agreement is a foundational step in the “broader planned… Read More

August 8, 2025 @ 1:33 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Devere Group CEO Nigel Green said Donald Trump has just signed a landmark executive order that will reshape how millions of Americans build retirement wealth by opening the doors of the $9 trillion US retirement market to cryptocurrencies, private equity, and other alternative assets. He… Read More

July 28, 2025 @ 3:09 pm By Michael Wong  |  

Emirates Airline and Dubai Duty Free are taking steps to integrate cryptocurrency into their payment systems through separate partnerships with digital asset platform Crypto.com, as part of Dubai’s broader ambition to position itself as a global digital finance hub. Emirates plans to accept cryptocurrency payments… Read More

July 27, 2025 @ 9:23 am By Michael Wong  |  

Roughly 14% of US adults report owning cryptocurrency, while most say they have no interest in buying it, according to a new Gallup survey conducted from June 2 to 15. Despite modest growth in ownership since 2021, a majority of Americans continue to view digital… Read More

July 11, 2025 @ 12:31 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on Friday issued a warning to crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) across the European Union, cautioning them against misleading customers about which of their products fall under the bloc’s newly implemented crypto regulations. ESMA said some crypto firms have… Read More

July 9, 2025 @ 9:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The first half of 2025 has marked a grim milestone for the cryptocurrency industry, with over $2.1 billion stolen across 75 distinct hacks and exploits, according to a recent report by TRM Labs. This figure not only surpasses the previous first-half record set in 2022… Read More

July 8, 2025 @ 8:02 am By Michael Wong  |  

The European Union has authorized 53 crypto-related firms to operate under its landmark Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation, six months after the framework came into full effect. The approvals mark a major milestone in the bloc’s effort to establish a single, harmonized rulebook for digital… Read More