Pakistan allows banks to serve licensed crypto firms after years-long ban

Pakistan’s central bank has allowed banks to open accounts for licensed virtual asset service providers,...

EU adviser says ‘MiCA 2’ is likely as crypto market matures: PBW 2026

EU officials plan to reassess MiCA as firms test its limits, with industry feedback set...

Ripple teams with Kyobo on South Korea tokenized bond settlement

Ripple and Kyobo Life are piloting tokenized government bond settlement as South Korea builds rules...

Bitcoin ETFs post $412M in inflows as Goldman Sachs files for BTC ETF

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $411.5 million in inflows Tuesday as Goldman Sachs filed for...

SocGen brings MiCA-compliant USDCV dollar stablecoin to MetaMask

Societe Generale-FORGE said MetaMask will add its MiCA-compliant USDCV stablecoin, extending distribution for one of...

North Korean hackers used AI-enabled social engineering in Zerion attack

It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of...

X rolls out smart cashtags in US, Canada in step toward ‘everything app’

Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3...

Crypto users targeted in ‘elaborate’ scam using popular notes app

Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto...

Bitcoiners propose freezing quantum-vulnerable coins in BIP-361

The authors described it as a “private incentive to upgrade” because lost or frozen coins...

Iran conflict hints Bitcoin’s addressable market could exceed gold: Bitwise

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan previously estimated that if Bitcoin captures 17% of the store-of-value market over...