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Paybis has received dual licences from Latvia’s central bank, a MiCA CASP licence and a PSD2 payment institution licence, making it the first company in Latvia to hold both.

UK Reform Party leader Nigel Farage is facing a probe over a nearly $7 million donation he received from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne in 2024, before he was elected as an MP.

Metaplanet reported higher Q1 operating profit driven by Bitcoin income, but booked a $728 million loss on valuation markdowns as BTC fell 24% during the quarter.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy could snap up at least 3,127 BTC this week through STRC share sales, a move that may tighten supply and boost Bitcoin’s price outlook.

Coinbase launched batch settlement for the x402 payment protocol, seeking to create a scalable foundation for autonomous AI agents transacting on the blockchain.

Arkham has mapped two OFAC-sanctioned Tron wallets it links to Iran’s central bank, turning a $344M USDT freeze into a public window on Tehran’s onchain activity.

Bitcoin price action favors new all-time highs "within a year" says new analysis as its drawdown from all-time highs is reduced to 35%.

Vietnam is reportedly planning to launch regulated cryptocurrency markets in the third quarter of 2026 to meet growing retail demand for digital assets in the country.

Jane Street reduced Bitcoin ETF positions in Q1 2026 while increasing Ether ETF exposure and shifting holdings across crypto equities including Strategy.

EToro reported Q1 2026 net income of $82 million, up 37% year-over-year, driven by a near-fourfold surge in commodities trading volumes.

Upexi reported a $109 million Q3 net loss driven by unrealized digital asset losses while increasing its Solana holdings to 2.5 million SOL, worth more than $238 million.

Legend, a DeFi superapp backed by a16z and Coinbase Ventures, shut down after two years, citing insufficient growth.

The first Hyperliquid ETF in the US from 21Shares recorded $1.2 million in net inflows from $1.8 million in trading volume on its debut.

The Ethereum community has introduced Clear Signing, a security feature that lets users fully understand what they are signing before approving a transaction, ending blind signing.

Kelp DAO completed a post-exploit recovery for rsETH with Aave by burning the hacker’s tokens on Arbitrum and starting a two-week backing refill from recovery wallets.

Arthur Hayes says rising AI spending and the Iran war could trigger more money printing by China and the US, creating favorable conditions for Bitcoin and the wider crypto market to rally.

Senate Banking Committee members have filed more than 100 amendments to a key crypto bill, with a leaked list showing issues ranging from stablecoins to software developers and ethics.

JPMorgan has filed to launch the “OnChain Liquidity-Token Money Market Fund” for stablecoin issuers to park the reserves backing their stablecoins and earn interest.

Bermuda’s plans to be a “fully on-chain national economy” after a January announcement in Davos advanced as part of a partnership with the Stellar network.

DTCC will integrate Chainlink technology into its Collateral AppChain platform ahead of a planned Q4 2026 launch for tokenized collateral operations.

The CLARITY Act text in the committee included provisions on DeFi, stablecoin yield and housing, but did not mention ethics guidelines related to elected officials’ potential ties to the industry.

XRP shows strong bullish signals as spot ETFs record $25.8 million, pushing cumulative net inflows to new all-time highs, signalling rising institutional appetite.

Ether derivatives and institutional demand support a potential rally toward $2,600 despite recent DeFi hacks.

Bitcoin faces spiking US CPI inflation and Fed rate-hike odds as bulls prepare to do battle with the 200-day moving average.