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JAPANMetaplanet’s executive stock pool sparks shareholder backlashJapanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns. Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option pool,…
Belgian authorities arrested a 19-year-old suspected of being a key figure in a European phishing and money-laundering network that stole more than 500,000 euros ($572,000) using fake government emails and phone calls to trick victims into installing remote-access software.Authorities detained…
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, one of the US lawmakers behind negotiations for a digital asset market structure bill in Congress, has proposed barring elected officials and the president from issuing or sponsoring their own tokens, citing President Donald Trump’s and First…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has warned that many prediction market contracts may already fall under existing restrictions on binary options, saying companies cannot avoid financial regulations simply by marketing them as “event contracts.”In a public statement on Friday,…
US President Donald Trump has responded to criticism of his 2025 financial disclosures, showing that he earned $1.4 billion in income from crypto-related ventures while in office.In a Thursday interview with CNBC’s Joe Kernen, Trump said that there was “nothing…
For years, Michael Saylor’s Strategy built its brand around a simple mantra: Buy Bitcoin. Never sell. This week, that narrative changed. The company authorized up to $1.25 billion in Bitcoin sales under a new capital framework. At current prices, that equates…
Bitcoin (BTC) saw new July highs on Friday as bulls kept pushing over the US holiday period.Key points:Bitcoin sustains upside momentum as BTC price action nears its 200-week moving average.That trend line now forms the centerpoint of a “strong resistance…
The European Union’s cryptocurrency industry has entered a new enforcement phase as the transition period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation came to an end.The end of the transition means crypto companies without MiCA authorization can no longer legally…
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit said it is not participating in the issuance of Open USD, after its operator Dunamu was named among more than 140 businesses involved in the new stablecoin initiative. “Upbit has only indicated our potential willingness to…
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the first update to its register of crypto companies under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) after the transitional period ended Wednesday.Friday’s update to the register added 37 licensed…
Bitcoin (BTC) has added another bear-market bottom signal this month as analysis draws comparisons to November 2022.Key points:Bitcoin adds to its list of bear-market bottom signals with a key supply ratio “buy” trigger.A bear-market floor could still be some time…
Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) confirmed the seizure of another 500 Bitcoin, currently worth about 27 million euros ($30.9 million), in collaboration with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre. That brings the total Bitcoin seized by CAB in 2026 to 1,500 BTC, worth…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reportedly backed a containment strategy for digital assets to shield banks and other financial institutions from exposure to crypto and privately issued stablecoins, as lawmakers prepare a report on the country’s digital asset policy. According…
US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded their first daily net inflow above $200 million since early May, snapping weeks of sustained withdrawals.The funds attracted $221.7 million in net inflows on Thursday, according to SoSoValue data, ending a 10-day streak…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI agent development at the firm is progressing more slowly than expected, even as technology and crypto firms continue pouring resources into the nascent technology. In a company meeting on Thursday, Zuckerberg said the “trajectory…
A teenager suspected of involvement with the “Scattered Spider” hacking group has been extradited to the US over his alleged role in an $8 million crypto ransom.The US Justice Department said on Wednesday that Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual US-Estonian…
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