Summary: Coins.ph faces potential license revocation from the Philippine central bank for allegedly processing payments for offshore gambling enterprises after traditional e-wallet restrictions were enforced.
Summary: Coins.ph faces potential license loss after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas imposed deposit restrictions due to alleged links to banned offshore gambling operators, following recent compliance staff departures.
Summary: North America's $3.02 trillion crypto economy remains dominant, with the U.S. leading agentic commerce and stablecoin exports while Canada grows via peer-to-peer remittances.
Summary: Strive Asset Management bought $280M in Bitcoin last week, outpacing Michael Saylor’s Strategy by 13x, while planning a $500M preferred stock raise to fund further accumulation.
Summary: Security expert Joe Grand warns that ordinary users cannot detect sophisticated hardware wallet tampering, following Ledger's confirmation of malicious implants in devices sold by an authorized Southeast Asian reseller.
Summary: Kraken parent Payward signs deal to buy Lithuanian-licensed Saldo Bank, aiming to expand traditional banking services across four EU markets pending 2027 regulatory approval.
Summary: Qivalis secured EMI authorization from the Dutch central bank, enabling it to issue a euro-denominated stablecoin under MiCA rules as it challenges US dollar dominance.
Summary: Canadian crypto remittances to India, China, and the Philippines jumped 141% to $2.36 billion, driven by stablecoin usage and high traditional transfer costs.
Summary: South Korea's FIU blocked 27 unregistered exchange sites including KuCoin and MEXC, shifting to immediate administrative enforcement without court orders.
Summary: Bybit CEO Ben Zhou unveiled "The New Financial Platform," featuring live U.S. stock trading, upcoming tokenized mStocks, and expanded TradFi products, supported by new global regulatory licenses.
Summary: Bybit CEO Ben Zhou detailed the platform's expansion into traditional finance, highlighting new stock trading features, tokenized mStocks, and recent regulatory licenses across five jurisdictions.
Summary: Kraken owner Payward acquires Lithuania's Saldo Bank to enable crypto-collateralized lending, marking the first digital asset bank purchase in Europe amid U.S. regulatory challenges.
Summary: Standard Chartered enables Bitcoin and Ether trading for UAE professional investors with at least 4 million dirhams in net assets, integrating crypto into existing bank accounts.
Summary: Saifedean Ammous counters claims that Bitcoin is too volatile for payments, arguing that holding it constitutes monetary use and predicting it will eventually surpass gold’s market capitalization.
Summary: Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Supreme Court review of his fraud conviction, arguing the $11 billion forfeiture violates constitutional limits on excessive fines.
Summary: Coins.ph asserts its central bank license remains valid despite regulatory restrictions on its e-wallet unit, denying claims of knowingly serving offshore gambling operators.
Summary: Papertrade lost $1.28 million from its liquidity pool after a trader exploited 1,000x leverage by manipulating Hyperliquid spot prices, revealing risks in synthetic perpetual designs with thin collateral.
Summary: SushiSwap partners with LayerZero to enable token launches on Robinhood Chain via Sushi Launch, aiming to boost multichain capabilities despite current zero trading volume.
Summary: South Korea orders website blocks on 27 unregistered crypto exchanges, including KuCoin and MEXC, to enforce domestic compliance and anti-money laundering regulations.
Summary: UK trader Lewis Barber sues BitMEX operator HDR Global Trading for 324.8 BTC, alleging unauthorized derivatives trading violates the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.