UK policy sprint finds cross-border payments are stablecoins’ top use case
Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest near-term benefits for cross-border payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain limited.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov internationally wanted, Russia’s FSB says
Russia’s FSB says Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces a terrorism-related charge and an international arrest warrant, while a separate French case remains open.
Uniswap founder rejects claims v4 fees reduce LP earnings
Hayden Adams said critics misunderstood Uniswap’s newly approved v4 protocol fees, rejecting claims the change reduces liquidity providers’ earnings.
Trade.xyz to cover SK Hynix perp liquidation losses tied to price anomaly
Trade.xyz said its oracle worked as designed but will reimburse eligible traders after an external SK Hynix price print caused the contract’s mark price to fall nearly 19%.
South Korea plans stablecoin rules as opposition pushes crypto tax repeal
The FSC reportedly plans a government-backed digital asset bill covering stablecoins and exchanges, while opposition lawmakers seek to scrap a 22% crypto tax due in 2027.
Celsius-linked Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital gains 26% in Nasdaq debut
The Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company closed at $62.90, giving it a market capitalization of about $2.8 billion after its direct listing.
Tether signs tokenization deal with Nairobi Securities Exchange
The agreement covers tokenized securities, blockchain-based market infrastructure and the potential use of USDT as a settlement layer.
Zcash says Ironwood proof rules out undetectable counterfeiting bugs
Zcash researchers published more than 2,700 machine-checked theorems designed to rule out undetectable counterfeiting bugs in Ironwood.
European financial institutions launch RL1 cooperative blockchain network
RL1 began operations as a member-owned blockchain cooperative backed by 10 European financial institutions, including ABN AMRO, DekaBank and Natixis CIB.
Myanmar parliament passes crypto scam bill with penalties up to life
Myanmar lawmakers approved an anti-online scam bill whose draft proposed prison terms of 10 years to life for crypto scams and operating scam centers.