Mastercard Backs New York XRP Ledger Hackathon.
Mastercard will sponsor a 36-hour XRP Ledger hackathon in New York scheduled for October 24–25, 2026. XRPL Commons announced the sponsorship on August 26, positioning the payments giant alongside developers…
Securing Cold Crypto Wallets Against Hacks.
Cold wallets keep private keys offline, largely eliminating remote internet-based attacks that target hot wallets and exchanges. Yet they remain exposed to supply-chain tampering, physical theft, seed-phrase compromise, phishing, and…
OFAC Sanctions Iran’s Crypto Sector, Targets $100M Bitcoin Payment Network.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued a first-of-its-kind sectoral determination covering Iran’s digital assets sector, enabling sanctions against any person worldwide who…
Iran-Oman Hormuz Talks Resume as Bitcoin (BTC) Holds Near $79K
Iran and Oman have resumed high-level discussions on managing transit through the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway that carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil. The talks focus…
BlackRock cuts IBIT bitcoin swap minimum to $1M.
BlackRock has reduced the minimum value required for eligible investors to convert Bitcoin into shares of its iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) from $25 million to $1 million. The change, implemented…
Trump threatens to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America amid Canada trade war.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States is giving serious consideration to renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” escalating rhetorical tensions in the ongoing trade dispute with Canada. The…
Standard Chartered becomes first bank to offer HKDAP.
Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited has become the first traditional bank to serve as an authorised distributor of HKDAP (“HKD At Par”), the first regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin.…
Canada plans tariff retaliation after Trump warns its leaders to ‘fall in line.
Canada is set to announce retaliatory tariffs against the United States after relations between the two countries deteriorated sharply. U.S. President Donald Trump warned Canadian leaders on Monday to “fall…
Africa’s biggest crypto market risks losing top place under new tax rules.
Nigeria, long regarded as Africa’s largest cryptocurrency market, faces growing risk of losing its regional leadership as new tax guidelines increase compliance costs and could drive trading activity offshore, according…
Nigerian new crypto tax rules may raise compliance costs – PwC.
PwC Nigeria has warned that Nigeria’s newly issued tax guidelines on virtual assets introduce greater clarity but also create practical and legal uncertainties that could raise compliance costs and operational…