BoE Gains New Stablecoin Innovation Objective.
The UK government announced on August 27, 2026, that it plans to give the Bank of England a new secondary statutory objective supporting innovation in payment systems and emerging forms…
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…
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…
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…
The $8.5M DAO heist that cost $951 to pull off: how Term Labs got governance hijacked.
An attacker spent approximately $951 to seize control of Term Labs’ vault governance and drain an estimated $8.5 million from strategy vaults on August 23, 2026. The incident has become…