Nasdaq Values Kraken Parent at $21B.
Nasdaq’s venture arm is investing $100 million in Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, according to Bloomberg and subsequent reports. The deal values the crypto firm at $21…
Trump Adviser Warns Time Running Out on Crypto Bill.
A top White House crypto adviser has cautioned that the window for passing comprehensive digital-asset market-structure legislation is narrowing. Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for…
IRS Crypto Tax Rules in 2026: What Actually Gets Taxed.
The IRS continues to treat cryptocurrency and other digital assets as property rather than currency. This classification determines which events create taxable income or capital gains in 2026. Broker reporting…
Binance Sets September 24 Deadline for USDP Delisting.
Binance will delist Pax Dollar (USDP) from all spot trading pairs at 03:00 UTC on September 24, 2026. The exchange announced a phased removal that also affects deposits, withdrawals, margin,…
Iran Turns to Crypto for Export Payments Amid Sanctions.
Iran has eased foreign-exchange controls and is tolerating the use of cryptocurrencies for export settlements as U.S. sanctions restrict conventional banking channels. The Financial Times reported that businesses are increasingly…
Germany Plans 25% Tax on Crypto Gains, Ending Tax-Free Rule.
Germany’s Finance Ministry has prepared draft legislation that would impose a flat 25% tax on cryptocurrency gains, ending the long-standing exemption for assets held longer than one year. The change…
Cardano Founder Weighs OpenAI’s Math Breakthrough.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has commented on recent claims of major progress by OpenAI in advanced mathematics. He said artificial intelligence has advanced further in formal mathematics than he previously…
Tether CEO Unveils Decentralized P2P Search Engine
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has revealed that the company’s peer-to-peer team is developing a decentralized search engine designed to operate without centralized infrastructure. The project aims to deliver high availability…
FBI Traces Bitcoin to Alleged Darknet Opioid Distributors.
U.S. authorities have charged two Jacksonville brothers in connection with an alleged darknet opioid distribution operation after tracing Bitcoin transactions linked to the vendor account “BarbaraWhite.” The case centers on…
Russian National Indicted for Malware Campaign Hitting 80,000 Freelancers.
A Russian national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly distributing malware to approximately 80,000 users of a freelance-employment platform. Prosecutors say Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev created 255 fraudulent…