Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has approved a wholly owned Hong Kong subsidiary with $1 million in initial capital. The new entity, Metaplanet Asset Management Asia Limited, will focus on…
The UK Financial Conduct Authority is considering a targeted regulatory exemption for certain tokenized gold products from existing collective investment scheme and alternative investment fund rules. The move forms part…
Japanese financial companies are expanding tools for international customers, with PayPay enabling UnionPay QR payments at participating merchants and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) deploying an AI-powered real-time translation system…
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has tied recent calls for slower artificial intelligence development to profitability pressures at companies with trillion-dollar valuations. He responded to a safety-focused manifesto from Anthropic CEO…
Mexican authorities dismantled a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation hidden in the remote mountains of Tlaola, Puebla state. The site contained approximately 300 graphics processing units, 80 medium-voltage terminals, eight satellite…
UK crypto firms have been given a five-month period, running from 30 September 2026 to 28 February 2027, to apply for Financial Conduct Authority authorisation under the new cryptoasset regulatory…
NFT sales volume rose 6.8% to approximately $46.78 million over the seven days ending September 12, according to CryptoSlam data. Ethereum remained the leading blockchain, while Bitcoin activity increased notably…
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of $462.7 million during the September 8–11 trading week, while Ethereum ETFs posted net inflows of $196.9 million. Solana funds added a smaller…
Revolut disclosed customer identities and financial records, including Bitcoin transaction histories, after responding to a fraudulent request that appeared to come from a government agency. The request originated from an…
A new paper from the Bank for International Settlements’ Financial Stability Institute warns that frontier AI is compressing the time banks have to patch software vulnerabilities from weeks to minutes.…
