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Police in the United Arab Emirates and Sweden have arrested seven people over an international money laundering network, and say following its cryptocurrency transactions led them to organized crime and contract killing…
Banks now represent nearly one in four providers on ESMA’s MiCA register after roughly doubling their presence since late June.
OFAC has designated BitBank, an Iranian exchange controlled by financier Babak Zanjani.
The crypto market is full of tokens competing for attention in 2026, but some projects are beginning to stand out for reasons that go beyond short-term market hype.
Warren Buffett has stepped down as Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after more than 60 years leading the company. Berkshire has returned 6,642,000% since 1964, nearly 120 times the S&P 500’s performance over the same peri…
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Onchain analyst James Check says Bitcoin may have bottomed near $58,000 after two capitulations and warns against anchoring to an October low.
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Hacktron AI researchers say they hacked OpenAI on July 25 using Anthropicâs Claude.
After bitcoin rallied 25% in August, reaching around $81,000, expectations were that it would surrender much of those gains. That’s because September has delivered an average loss of roughly 3% since 2013.
The non-profit signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing increasing institutional activity moving onto the smart-contract network.
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SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- dtcpay, a Major Payment Institution headquartered in Singapore, today announced the completion of its US$25 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Vertex Ventures …
Iran has spent this year charging tankers between $1 million and $2 million to cross the Strait of Hormuz, and the U.S. Treasury said that since June, part of that money has moved through a cryptocurrency exchange in Te…
Uniswap price surged from $6.63 to $8.49 as the SEC opened the pathway for permissioned AMM trading, strengthening Uniswapâs v4.
The Bank of Japan hiked its policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, the highest since 1995, as elevated inflation continues to pressure the economy. The move marks the shortest gap between rate increases since the BOJ …
On September 18, 2026, the KOSPI index traded sharply higher in morning session, reaching around 6,850â6,860 points. This marked a gain of roughly 135â145 points, or about 2.0â2.5 percent, from the previous close …
Binance declined to address reports of ECB intervention in its Greek MiCA bid, saying it remains committed to securing authorization in Europe.
Solana continues to defend the $100 support zone,$106 acts as the immediate breakout trigger, with $130 as the next upside target.
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US Treasury says the Iranian exchange processed payments received through Iran’s Strait of Hormuz maritime scheme and helped move hundreds of millions of dollars in Bitcoin to the IRGC.
Bank of Japan raises its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 1.25%, highest in three years.
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points on Friday, lifting it to 1.25%, the highest level in 31 years, as it battles sticky inflation and a chronically weak yen.
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.