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Priya Chen

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Priya Chen covers news for Doctorcrypto, with a focus on breaking news and the day’s biggest stories.

News

Pavel Durov says Telegram to roll out native Gram crypto wallet

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced that the messaging platform will introduce a native, noncustodial Gram wallet this summer, aiming to bring selfcustody crypto transactions…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-21
News

MEXC adds Bittensor TAO staking for its global user base

Cryptocurrency exchange MEXC has rolled out staking support for Bittensor's TAO token, opening up the AIfocused blockchain network to its global customer base through a…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-21
News

UK Lawmakers Launch Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access

A crossparty group of UK lawmakers has opened a formal inquiry into why banks routinely block accounts and payments for cryptocurrency businesses, probing whether the practice is…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-21
News

Base’s 1:1-backed tokenized equities launch ‘imminent,’ Pollak says

Base, the Coinbasebacked Ethereum layer2 network, is on the verge of rolling out tokenized equities that will be fully backed on a onetoone basis, according to Base creator Jesse…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-21
Latest

Bitcoin hits a two-week high near $65,500 as the chip trade turns back into a tailwind

Bitcoin climbed to its highest level in two weeks on Monday, trading near $65,500 as a rebound in semiconductor stocks and steady inflows into exchangetraded funds combined to…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-21
News

London Stock Exchange eyes overnight trading launch in 2027: FT

The London Stock Exchange is preparing to introduce overnight trading capabilities by 2027, according to a report from the Financial Times, as legacy financial institutions…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-21
News

Bank of Korea Scales Up CBDC Pilot With Half a Million Users

The Bank of Korea is significantly expanding its central bank digital currency trials, opening the next phase of Project Hangang to roughly half a million participants and, for…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
Opinion

Bitcoin ETFs Are Green Again—Here’s Why Investors Should Zoom Out

Bitcoin exchangetraded funds have flipped back into positive territory, notching two straight weeks of inflows that snapped the longest sustained outflow streak in the products'…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
Latest

Allbridge Pauses Cross-Chain Protocol After $1.65M Flash Loan Attack

Crosschain bridge protocol Allbridge suspended operations after an attacker exploited its Solanabased stablecoin pools using a flash loan, draining roughly $1.65 million before…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

Morning Minute: Hyperliquid Opens Prediction Markets to Anyone in HIP-4 Upgrade

Hyperliquid Democratizes Prediction Markets Hyperliquid has rolled out its HIP4 upgrade, a change that throws open the doors of its prediction markets to virtually anyone who…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September

The Bank of Korea is gearing up to launch live central bank digital currency CBDC transactions in September, partnering with nine commercial banks in a largescale pilot that will…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

Crypto institutions look beyond audits as trust signals falter: Hacken

Institutional investors are moving past onetime security audits as a benchmark for trust in crypto projects, according to a new report from blockchain security firm Hacken, which…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4

Hyperliquid, the decentralized derivatives exchange, is preparing to launch permissionless prediction markets as part of a planned protocol upgrade known as HIP4, the platform…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot: Report

South Korea's central bank is preparing to advance its digital currency ambitions, with the second phase of its central bank digital currency pilot reportedly slated to begin in…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

Live updates: Crypto cuts losses as report of Iran proposal sends oil lower, stocks higher

Cryptocurrency markets pared their earlier declines on Monday after reports of a diplomatic proposal from Iran sent oil prices tumbling and lifted equities, easing some of the…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
News

Live markets: Report of Iran proposal sends oil lower, crypto and stocks higher

Crude oil prices tumbled while cryptocurrencies and equities climbed after a report emerged of a diplomatic proposal from Iran, injecting fresh optimism into markets already…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
Opinion

Cardano activates van Rossem hard fork, paving way for Leios

Cardano has successfully activated its van Rossem hard fork, a network upgrade that lowers smart contract execution costs and sets the stage for Ouroboros Leios, a muchanticipated…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-20
Opinion

Bitcoin's biggest advocate, Michael Saylor, says new plan to clean up the blockchain is 'a bad idea'

Michael Saylor, one of Bitcoin's most vocal corporate champions, has come out against a fresh proposal aimed at limiting nonfinancial "spam" data on the Bitcoin blockchain,…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-19
Opinion

AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope.

As autonomous AI agents flood the internet with machinegenerated content and activity, the tools we've long relied on to verify identity and truth are breaking down. According to…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-19
News

Upbit parent Dunamu faces South Korean regulator sanctions process: Report

South Korea's financial watchdog has reportedly launched a sanctions process against Dunamu, the parent company of the country's largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, following a…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-19