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Pakistan steps up crypto enforcement with dedicated federal unit

Pakistan is ramping up its efforts to combat cryptocurrencyrelated crime, with the Federal Investigation Agency FIA reportedly establishing a dedicated unit to tackle digital…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-21
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BIS warns stablecoins could weaken capital controls in emerging markets

The Bank for International Settlements has flagged a fresh concern for policymakers in developing economies: dollarbacked stablecoins may be far harder to contain within national…

Malik Sokolov · 2026-07-21
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XRP jumps 4% as traders watch 'triangle breakout' toward $1.35

XRP climbed roughly 4% over the past 24 hours as traders eyed a potential technical breakout that some believe could carry the token toward the $1.35 mark. The move pushed the…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-21
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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
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Russia’s parliament to hold final readings on crypto bill Tuesday

Russia's State Duma is scheduled to hold the second and third readings of a landmark cryptocurrency regulation bill on Tuesday, moving the country closer to establishing formal…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-20
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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
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Saylor turns up heat with ‘110 reasons’ why BIP-110 is a bad idea

Michael Saylor, executive chairman of the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has come out swinging against a controversial Bitcoin Improvement Proposal, laying out an extensive…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-19
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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
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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
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Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins

Bitcoin developers have long fretted about the day quantum computers become powerful enough to crack the cryptography protecting user wallets. Now a research group called Project…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-19
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Electronic Transactions Association CEO Expecting More Partnerships with Bitcoin Startups

The Electronic Transactions Association's chief executive has signaled that traditional payment companies may soon deepen their ties with Bitcoin startups, as the sector's…

Malik Sokolov · 2026-07-19
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DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight

A new Bitcoin client called DOG Mode is stirring up one of the network's oldest debates, challenging the default rules that govern which transactions nodes agree to relay and…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-18
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GPT-5.6 vs Fable 5 Review: Which One You Pick Depends on These Factors

The two leading artificial intelligence labs have once again pushed out competing flagship models, and the choice between OpenAI's GPT5.6 Sol and Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 comes…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-18
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The British Virgin Islands are a top crypto hub no one ever talks about: Here’s why

The British Virgin Islands has quietly become one of the crypto industry's most popular jurisdictions, drawing major exchanges and blockchain firms including Kraken, Bitstamp,…

Priya Chen · 2026-07-17
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UK sentences 2 hackers tied to $115M crypto ransom scheme

Two men have been sentenced in the United Kingdom for their roles in a sprawling cybercrime operation linked to the notorious Scattered Spider group, which authorities say…

Malik Sokolov · 2026-07-17
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Airbnb CEO says X account was hacked, attacker posted AI-slop on tokenization

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said his X account was compromised this week, with the attacker publishing a lengthy, AIgenerated thread about tokenization before he regained control of…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-17
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MacOS malware hijacks Telegram sessions, targets crypto wallets: SlowMist

A newly identified strain of macOS malware is targeting cryptocurrency users by hijacking Telegram sessions, decrypting digital wallets and tricking victims into surrendering…

Malik Sokolov · 2026-07-17
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Ordinals advocate Leonidas proposes new Bitcoin client: ‘$DOG Mode’

Prominent Ordinals advocate Leonidas has floated a new Bitcoin client dubbed "$DOG Mode," pitching it as a way to force the network's dominant software to accept transactions he…

Diego Whitfield · 2026-07-17
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DOG Mode vs. BIP-110: Inside the Bitcoin client built to bypass data restrictions

A brewing debate over how much nonfinancial data belongs on the Bitcoin blockchain has produced two starkly opposed responses: a formal proposal to tighten restrictions and a new…

Malik Sokolov · 2026-07-17
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Bitcoin Q-Day Recovery Proposal Aims to Let Users Prove Ownership After Quantum Attack

A cryptography research firm has floated a technical blueprint designed to help Bitcoin holders reclaim their funds in the event that a sufficiently powerful quantum computer…

Malik Sokolov · 2026-07-16