On July 30, 2025, JPMorgan Chase and Coinbase announced a landmark partnership that will allow Chase customers to link their bank accounts directly to Coinbase wallets and, beginning this fall, to fund those wallets using their Chase credit cards. What drove this collaboration was a convergence of factors: an accelerating demand from traditional banking clients… Continue reading Banking on Crypto: JPMorgan and Coinbase Forge Direct Account Link

PayPal’s “Pay with Crypto” feature, officially unveiled on July 28, 2025, represents a significant step in bridging digital assets and mainstream commerce. Designed for U.S.-based merchants (excluding New York), this capability enables retailers to accept more than 100 different cryptocurrencies—ranging from Bitcoin and Ethereum to stablecoins like USDT, USDC, as well as XRP, BNB, and… Continue reading PayPal’s New “Pay with Crypto” Feature

Senegalese-born R&B star Akon (Aliaune Thiam) long cast himself as a champion of African development. In 2018 he announced a $6 billion “Akon City” – a futuristic, solar-powered metropolis along Senegal’s Atlantic coast – to be funded by his own digital token, Akoin. The project was backed at the highest levels: media reports noted that Senegal’s… Continue reading Akon City’s Crypto Dream Collapses in Senegal

In June 2025 Thailand’s cabinet approved a landmark tax waiver that effectively exempts capital gains on cryptocurrency trading for five years (Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2029). The measure was adopted via a draft Ministerial Regulation under the Thai Revenue Code and is intended to promote Thailand as a regional “digital asset hub”. In practice, personal income tax on capital… Continue reading Thailand’s Five-Year Crypto Tax Exemption – What you Need to Know

Federal prosecutors have unveiled charges against Iurii Gugnin, the founder of a U.S.-based cryptocurrency payments company, accusing him of running an elaborate international money laundering network that funneled over $530 million to and from Russian financial institutions under U.S. sanctions. According to court filings unsealed this week, Gugnin—along with unnamed co-conspirators—allegedly operated a shadow financial… Continue reading Brooklyn Prosecutors Charge Crypto Firm Founder in $530M Russian Money Laundering Scheme

In a significant development within the cryptocurrency sector, Chinese authorities are reported to have sold approximately 194,000 Bitcoin (BTC) confiscated from the notorious PlusToken Ponzi scheme. This sale, estimated at nearly $20 billion, has raised questions about China’s transparency regarding digital asset management and its potential impact on the crypto market. Launched in April 2018,… Continue reading China Allegedly Liquidates 194,000 Bitcoin Seized from PlusToken Scam

In a harrowing case that underscores the perils faced by cryptocurrency holders, two prominent crypto investors have been arrested in New York City for the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian Bitcoin trader. The suspects, John Woeltz, 37, known as the “crypto king of Kentucky,” and William Duplessie, 32, co-founder of the Swiss-based Pangea… Continue reading Arrests made in Crypto Kidnapping and Torture Case

The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act of 2025 is a bipartisan Senate proposal to create the first federal framework for “payment stablecoins.” Introduced Feb. 4, 2025 by Sen. Bill Hagerty (R TN) with Cosponsors Tim Scott (R SC), Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) and Cynthia Lummis (R WY), the GENIUS Act defines a payment stablecoin… Continue reading Overview of the GENIUS Act

Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, disclosed a significant cybersecurity breach that compromised sensitive customer data and led to an attempted $20 million extortion. The breach was orchestrated through a social engineering campaign targeting Coinbase’s overseas customer support contractors, primarily based in India. Hackers bribed these contractors to access internal systems and extract customer data.… Continue reading Coinbase Faces Major Cybersecurity Breach: What Customers Need to Know

Coinbase, one of the most prominent names in the cryptocurrency exchange world, has announced it will no longer support 49 digital assets on its platform—a move that has stirred conversation across the crypto community. The announcement comes at a time when the industry is already buzzing with speculation, particularly following the mysterious transfer of over… Continue reading Coinbase to End Support for 49 Assets: What It Means for Users and the Future of the Platform