News Archive
Browse retained market reporting from the past 30 days.
Crypto Economy
India's Financial Intelligence Unit issued non-compliance notices to 15 offshore crypto platforms for serving Indian users without registering under national AML rules. Platforms targeting Indian customers must register, verify users, maintain records and report suspicious activity even without a physical presence in India.
Crypto Economy
The expansion of the blockchain ecosystem toward a multi-chain environment has generated a growing demand for infrastructure that enables the transfer of assets and information between heterogeneous networks. Cross-chain bridges have consolidated as the predominant solution for this interoperability need.
Coingape
Germany is preparing to tax cryptocurrency gains at a 25% rate, effectively eliminating the one-year exemption period that has allowed investors in Germany to sell their Bitcoin and Ether holdings without incurring any tax obligations for years. Ad Ad Germany Targets Crypto Gains With Flat 25% Tax Germany's Finance Ministry is preparing a draft that
Crypto Economy
Iran is easing currency controls so exporters can use USDT and Bitcoin to bring earnings home and finance imports without relying on official exchange channels. Authorities estimate businesses hold more than $100 billion in undeclared earnings, while scrutiny of crypto exchanges has reportedly been relaxed. U.S.
Coinspress
Europe's crypto rulebook is moving beyond licensing. Two measures emerging this week in Germany and Italy target what happens after investors and businesses gain access to digital assets: Germany wants to change how profits are taxed, while Italy is telling supervised intermediaries to strengthen sanctions screening around crypto transfers.
Crypto Briefing
Prolonged crypto regulatory uncertainty could hinder innovation and market stability, affecting U.S. competitiveness in the digital asset space. Sen. Lummis warns CLARITY Act delay could extend crypto ambiguity to 2030.
Cointelegraph
Banca d'Italia ordered crypto service providers to implement internal controls to screen for crypto transfers tied to sanctioned entities.
CryptoTicker
OKX ended trading in GODS, PRCL and DUCK in August, but withdrawals stay open until November 7, 2026. What to do in those three months, where the tokens now sit in your account, and why the exchange leaves open what happens to them afterwards.
The Currency Analytics
Crypto Briefing
Citi's move into tokenized deposits in Japan could accelerate digital finance adoption, enhancing global transaction efficiency and integration. Citi plans to bring tokenized deposit service to Japanese businesses.
Coindesk
The motion for a preliminary injunction comes a few weeks after the Crypto Council for Innovation and Blockchain Association sued to block the law.
Crypto Briefing
The NCA's focus on crypto crime highlights the need for enhanced regulatory frameworks and intelligence capabilities to combat evolving threats. UK National Crime Agency ranks crypto as third-highest economic crime priority.
Cointelegraph
The US Senate has a limited window to pass a crypto market structure bill, but if it were to fail, the legislation could be completely remade or scrapped under Democrats in 2027.
Decrypt
The agency ranks cryptoassets third among nine economic crime priorities, and says it wants to generate its own targets.
Coindesk
The fifth-largest U.S. commercial bank said it is exploring USBDC stablecoin for treasury payments, liquidity management and collateral after completing a live transaction.
Coinpaper
Malone Lam faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty over a $245 million crypto scheme involving Bitcoin thefts and home break-ins.
Coindesk
TRX, the native token of the Tron blockchain, will appear as a U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) later Wednesday, giving investors in the world's largest economy a way of buying exposure to the eighth-largest cryptocurrency without needing to be familiar with crypto processes.
The Currency Analytics
Crypto Briefing
BofA's upgrade highlights blockchain's growing role in reshaping financial services, potentially driving innovation and market shifts. BofA Securities upgrades Figure Technology to Neutral with $49 price target, citing blockchain lending momentum.
The Block
India's FIU issued non-compliance notices to 15 crypto platforms and sought takedowns of their apps and URLs.