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Congress to Probe Whether Crypto Can Challenge China and Russia's Grip on Financial Freedom
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (289+ words) House lawmakers will review how digital assets could support people living under repressive governments or failing financial systems, tying cryptocurrency access to U. S. national security. The discussion will focus on how decentralized financial tools are being used in economically unstable or…...
Ireland Targets Crypto Assets in New Strategy to Disrupt Illicit Cash Flows
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (357+ words) Ireland has launched a National Risk Assessment and a 30-point action plan to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and sophisticated financial crime. Ireland announced a sweeping crackdown on financial crime on June 18, unveiling a national strategy that places a major…...
President Milei Exempts Registered Crypto Exchanges From Argentina's 'Cheque Tax"
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (367+ words) The administration of Javier Milei has issued an executive order establishing exemptions to the 1. 2% tax affecting money flows involving VASPs. The measure directly benefits users, who will now save these funds when depositing (or withdrawing) fiat funds from VASPs. Argentina…...
Armed Crypto Kidnappers Face up to 20 Years After Forcing $8 M Digital Asset Transfer
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (353+ words) A family was held at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced to transfer more than $8 million in cryptocurrency in a violent Minnesota home invasion that has now resulted in guilty pleas from the two men who admitted carrying…...
Crypto-Pal Fraud Verdict Exposes Fake No-Risk Returns That Cost Investors Nearly $1 M
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (397+ words) Federal jurors convicted a former cryptocurrency promoter after prosecutors tied him to investment fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $1 million. The case centered on Crypto-Pal, which was marketed as a cryptocurrency trading business offering guaranteed high returns with no risk....
71% of Latam Institutions Are Now Using Stablecoins for Cross-Border Payments, Report Finds
5+ day, 29+ min ago (376+ words) According to The Digital Chamber, this high level of adoption will be further driven by incoming regulations that integrate crypto into traditional financial solutions. Nonetheless, even with current regulations, Latam ranks first in the global regional stablecoin adoption rate. While…...
$82. 53 Intraday Low: How STRC's Drop Tests Michael Saylor's Bitcoin Credit Machine
5+ day, 59+ min ago (947+ words) STRC, Strategy Inc. s variable-rate preferred stock built to hover near $100, instead flirted with the basement Thursday, printing a fresh intraday low near $82. 53 before clawing back to close at $88. 59. The move was not some polite tremor in the markets teacup....
Australia's ASIC Wins High Court Appeal as Block Earner Yield Product Faces Fresh Penalty Fight
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (376+ words) The High Court of Australia ruled unanimously (7-0) that fintech platform Block Earner illegally offered its cryptocurrency yield product. In a landmark decision, the High Court of Australia has ruled that a cryptocurrency yield product was offered illegally without a financial…...
Renaiss Secures $1. 5 M in First Round Led by YZi Labs to Build Trustless Infrastructure for Real-World Collectibles
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (341+ words) This sponsored press release was provided by Renaiss and was not written by Bitcoin. com News. Bitcoin. com News does not necessarily endorse the statements made within this announcement. Renaiss, an RWA liquidity infrastructure project for real-world collectibles built on…...
Blackrock XRP ETF Speculation Grows as XRP Price Surge Expectations Build
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (444+ words) XRP's bullish outlook is expanding beyond speculation about a possible Blackrock XRP ETF, with growing attention on adoption, tokenization, and institutional settlement use. Speculation surrounding a potential Blackrock XRP ETF has resurfaced after Jake Claver, chairman of Digital Ascension Group,…...