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Police in Argentina have arrested five people they say were scanning people’s irises in a parking lot in exchange for “crypto and cash.” Per reports from La Nacion and the broadcaster LT9, the suspects were “offering to scan people’s irises” for…
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is under fire after a wave of social engineering scams between December 2024 and January 2025 caused millions in losses for its users. According to a report by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, at…
The South Korean city of Gwacheon has announced it will use an IT solution to help it seize, freeze, and liquidate more crypto from tax-dodging residents. Per Energy Kyungjae, the city – in Gyeonggi Province – will launch “its own electronic…
Coinbase confirmed on Monday that it has secured its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration in the UK, solidifying its presence in the market. Coinbase is now the UK’s largest VASP. 🇬🇧 The United Kingdom is our biggest international market, and…
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows totaling nearly $5 billion in January, a strong start that could push them toward $50 billion or more by the end of the year, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan. In a recent…
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to introduce a blockchain-based trading platform that will allow securities firms to trade digital tokens, marking a significant step in the country’s digital finance evolution. The move aims to modernize capital markets and…
India is reviewing its crypto policy as other countries including the US, shift attitudes towards the asset class. The government is reportedly reassessing a discussion paper on cryptocurrencies, which was due for release in September 2024, Reuters reports. According to India’s…
Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China over the weekend, prompting crypto investors to cut risk. Consequently, Ether—the world’s second-largest digital asset—plunged by as much as 26.53% to $2,135 on Monday. Notably, this marked its steepest…
The Russian Far East could become the nation’s newest crypto mining hub, with new and idle power centers ordered to start powering Bitcoin mining rigs. Yuri Trutnev, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD),…
The Japanese Finance Minster Katsunobu Kato has promised Tokyo will review the nation’s controversial and much-maligned crypto tax laws by the end of June this year. Per the House of Representatives’ official website and a report from the Japanese-language media outlet…
Switzerland’s largest bank, UBS, is taking a major step in integrating blockchain technology into traditional finance by experimenting with digital gold investments for retail investors. With over $5.7 trillion in assets under management, UBS has successfully completed a proof-of-concept for its…
Crypto exchange Coinbase has acquired Spindl, an onchain advertising and infrastructure platform, in a move aimed at enhancing the visibility of projects built on its Ethereum layer-2 network, Base. The acquisition is part of Coinbase’s broader effort to improve onchain discovery…