Brazil’s new Finance Minister, Dario Durigan, has decided to delay a public consultation on crypto taxation. Summary Brazil’s Finance Minister halts crypto tax consultation to avoid election-year controversy. Durigan shifts focus to tech regulation and financial reforms, postponing crypto tax issues. Brazil remains the largest crypto market in Latin America [...]
The FBI and Thai police froze about $580m in crypto and seized 8,000 phones in a joint strike on Southeast Asian pig butchering gangs targeting American victims. Summary U.S. federal agents and Thai police froze roughly $580 million in crypto and confiscated around 8,000 phones used by organized scam gangs [...]
Ripple said a new 2026 survey shows digital assets are moving closer to the center of financial services strategy. Summary Ripple found stablecoins lead demand as finance firms seek faster treasury tools and working capital efficiency. Banks and asset managers ranked custody and secure storage among top tokenization infrastructure priorities. [...]
Bitcoin’s latest recovery toward $69,700 is unfolding with almost no change in futures open interest, a pattern CoinGlass says fits a range-bound, leverage-heavy market rather than the start of a durable bullish trend. Summary CoinGlass notes that open interest rose as Bitcoin fell to about $68,750, signaling shorts adding into [...]
Decentralized social platform Bluesky has disclosed that it had raised $100 million in a Series B round back in April 2025. Summary Bluesky disclosed a previously unannounced $100 million Series B round led by Bain Capital Crypto, with backing from multiple venture and institutional investors. The platform has grown its [...]
Robert Kiyosaki says an imminent “biggest financial bubble in history” will end in a crash that sends Bitcoin to $750k and Ethereum to $95k within a year, even as critics doubt his methods. Summary Kiyosaki argues a financial bubble inflated since 2008 will soon burst and forecasts Bitcoin at $750,000 [...]
Trump ramps up pressure on Powell to slash rates to 1% even as the Fed holds at 3.50%–3.75%, lifts inflation forecasts, and warns the Iran oil shock risks stagflation. Summary Trump renews attacks on Powell, demanding immediate cuts and even 1% rates despite Brent above $110 and inflation expectations rising [...]
The Hong Kong Police Cyber Crime Bureau has issued a warning after a 66-year-old retired man fell victim to three separate cryptocurrency scams. Summary A Hong Kong senior loses HK$6.6M in three separate cryptocurrency scams. Police warn against transferring money or crypto to strangers to avoid fraud. Fraudsters impersonating experts [...]
The crypto market saw several important developments today, including a warning from Hong Kong authorities about cryptocurrency scams, a new filing from Grayscale for a crypto-based ETF, and progress on the CLARITY Act in the U.S. Here’s a quick overview of the major events. Summary Hong Kong senior lost HK$6.6M [...]
Grayscale has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the Grayscale HYPE ETF, a proposed spot exchange-traded fund tied to Hyperliquid’s native token, HYPE. Summary Grayscale filed for a Nasdaq-listed HYPE ETF tied to Hyperliquid’s native token price movement. The proposed fund may add staking later, though [...]
