Monero climbs to new high of $687 as crypto surveillance tightens
Tightening KYC regulations and growing scrutiny on the digital economy are triggering more investor demand for privacy-preserving digital assets like Monero.
Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout
By integrating WalletConnect Pay, Ingenico is testing whether stablecoins can function as a practical alternative to card networks in everyday commerce.
Franklin Templeton adapts money market funds for US stablecoin rules
Franklin Templeton is amending institutional money market funds to support stablecoin reserves and onchain cash use without launching new crypto-native products.
ZKsync sets 2026 roadmap focused on privacy and institutional adoption
ZKsync’s 2026 plan shifts focus from experimentation to production-ready infrastructure designed for banks, enterprises and regulated financial systems.
Bitcoin meets gold in UK: 21Shares brings BOLD fund to London
The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP allocates two-thirds to gold and one-third to Bitcoin and trades in pounds sterling and dollars on the London Stock Exchange.
Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling
The move adds Ukraine to a growing list of countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Thailand and Australia, where Polymarket is already restricted.
US Senate Ag punts markup on crypto bill to end of month
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman says he's delayed work on a crypto market structure bill to have more time to secure bipartisan support.