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Coinbase Partners Citi to Boost Stablecoin Adoption Amidst Growing Institutional Interest
Coinbase has joined forces with Wall Street major Citi to improve the functionality and efficiency of stablecoin transactions. The partnership focuses on easing conversions between fiat and digital currencies while enhancing cross-border payment systems. Citi’s involvement highlights a growing institutional push towards blockchain-based finance, ...
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Ant Group Registers ‘Antcoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong as China Tightens Crypto Rules
Ant Group, the Alibaba-backed fintech powerhouse, has registered the “Antcoin” trademark in Hong Kong through its Cayman Islands subsidiary. The move underlines the firm’s intent to pursue blockchain-based innovation in friendlier jurisdictions as Beijing tightens its control over cryptocurrency activity and limits private digital asset proje...
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Hong Kong’s Securities Regulator Approves First Spot Solana ETF
Hong Kong has approved its first spot Solana ETF, becoming the first Asian market to do so ahead of the US. The ChinaAMC Solana ETF will trade in both Chinese yuan and US dollars, with a minimum investment of about $100 (roughly Rs. 8,800). This builds on prior approvals for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, expanding regulated crypto investment options f...
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RBI-Backed Digital Currency to Be Launched in India, Union Minister Piyush Goyal Says
The country will launch an RBI-backed digital currency to discourage unbacked cryptocurrencies. Union Minister Piyush Goyal said heavy taxation will deter risky tokens, while the new digital rupee enables faster, traceable payments. Experts see the move as a shift from a "tax-and-tolerate" approach to stricter oversight, favouring compliance-aligne...
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Visa Direct Tests Stablecoins for Instant Cross-Border Transfers
Visa has launched a pilot programme allowing banks and financial institutions to use stablecoins like USDC and EURC for pre-funding cross-border transfers. The move aims to free up working capital, reduce reliance on traditional currency accounts, and accelerate settlement times. Wider rollout is planned in 2026.
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Health Ministry Official Duped Of Rs 27 Lakh In Currency Trade Scam, Case Filed
An senior official of the Union Health Ministry was allegedly duped of Rs 27 lakhs under the pretext investing his money into the currency market, Delhi police officials informed on Wednesday.
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Explained: What Is Tokenization And Why Is It Crypto's Next Big Thing?
Tokenization has long been a buzzword for crypto enthusiasts, who have been arguing for years that blockchain-based assets will change the underlying infrastructure of financial markets.
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Criminal Stablecoin Use Continues Growing, Task Force Says
A new report says stablecoins now account for most illicit activity on crypto ledgers. As per the new report from the Financial Action Task Force found that a wide array of illicit actors — including terrorists, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers — have stepped up their use of stablecoins since the group’s last report on digital assets...
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Exclusive: How Navy HQ Clerk Recruited By Pak Spy 'Priya Sharma' Was Caught
It was a crypto currency trail that led intelligence agencies to upper division clerk Vikas Yadav in Nau Sena Bhavan, the naval wing of the Defence Ministry.
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Probe Agency Raids In Gujarat, Maharashtra In Rs 100 Crore Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate raids in Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat and in Mumbai in Rs 100 crore cyber fraud case. Accused was involved in fake USDT trading (crypto currency), digital arrests, threatening innocent individuals.
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Opinion | Why Pakistan's New 'Crypto' Obsession Could Turn Dangerous
By embracing digital currency without resolving its foundational vulnerabilities in both its energy infrastructure and financial governance, Pakistan may not be catalysing a revolution, but rather courting a crisis.
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Kraken To Allow Trading In Apple, Tesla, Nvidia Shares As Digital Tokens: Report
Crypto exchange Kraken plans to launch tokenized versions of more than 50 stocks and exchange-traded funds, including shares of Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Democrats Look To Block UAE Arms Sales, As Trump Announces New Deals
US congressional Democrats seek to block UAE arms sales over its alleged involvement in Sudan's civil war and concern about crypto currency ties.
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Bhutan Partners With Binance to Launch Crypto Payment System for Tourists
Bhutan has launched a crypto payment system to let users make crypto payments using Binance Pay. The aim is to incentivise tourists with cheaper alternatives to dodge currency exchange rates and limitations in the acceptability of international cards.
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US Banks Permitted to Offer Crypto Custody and Management Services, OCC Confirms
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has clarified that all national banks and federal savings associations under its control are permitted to offer crypto services to their clients. These may include crypto-to-fiat conversions, trade executions, and tax services among others.
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Coinbase Partners Citi to Boost Stablecoin Adoption Amidst Growing Institutional Interest
Coinbase has joined forces with Wall Street major Citi to improve the functionality and efficiency of stablecoin transactions. The partnership focuses on easing conversions between fiat and digital currencies while enhancing cross-border payment systems. Citi’s involvement highlights a growing institutional push towards blockchain-based finance, ...
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Ant Group Registers ‘Antcoin’ Trademark in Hong Kong as China Tightens Crypto Rules
Ant Group, the Alibaba-backed fintech powerhouse, has registered the “Antcoin” trademark in Hong Kong through its Cayman Islands subsidiary. The move underlines the firm’s intent to pursue blockchain-based innovation in friendlier jurisdictions as Beijing tightens its control over cryptocurrency activity and limits private digital asset proje...
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Hong Kong’s Securities Regulator Approves First Spot Solana ETF
Hong Kong has approved its first spot Solana ETF, becoming the first Asian market to do so ahead of the US. The ChinaAMC Solana ETF will trade in both Chinese yuan and US dollars, with a minimum investment of about $100 (roughly Rs. 8,800). This builds on prior approvals for Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, expanding regulated crypto investment options f...
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RBI-Backed Digital Currency to Be Launched in India, Union Minister Piyush Goyal Says
The country will launch an RBI-backed digital currency to discourage unbacked cryptocurrencies. Union Minister Piyush Goyal said heavy taxation will deter risky tokens, while the new digital rupee enables faster, traceable payments. Experts see the move as a shift from a "tax-and-tolerate" approach to stricter oversight, favouring compliance-aligne...
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Visa Direct Tests Stablecoins for Instant Cross-Border Transfers
Visa has launched a pilot programme allowing banks and financial institutions to use stablecoins like USDC and EURC for pre-funding cross-border transfers. The move aims to free up working capital, reduce reliance on traditional currency accounts, and accelerate settlement times. Wider rollout is planned in 2026.
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Health Ministry Official Duped Of Rs 27 Lakh In Currency Trade Scam, Case Filed
An senior official of the Union Health Ministry was allegedly duped of Rs 27 lakhs under the pretext investing his money into the currency market, Delhi police officials informed on Wednesday.
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Explained: What Is Tokenization And Why Is It Crypto's Next Big Thing?
Tokenization has long been a buzzword for crypto enthusiasts, who have been arguing for years that blockchain-based assets will change the underlying infrastructure of financial markets.
-
Criminal Stablecoin Use Continues Growing, Task Force Says
A new report says stablecoins now account for most illicit activity on crypto ledgers. As per the new report from the Financial Action Task Force found that a wide array of illicit actors — including terrorists, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers — have stepped up their use of stablecoins since the group’s last report on digital assets...
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Exclusive: How Navy HQ Clerk Recruited By Pak Spy 'Priya Sharma' Was Caught
It was a crypto currency trail that led intelligence agencies to upper division clerk Vikas Yadav in Nau Sena Bhavan, the naval wing of the Defence Ministry.
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Probe Agency Raids In Gujarat, Maharashtra In Rs 100 Crore Fraud Case
The Enforcement Directorate raids in Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat and in Mumbai in Rs 100 crore cyber fraud case. Accused was involved in fake USDT trading (crypto currency), digital arrests, threatening innocent individuals.
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Opinion | Why Pakistan's New 'Crypto' Obsession Could Turn Dangerous
By embracing digital currency without resolving its foundational vulnerabilities in both its energy infrastructure and financial governance, Pakistan may not be catalysing a revolution, but rather courting a crisis.
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Kraken To Allow Trading In Apple, Tesla, Nvidia Shares As Digital Tokens: Report
Crypto exchange Kraken plans to launch tokenized versions of more than 50 stocks and exchange-traded funds, including shares of Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Democrats Look To Block UAE Arms Sales, As Trump Announces New Deals
US congressional Democrats seek to block UAE arms sales over its alleged involvement in Sudan's civil war and concern about crypto currency ties.
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Bhutan Partners With Binance to Launch Crypto Payment System for Tourists
Bhutan has launched a crypto payment system to let users make crypto payments using Binance Pay. The aim is to incentivise tourists with cheaper alternatives to dodge currency exchange rates and limitations in the acceptability of international cards.
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US Banks Permitted to Offer Crypto Custody and Management Services, OCC Confirms
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has clarified that all national banks and federal savings associations under its control are permitted to offer crypto services to their clients. These may include crypto-to-fiat conversions, trade executions, and tax services among others.
