New EU Sanctions Make Crypto Harder for Russian Users
New EU sanctions hit 11 crypto platforms tied to Russia and tighten exchange checks on users, though Bitcoin stays legal.
New EU sanctions hit 11 crypto platforms tied to Russia and tighten exchange checks on users, though Bitcoin stays legal.
Elon Musk tells The Economist he backs normal people, not the far-right, framing his politics as defending the West.
Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has been registered as a Financial Services Provider on New Zealand’s Financial Service Providers Register (FSPR). The registration supports Bitget’s financial services framework and covers registered service categories including foreign currency exchange, domestic and cross-border money transfers, client asset custody, portfolio and money management, and the execution of
BitMEX exchange will shut down on September 23, 2026, at 04:00 UTC. The team announced the closure on Thursday and said the decision was made after a strategic review of the business. The Seychelles-based firm immediately halted all new account registrations. It told users to close positions and withdraw funds well before the deadline. What
XRP (XRP) price is holding just above $1.13 after a mild pullback, keeping a bullish chart structure alive even as institutional demand shows signs of cooling. The token has slipped since July 21, yet the drop looks orderly rather than panicked. That calm hides a sharper tension building between the price chart and the money
Pi Network activated Protocol v25 on July 22, its latest major upgrade of 2026, yet PI stalled below $0.10 after a rally carried the token briefly beyond that level. The result echoed earlier upgrades. Recent protocol releases drew trader interest but failed to produce a lasting price gain. Pi Coin’s Rally Stalls Amid Protocol Upgrade
WEEX today announced the launch of flexible staking for USDGO, offering tiered annual percentage rates (APR) of up to 20% — among the highest rates currently available for the asset across major platforms. USDGO Staking Tiers: USDGO staking is now live on WEEX with flexible terms, allowing users to subscribe and redeem at any time:
Seven Senate Democrats say the updated CLARITY Act text falls short. They opposed the proposed draft, even after it added ethics rules barring public officials from issuing digital assets. The 616-page bill needs 60 votes to clear the Senate. Their opposition complicates the path to that threshold before the August recess. What the New CLARITY
The crypto industry directly supports 34,000 jobs and contributes $55 billion to the US economy in 2026. The findings come from a new report by the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA), which commissioned the study from the Pragmatic Policy Group (PPG). How Crypto Jobs Stack Up To put that headcount in context, the report measured it
Uber cut 10% of its customer service jobs on Wednesday, marking the first time the company has tied layoffs directly to an artificial intelligence (AI) efficiency push. The reductions hit Uber’s community operations team. Remote workers on the team were also told to relocate to a hub office under the company’s return-to-office mandate. Why Uber
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan named 2 crypto bets he views as well-positioned for the next bull market. He pointed to revenue-generating crypto apps and established firms building on blockchain rails. Hougan tied both bets to what he calls the convergence of onchain and traditional finance. He stated that stablecoins, tokenization, and around-the-clock trading
Anthony Scaramucci says the Clarity Act's crypto sponsoring ban should extend to congressional insider trading broadly.
Jim Cramer highlights a hedge fund's stake in ex-Bitcoin miner Keel Infrastructure as it pivots to AI data centers.
Hedge fund billionaire John Paulson says gold's bull run is early, as NovaGold buys his 40% Donlin Gold stake.
South Korea's KOSPI broke 7,000 Thursday as Citi keeps a bullish 10,000 target despite the index's recent volatility.
AFX Trade, a protocol on Arbitrum (ARB), lost roughly 24.15 million USDC (USDC) on July 22 after an attacker exploited a bridge it operates. Security firm Blockaid flagged the attack at 21:30 UTC. It marks the 14th crypto security incident recorded in July, a month that has already surpassed June’s hack losses. Attacker Drains 24
BofA survey shows gold most undervalued since March 2023 as XAU bounces off $3,900 support. Key levels to watch now.
Bitcoin has returned to the $65,000 range, but the recovery is struggling to develop into a wider rally. The asset traded near $65,975 on Wednesday after briefly crossing $66,000, its highest level since early June. US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $203.2 million in net inflows on Tuesday, marking six consecutive positive days. However, those inflows
Iranian leaders threaten to halt regional oil exports, lifting crude and pressuring Bitcoin near $66,000 on Hormuz fears.
The most reliable way to earn online in 2026 remains straightforward: sell a useful skill to a real employer or client. Offers built around effortless clicks, guaranteed crypto returns or payments required before work begins carry a high risk of fraud. The scale of that risk keeps growing. Chainalysis estimates that crypto scams received at