South Korea plans on including fintech companies in the new licensing framework for virtual asset transfers, which is due to be introduced in December. This follows the introduction of a six-month grace period into the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act amendment. The concerned government made this announcement to the local media.
June 19, 2026 2 mins read
In February 2026, Microsoft Threat Intelligence and Microsoft Defender Experts found a crypto clipper attack. This was a campaign that was constructed on Windows. The malware exploits cryptocurrency holders through clipboard hijacking and searches for sensitive wallet information. These were reported by Microsoft through their blog. Attackers primarily spread this
June 19, 2026 2 mins read
Ethereum Foundation has witnessed some changes in leadership through the resignation of Hsiao-Wei Wang from the Foundation. She has been one of the key figures in Ethereum’s research, development, and governance operations in recent years. The move marks yet another transition period for the Ethereum Foundation. They are making changes
June 19, 2026 3 mins read
The CEO of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, severely criticized the upcoming Illinois’ crypto tax law, noting that it could be detrimental to blockchain innovation and employment. Specifically, Armstrong noted that such legislation could force blockchain innovation away from Illinois, creating extra complications for those who develop products based on blockchain technology.
June 18, 2026 2 mins read
CME, which is the largest derivatives exchange worldwide, is ready to sue the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission following the regulator’s decision to approve Bitcoin perpetual futures trading on the prediction market platform Kalshi. According to the firm, the contract should not be categorized as a futures contract but as
June 18, 2026 2 mins read
Binance is looking to obtain a MiCA license across Europe using France as the gateway. This came as a following apparent setback in Greece. The opposition of the application appears to have been spearheaded by The President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. In addition, there have been reports
June 18, 2026 3 mins read
Tether revealed its plans to cease support for its derivative gold stablecoin aUSDT after the organization decided to change its product strategy. The organization released the stablecoin in 2024 through Alloy by Tether. Itsa platform created to tokenize digital assets using tokenized collateral. In this case, users were able to
June 18, 2026 3 mins read
David Schwartz is one of the creators of XRP Ledger and also a Chief Technology Officer at Ripple Labs. He supports the latest upgrade of XRPL by shifting a major XRPL hub to version 3.2.0. Schwartz revealed that the shift occurred during a maintenance period of less than ten minutes.
June 17, 2026 2 mins read
Legislators have passed a bill aimed at pushing housing reforms that feature a temporary ban on a Federal Reserve CBDC. The ban forms one of the many proposals included in the bipartisan bill, the 21st Century Road to Housing Act. The bill seeks to improve affordable housing, boost the supply
June 17, 2026 3 mins read
Ethereum developers are now in the final development phase of the Glamsterdam upgrade, which they plan to launch later this year. The development teams are now testing the Ethereum system on dedicated development networks while incorporating all the proposed Ethereum improvement proposals in a comprehensive testing environment. This is the
June 17, 2026 2 mins read