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Lakshya Baskar

I specialize in Web3 and crypto writing, producing clear, research-driven content on blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and market trends.

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European Union

Germany and France Lead as EU Grants 244 MiCA Crypto Licenses Ahead of Deadline

The European Union has approved 244 crypto licenses through the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation as implementation nears the end of its transition period. The data from ESMA’s interim MiCA register reveals Germany and France as the top jurisdictions in terms of licensing. Germany has granted authorization to 57 crypto-asset service

June 30, 2026 2 mins read
SEC

SEC Wins $5.4 Million Judgment Against NanoBit in Crypto Fraud Case

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission managed to secure a major victory in court against NanoBit. The SEC secured the judgment after investigating a long-term cryptocurrency fraud. The judgment follows a long-running case concerning fraudulent cryptocurrency trading schemes operated by NanoBit. The judgment by the United States District Court

June 30, 2026 3 mins read
Upbit

Upbit Launches Gensyn Trading With KRW, BTC, and USDT Pairs 

South Korea’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange platform, Upbit, will add the Gensyn (AI) listing with KRW, BTC, and USDT trading pairs starting June 30 at 16:00 KST. This listing presents the decentralized artificial intelligence program to one of the biggest Asian digital asset exchanges. The listing comes approximately two months after

June 30, 2026 2 mins read
Vitalik buterin

Vitalik Buterin Says Obfuscation Could Boost Blockchain Privacy

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released a comprehensive piece describing Obfuscation in crypto industry. He explained how cryptographic obfuscation could strengthen blockchain privacy and security in the future. Obfuscation converts ordinary code into an encrypted form while allowing it to produce the same output. As opposed to encryption that secures stored

June 29, 2026 2 mins read
USDT

India’s USDT Premium Surges Above 8.5% as Stablecoin Supply Tightens

A major USDT supply squeeze has hit India’s USDT market, sending the price premiums of the stablecoin past its usual trading band. As per a report from The Economic Times, USDT was sold at around 102.88 INR on Saturday, whereas the USD/INR foreign exchange ratio stood at 94.65 on Friday.

June 29, 2026 2 mins read
Loopring

Loopring Ends Its Pioneer zk-Rollup DEX After Years of Limited User Adoption

Loopring officially shut down its decentralized exchange, marking the end of one of Ethereum’s earliest zk-rollup platforms. All trading functionalities were immediately stopped, and the relayer was turned off right after the official announcement made via Loopring’s X account. The shutdown ends a project that once demonstrated how zero-knowledge rollups

June 29, 2026 2 mins read
CoinEx Denies Iran Links After WSJ Highlights $3.84B in Iran-Related Crypto Flows

CoinEx Denies Iran Links After WSJ Highlights $3.84B in Iran-Related Crypto Flows

CoinEx rejected the accusations that its platform was involved in facilitating transactions for Iranian state-backed organizations following the recent Wall Street Journal report on the matter. According to the report, about $3.84 billion of cryptocurrency inflows related to Iran were identified by investigators as having gone through the platform since

June 25, 2026 2 mins read
Ripple

Ripple Launches RLUSD in Japan as Regulated Stablecoin Expansion Gains Momentum 

Ripple is officially bringing out RLUSD into the Japanese market, which becomes an important milestone for its future international growth. By doing this, the company will make significant progress in its operations in one of the most technologically sophisticated digital assets markets worldwide.  Now, after obtaining approval from Japan’s Financial

June 25, 2026 2 mins read
Coinbase

Coinbase Opens Luxembourg MiCA Hub as EU Crypto Market Enters New Regulatory Era

Coinbase formally launched its European crypto hub in Luxembourg as per the Markets in Crypto Assets regulation of the European Union. This happened after Coinbase received a MiCA license from the financial watchdog of Luxembourg in June 2025. Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier granted the license more than

June 25, 2026 2 mins read