A crypto investigation and compliance solution platform, Chainalysis has reported that crypto flows to suspected trafficking services surged 85% last year, having stablecoin-heavy, Telegram-associated networks and leaving trackable on-chain series. Around 50% of the transactions associated with Telegram-based international escort services surpassed $10,000, as per the report. The data shows
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The biggest opponent of OpenAI, Anthropic, has formally publicised a milestone of a $30 billion fundraising round. After this deal, the post-money valuation of the company reaches $380 billion, underlining the robust pull of capital into the AI sector. Beyond the headline number, though, reside complex second-order effects that could
February 13, 2026 2 mins read
Morph, a secure settlement layer for global crypto payments, has amalgamated USDT0, the omnichain Tether liquidity network backed by LayerZero. After this step, Morph gets direct access to unified USDT liquidity over 18+ blockchains. The firm also targets to become the settlement layer for everyday money. For developers making payment
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An intense debate regarding the future of US crypto regulation started on Capitol Hill after senators fought over whether the SEC under the Trump administration is relieving enforcement while pushing for a new statutory framework to have clarity in digital asset markets. The Chairman of the SEC, Paul S. Atkins,
February 13, 2026 2 mins read
Midnight, a data protection blockchain platform, witnessed surged market interest this week, followed by the founder Charles Hoskinson’s announcement of prominent developments at the Consensus Hong Kong conference. The announcement includes the scheduled mainnet rollout of the project in late March and partnerships comprising Google and Telegram. The remarks of
February 12, 2026 2 mins read
The real-world assets of BNB Chain increased around 555% in the fourth quarter of 2025 as institutions tokenised funds and stocks, even as the market capitalisation and DeFi TVL of BNB witnessed volatility, as reported by research firm Messari. The blockchain network was positioned second in terms of blockchains by
February 12, 2026 2 mins read
The government of Thailand accepted the proposal of the Finance Ministry on February 10, which permits digital assets to be utilised as underlying assets in the derivatives and capital markets of the country. This initiative focuses on modernising Thailand’s derivatives markets in line with international standards, making the regulatory oversight
February 12, 2026 2 mins read
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of a leading blockchain and research company, Input Output Global, publicised on February 12 that Midnight, the highly anticipated privacy-focused blockchain of the company, will officially roll out in the last week of March. The announcement came amid the keynote speech of Hoskinson at Consensus Hong
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The central bank of Malaysia has planned to roll out three actions in 2026 that comprise local currency stablecoins and tokenised deposits. The February 11 announcement noted that the Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) revealed the Digital Asset Innovation Hub (DAIH) is taking three projects onboard for this year. The projects
February 11, 2026 2 mins read
An activity has been witnessed in a Bitcoin wallet associated with an alleged ransom demand in the high-profile vanishing of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. TMZ affirmed on February 10 that for the first time since the ransom note was received, there has been
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