Sat, November 7

South Korea Seeks Two-Year Delay to Crypto Tax Until 2029

South Korea plans to push back its cryptocurrency tax by another two years, moving the proposed implementation date from January 2027 to January 2029. The government announced the plan on November 5, citing gaps in overseas transaction reporting and the need for more time to prepare its digital asset regulatory

November 5, 2026 2 mins read

FinChain Partners With Plume to Introduce Leveraged RWA Yield Strategy

FinChain, a crypto-finance platform incubated by Fosun Wealth Holdings, has partnered with institutional open finance platform Plume to launch FLEX & FINO, a leveraged yield strategy targeting annualized returns of up to 7.2% on its FUSD real-world asset (RWA) token. Announced on November 4, the product combines income from tokenized

November 4, 2026 2 mins read

Crypto-Friendly Republican Andy Barr Wins Kentucky Senate Race

Republican Andy Barr has won Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Democrat Charles Booker and securing another potential ally for the cryptocurrency industry in Congress. With 55% vote, Barr will replace longtime Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, who is leaving the Senate after more than four decades representing Kentucky. Barr’s victory follows

November 4, 2026 2 mins read

Hong Kong Plans Tokenized Gold Project Backed by 400-Ounce Physical Bars

Hong Kong is preparing to introduce a tokenized gold project that will allow banks to conduct transactions using digital tokens representing physical gold bars weighing 400 troy ounces, or approximately 12.44 kilograms. Christopher Hui, the city’s Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, announced the plan on November 2 during

November 3, 2026 2 mins read

Kim Jong Un’s Sister Denies North Korea’s Role in $6.3B Binance Hack

Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has rejected allegations that Pyongyang was behind the $6.3 billion hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, calling the FBI’s accusation “absurd rhetoric” and a political provocation. In a statement carried by North Korea’s state news agency KCNA on Tuesday,

November 3, 2026 2 mins read

RBI, FIU-IND Scrutinise Offshore Crypto Cards Linked to Visa, Mastercard and RedotPay

India’s Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) are examining offshore crypto cards that allow residents to spend digital assets on everyday purchases and withdraw cash from ATMs, according to a November 2 report by The Economic Times. The scrutiny centres on whether these cards comply with

November 2, 2026 2 mins read

Abu Dhabi Signs Four Agreements With OpenAI as ADNOC Adopts GPT Technology

Abu Dhabi has signed four agreements with OpenAI to expand the use of artificial intelligence across government services, energy operations and investment, following a meeting between Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on November 2. The Crown Prince witnessed the signing

November 2, 2026 2 mins read

Trezor Warns of Suspected Hardware Implant in Safe 5 Wallets Sold by CryptoBilis

Trezor has warned customers who purchased its hardware wallets through reseller CryptoBilis to move their cryptocurrency after receiving a report of suspected physical tampering inside a Trezor Safe 5 device. The warning applies to customers who purchased any Trezor model through CryptoBilis since March 2026. Trezor is asking them to

October 30, 2026 4 mins read

Vitalik Buterin Backs Moonshot AI’s Move to Limit Kimi’s Hacking Capabilities

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has backed Moonshot AI’s decision to limit the offensive cybersecurity capabilities of its latest Kimi K3.1 Pro model, arguing that reducing dangerous AI functions is preferable to restricting access based on users’ identities. Buterin shared his position on October 26, following Moonshot’s announcement that it had

October 26, 2026 3 mins read

RedCoin Goes Live as HSBC Takes Stablecoins to Millions of PayMe Users

HSBC has launched its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, RedCoin, rolling it out to more than 3.3 million PayMe app users starting October 23. The launch makes HSBC one of the first major global banks to bring a retail-facing stablecoin to market at this scale.  It arrives approximately six months after

October 23, 2026 2 mins read