Crypto Activity Surges 300% to $350B
Annual MENA blockchain transactions are projected to reach $350 billion by 2025–2026, driven by regional conflicts pushing capital into digital assets like Bitcoin. #Update #Crypto $BTC
Crypto News
General category for all types of news related to the cryptocurrency world.
Zondacrypto Probe: Polish Prosecutors Charge Suspect
Polish prosecutors have charged Romana Ż. in the Zondacrypto case for misappropriating $2.1M in user funds, seeking pretrial detention due to flight risk. #Breaking #Legal $ZOND
Philippines Central Bank Freezes Payment Licenses
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas considers a temporary freeze on new Operator of Payment Systems licenses to enhance compliance standards; existing operators remain unaffected. #Update #Legal
TOKEN2049 Singapore Gathers 25000 Crypto Enthusiasts
TOKEN2049 Singapore will be held at Marina Bay Sands on Oct. 7-8, 2026, expecting 25,000 attendees and over 1,000 events across the city. #Update #Crypto $BTC $ETH
AI Misguides Tourists on Mount Shasta Hike
Three California tourists were rescued from Mount Shasta after relying on @Google Gemini for trip planning, leading to insufficient supplies. The Sheriff’s Office warned against sole AI reliance. #Update #Crypto $USDT
Crypto Probe Charges Fifth Suspect in Poland
Polish prosecutors have charged a fifth suspect in the BitBay (now Zondacrypto) investigation, which involved frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million #Breaking #Legal $BTC
Ethereum Proposal Lets Users Pay Gas
Ethereum’s EIP-8141 draft proposes transaction fee payments in ERC-20 tokens, enhancing user flexibility without new wallets; no network upgrade scheduled yet. Vitalik Buterin supports this development. #Update #Crypto $ETH
Crypto Revolutionizes Central Banks Instant Value Transfer
Ripple CEO @bgarlinghouse highlighted the Dutch central bank’s gold transfer, emphasizing crypto’s potential for faster global value transfers without physical movement. He compared it to Germany’s lengthy gold repatriation. #Update #Crypto $XRP
US Unemployment Steady at 4.1% Rate
U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 162,000 in August, maintaining a 4.1% unemployment rate; markets see a 58% chance of a Fed rate hike on Sept. 16. #Update #Crypto $USDT
CLARITY Act Fails Amid Congressional Secrets
The CLARITY Act faces significant opposition, with former prosecutor Renato Mariotti declaring it “dead” and predicting no chance of passage before Congress adjourns on Sept. 17. #Update #Legal
Stonk Surges 250% After Raydium Integration
$STONK surged over 250% after @StonkFun integrated with Raydium LaunchLab, peaking at a $140M market cap before pulling back to $0.129, now valued at $113.2M. #Update #Crypto $STONK
UK Regulator Considers Lifting Financial Market Ban
The FCA is in talks with trading platforms as UK citizens increasingly use Polymarket and Kalshi, despite maintaining its position supporting a ban on financial prediction markets. #Update #Crypto
Tokenized Cross-Border Deposits Launch on Swift
@DBS and @Citi successfully executed the first weekend tokenized cross-border payment between Singapore and the US, finalizing the transaction in minutes using Swift’s Digital Ledger. #Update #Crypto $USDT
Payment Operators Face Registration Freeze in Philippines
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas proposes a 12-month freeze on new payment-system operator registrations and tighter controls for virtual asset service providers, pending a review of its licensing framework. #Update #Crypto $DYDX