Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Mirae Asset has acquired a 97.15% stake in South Korea’s oldest crypto exchange Korbit and rebranded it as Digital X, positioning the platform as a hub for real-world asset tokenization, stablecoins, and integrated traditional and digital finance products
The European Union has approved its largest set of new sanctions against Russia in four years, hitting over 100 banks and crypto platforms while freezing the oil price cap to further restrict funding for the war in Ukraine
Kazakhstan has introduced a strategic digital mining framework requiring large-scale operators to contribute a portion of their output to a state-backed crypto reserve in exchange for regulated electricity access, advancing its ambitions to bolster sovereign digital asset holdings
David Solomon voices support for the digital asset market structure bill as Senate negotiations intensify over stablecoin provisions and ethics concerns, exposing tensions within traditional finance
BancaStato, the state-owned bank serving Switzerland’s Ticino region, has enabled clients to buy, hold, and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and Litecoin directly through its existing web and mobile banking platforms via a partnership with Sygnum and Avaloq
BitMEX, the pioneering crypto derivatives exchange that introduced perpetual swaps, will cease trading on September 23, 2026, following a strategic review by its parent company
The Digital Chamber filed suit against Illinois to block a new tax on crypto transactions before its January 2027 effective date, arguing the measure discriminates against blockchain technology
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency has created a dedicated cryptocurrency unit to investigate money laundering, terrorism financing, and other digital asset-related offenses, advancing the country's push toward regulated crypto activity
Bitget has posted nearly $70 billion in traditional finance perpetual trading volume for the second quarter of 2026 while launching the first USDT-settled quanto perpetual product for non-USD stocks, advancing its push to unify crypto and traditional markets
Pavel Durov announced plans for a built-in self-custody wallet enabling instant, zero-fee Gram transactions directly within the messaging app, marking a major step in crypto integration for the platform's massive audience
