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Report: Hungary Drops Criminal Penalties for Crypto After Orban’s 16-Year Rule Ends
11.6.2026
Hungary’s new government revealed this week that it will fully decriminalize cryptocurrency trading and dismantle the punitive regulatory framework imposed under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, removing jail sentences of up to eight years for ordinary users and providers, according...
Japan’s parliament poised to pass sweeping bill to regulate crypto like stocks
11.6.2026
The new rules, which are expected to come into effect in 2027, aim to foster innovation and crypto market growth to meet internal and external demand for digital asset services
Nigeria Senate Pushes Crypto Bill to Committee, Setting Up 4-Week Review Phase
11.6.2026
The Nigerian Senate has advanced a major cryptocurrency regulation bill through a second reading, moving the country closer to its first comprehensive legal framework for digital assets. Legislative Progress and Next Steps Nigeria’s Senate on June 9 passed a cryptocurrency regulation bill through...
Ripple and Mastercard Team Up for AI Agent Machine Payments
10.6.2026
Ripple has announced that it is joining Mastercard’s Agent Pay for Machines (AP4M) program for AI Agents for…
SBI Shinsei Bank Plans to Let Customers Stack BTC, ETH, or XRP on Top of Deposit Interest
9.6.2026
SBI Shinsei Bank will let depositors earn bitcoin, ether, or XRP vouchers worth 20% of their interest payments starting June 10, 2026, in what the Nikkei reports as one of the more direct integrations of crypto rewards into a traditional Japanese bank deposit product. Nikkei detailed that...
Report: Seoul Police Raid Bithumb HQ in Probe Tied to Lawmaker’s Son
8.6.2026
Seoul police reportedly executed a second search warrant at Bithumb’s headquarters on Monday as investigators pressed deeper into a corruption probe centered on independent lawmaker Kim Byung-ki. Second Raid in 4 Months The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s Public Crime Investigation Unit was said...
$2 Million Per Vessel: Inside Iran’s Massive USDT Toll Operation in the Strait of Hormuz
7.6.2026
Reports indicate that some of the payments could have been made in stablecoins, particularly Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization. The U.S. OFAC has warned that maritime companies executing such payments might be affected by upcoming sanctions. Iran Claims Hormuz Toll...
Travala Rolls out AI Concierge for 2.2M Hotels as Autonomous Travel Takes Shape
7.6.2026
Travala has launched an agentic AI travel protocol allowing autonomous agents to book more than 2.2 million hotels with minimal human intervention. Incentives and the Rise of Agentic Commerce Travala on June 5 launched what it calls the world’s first agentic AI travel protocol, allowing autonomous...
Latam Insights: The US Claims Pix Restricts Trade, Plus Chile’s Massive $88M Crypto Takedown
7.6.2026
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, the US targets Brazil’s Pix in a USTR report, Chile dismantles Tren de Aragua’s crypto laundering group, and a sugarcane-powered bitcoin mining project surges in Brazil....
‘Fiat Is a Sham’: Hunter Biden Goes Viral With Explosive Praise for Crypto and Blockchain
6.6.2026
After criticizing the Donald Trump Administration’s actions on social media, Biden stressed that it would use Hyperliquid as a tool to fight the Democrats’ anti- crypto army. He also stated that Andreas Antonopoulos’ book opened his eyes to crypto and that politicians underestimated crypto’s true...
‘Unacceptable’: Argentina’s Probe Into Libra Token Frozen Over Lack of Tech Tools
6.6.2026
At the request of Eduardo Taiano, the public prosecutor in charge of the case, the Specialized Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Office (UFECI) stressed that it lacked the tools necessary to complete a forensic on-chain probe focusing on relevant wallets active at the time of Libra’s launch. Probe On Libra...
Ethereum Drags Altcoins Below $880B as 22% Weekly Slide Shakes Trader Confidence
5.6.2026
A broad crypto sell-off on Friday dragged the total altcoin market capitalization down to $880 billion. Zcash was the hardest-hit major token, crashing over 40% to $264.80. Market Bloodbath Drags Altcoin Cap Below $1 Trillion The mayhem that characterized the cryptocurrency market on Friday...
Morgan Stanley, Galaxy Digital Launch Crypto ETP Referral
5.6.2026
Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has partnered with Galaxy Digital to offer a new referral capability enabling eligible clients…
Arthur Hayes dumps zcash holdings after Orchard Pool vulnerability revealed
5.6.2026
Hayes said he would reconsider his stance if his assumptions that an exploit is still possible prove to be incorrect
American Men Lead Crypto Adoption as 31% Prioritize Privacy Over Banking Norms
5.6.2026
A new study found 51% of U.S. crypto wallet users are systematically replacing legacy banks with digital assets for everyday financial tasks. The Rise of Daily Digital Transactions Traditional banks are not necessarily being fired by American consumers—they are just slowly being left behind,...
Spacecoin Lands Vietnam Partnership With $100M Annual Revenue Goal
5.6.2026
Spacecoin has signed an exclusive agreement with DETI Technology to bring decentralized satellite telecoms to Vietnam. The partners are targeting at least $100 million in annual revenue once the project reaches commercial operation. Spacecoin Teams With DETI to Bring Satellite Telecoms and AI...
JPMorgan, Citi and America’s Biggest Banks Plan Tokenized Deposit Network: Report
5.6.2026
The largest U.S. banks are reportedly planning a joint tokenized deposit network set to launch in 2027, positioning regulated bank money directly against stablecoins. Banks Pool Resources Through The Clearing House According to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America...
RLUSD Expands Its Multi-chain Presence Through Wormhole
4.6.2026
Ripple has announced that it is expanding its presence on multiple chains by using Wormhole’s Native Token Transfers…
Crypto Holders Avoid Israel’s Tax Program, Exposing Just $50.7M of Hidden Capital
4.6.2026
Israel’s latest voluntary disclosure program is drawing little participation from crypto holders, with new data showing that only a small share of undeclared digital‑asset wealth is being reported. Broad Underperformance Across All Assets Israel’s push to surface undeclared cryptocurrency holdings...
Mastercard Deepens XRPL Integration for Always-On Payments
3.6.2026
On June 3, Mastercard revealed its plan to expand its integration with the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to boost…