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Decentralizētā birža GMX ir uzsākusi 24/7 tirdzniecību zeltam un sudrabam, paplašinot onchain piekļuvi tradicionālajiem precēm, jo decentralizētās finanses platformas dziļāk iekļūst reālo aktīvu tirgos.

Jaunie XAU/USD un XAG/USD mūžīgie tirgi ir izvietoti uz Arbitrum un tiek noregulēti, izmantojot WETH-USDC likviditāti, saskaņā ar protokolu. Cenu noteikšana tiek nodrošināta ar Chainlink Data Streams, to pašu oracle infrastruktūru, kas tiek izmantota visos GMX esošajos atvasināto instrumentu tirgos.



“Mēs esam satraukti redzēt, ka GMX pieņem Chainlink, lai aktivizētu savus jaunizveidotos zelta un sudraba mūžīgās tirgus,” teica Johann Eid, Chainlink Labs galvenais biznesa virsnieks.

Digital asset infrastructure firm Fireblocks has launched a new tool that allows institutional clients to earn yield on stablecoin holdings, as firms look to make idle crypto balances more productive.

The feature, called “Earn,” enables institutions to deploy stablecoins into on-chain lending strategies via decentralized finance protocols such as Aave and Morpho, the company said.

The product is initially being rolled out in early access and is designed for corporate treasuries, exchanges and fintech firms holding large volumes of stablecoins between settlement cycles. Fireblocks said such balances often sit idle due to a lack of institutional-grade infrastructure to deploy them safely.

 

“One of the biggest unlocks of onchain finance is the ability to put money to work every second, never letting it sit idle,” said Michael Shaulov, CEO and Co-Founder of Fireblocks.

“For the first time, institutions can put those balances to work through onchain lending strategies curated by established institutional names, inside the same platform, under the same controls they already run.

Every institution on Fireblocks now has access to a revenue line they didn’t have yesterday.”

 

The company, which processed about $6 trillion in stablecoin transfers in 2025 across more than 2,400 institutional clients, said the new offering integrates lending access directly within its platform, allowing users to maintain existing governance and security controls.

Returns generated through the product will depend on underlying DeFi protocols and are variable, not guaranteed, and could be zero, Fireblocks said.

The launch comes as competition intensifies among crypto firms to provide institutional gateways into decentralized lending, with rivals including

AAVE Horizon (by AAVE)

Coinbase Prime (by Coinbase)

Anchorage Digital

Nexo Institutional

Spartk Institutional Lending

offering similar services.

INSTITUTIONAL | Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund Goes On-Chain in Partnership with a $3.5 Trillion Fund Administrator

 

 

 

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Pakistan’s central bank has allowed commercial banks to provide services to licensed cryptocurrency firms, effectively reversing a ban imposed in 2018 as the country moves to bring digital assets into the formal financial system.

Under new guidance issued, banks may open accounts for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and their customers, provided the firms are licensed by the national regulator, the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority.

 

In a statement, the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) said:

Following the enactment of the Virtual Assets Act, 2026, the State Bank of Pakistan has issued BPRD Circular Letter No. 10 of 2026, enabling regulated entities to open and maintain bank accounts for PVARA-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and their customers, subject to strict compliance and AML/CFT requirements.

This marks a transition from a previously restrictive environment to a structured, regulated framework.

#Pakistan has taken an important step toward formalising its virtual asset ecosystem.

Following the enactment of the Virtual Assets Act, 2026, the State Bank of #Pakistan has issued BPRD Circular Letter No. 10 of 2026, enabling regulated entities to open and maintain bank… pic.twitter.com/bJ0LXXaWvT

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) April 15, 2026

The move follows the introduction of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Act 2026 and marks the first formal step toward integrating crypto-related businesses into the regulated banking sector under strict anti-money laundering and compliance requirements.

Banks must verify licences before onboarding clients and are required to maintain segregated, non-interest-bearing accounts in local currency, while remaining responsible for due diligence and reporting suspicious transactions, the central bank said.

Lenders are not permitted to invest in or hold virtual assets themselves, according to the new framework.

The policy shift comes as Pakistan accelerates efforts to formalize its crypto sector, including engaging global firms and exploring blockchain-based financial infrastructure such as tokenization and cross-border payments.

REGULATION | Pakistan Passes the Virtual Assets Act 2026

 

 

 

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Deutsche Börse has invested $200 million in Kraken parent, Payward Inc., taking a 1.5% fully diluted stake through a secondary share purchase, the company said on Tuesday.

Deutsche Börse basically runs the infrastructure where stocks, derivatives, and other financial assets are traded.

The deal deepens an existing partnership between the two firms, first announced in December 2025, aimed at linking traditional financial markets with digital asset infrastructure, including trading, custody, settlement and tokenized assets.

The investment is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to regulatory approvals.

Deutsche Börse said the partnership will focus on expanding regulated crypto services, derivatives and institutional liquidity across markets, as it pushes forward with its strategy to build a hybrid market infrastructure combining traditional securities and blockchain-based assets.

As of April 2026, Deutsche Börse Group is one of the world’s leading exchange organizations, having achieved record-breaking financial results in its most recent fiscal year of ~$2.6 billion in net profit. The company’s market capitalization stood at ~$50 billion and an asset base of ~$260 billion as of mid-April 2026 with over 16,000 employees from over 125 nations.

The move highlights growing interest from traditional financial institutions in the crypto sector, as exchanges and market operators increasingly seek exposure to digital assets.

INSTITUTIONAL | Leading Global Brokerage Firm with $12 Trillion in Client Assets Outlines 2 Approaches to Crypto Allocation

 

 

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VISA and Standard Chartered (StanChart) have launched validator nodes on the Tempo blockchain deepening their role in stablecoin infrastructure.

The move places VISA and StanChart’s crypto custodian, Zodia Custody, alongside Stripe as some of the first external validators supporting the payments-focused blockchain which is designed to handle real-time, high-volume transactions using stablecoins.

INTRODUCING | Global Fintech Giant, Stripe, Launches Tempo, a Payments-Focussed Blockchain for Stablecoins

The nodes allow the payments giants to validate transactions and help secure the network, placing them at the core of Tempo’s real-time payment system alongside other early participants.

VISA has been involved in the project from its early stages as a design partner and is already contributing to payment flows and infrastructure within the ecosystem.

VISA said it configured and now operates its validator node in-house after about six months of collaboration with Tempo’s engineering team, reflecting a broader strategy to take a more direct role in blockchain infrastructure rather than simply building on top of it.

 

Speaking on this development, the Head of Crypto VISA Labs, Cuy Sheffield:

“These organizations collectively process trillions of dollars in payments every year across nearly every country in the world.

As some of the largest institutions in global payments, they maintain infrastructure at massive scale and have deep experience with the reliability and uptime standards that payments demand, bringing that same technical excellence to validate the Tempo network.

We’ll continue expanding the validator set with additional partners on our path to permissionless validation.”

Visa, Stripe Card Program to Enable ‘Custom Stablecoins for Businesses’ in 100+ Countries

Tempo is a layer-1 blockchain designed for high-volume, real-time stablecoin and machine-to-machine payments with validators earning stablecoin rewards for processing transactions.

The move reflects a broader push by established payment companies into blockchain rails as traditional financial firms ramp up efforts to integrate stablecoins into global payment and settlement systems.

INTRODUCING | Tempo Blockchain by Stripe Goes Live with an Agentic AI Open Framework Payments Standard

 

 

 

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An attacker has exploited a vulnerability in the Hyperbridge interoperability protocol to mint roughly $2 billion worth of fraudulent Polkadot tokens on Ethereum, though the actual financial loss was limited to about $230,000 due to low liquidity, according to blockchain security researchers.

The exploit targeted Hyperbridge’s Ethereum gateway contract, allowing the attacker to manipulate permissions and generate around 1 billion wrapped DOT tokens without proper collateral backing, reports said.

#CertiKInsight

We have seen an exploit on the @hyperbridge gateway contract. https://t.co/h27iDm1JGd

The attacker slipped through a forged message to change the admin of Polkadot token contract on Ethereum and profited ~$237K from minting and selling 1B tokens.

Stay… pic.twitter.com/3t2n4uq5hy

— CertiK Alert (@CertiKAlert) April 13, 2026

According to a detailed report, the attacker didn’t only target DOT, but was able to mint multiple other wrapped assets on Hyperbridge, including another approximately $1 billion in ARGN, as well as MANTA and CERE.

Despite the scale of the mint, the attacker was only able to convert a small portion into real assets, roughly 108 ether, as the market for the bridged token lacked sufficient depth to absorb the supply.

Polkadot said its native blockchain and DOT token were not affected as the incident was isolated to the Ethereum-based wrapped version of the asset.

Hyperbridge, a cross-chain protocol designed to transfer assets between blockchains, paused its bridging operations following the incident while the issue is investigated.

Founded by Seun Lanlege and David Salami, Polytope Labs, the company behind HyperBridge, has attracted global attention for developing a bridge protocol valued at over $200 million, positioning it as one of the most advanced blockchain innovations to emerge from the continent.

PROJECT SPOTLIGHT | How 2 Nigerian Engineers Built HyperBridge – The First ‘Truly Decentralized Bridge’ Globally

The attack highlights ongoing security risks in blockchain bridges which have historically been a major target for exploits due to their role in linking separate networks.

Researchers estimate that since 2021, attacks on bridges alone have cost users and protocols over $3 billion in assets, a figure reinforced by academic analyses.

Over the last several years, bridges have handled tens of billions of dollars in asset transfers – acting not just as niche tools but as backbone infrastructure for decentralized finance. For example, aggregated statistics suggest over $100 billion in cumulative value has passed through cross-chain bridges since 2022.

That enormous throughput is precisely why attacks on these systems can be so damaging.

Bridges accounted for ~50% of all laundered back value in 2025 alone.

2025 RECAP | Bridges Accounted for ~50%+ of Laundered Hack Value in 2025

 

 

 

 

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Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has launched a new “Cashtags” feature in the United States and Canada, aiming to deepen its role as a real-time hub for financial news and market activity, the company said.

The feature, currently available on iPhone, allows users to search for or post cashtags – ticker-like symbols used to reference stocks or cryptocurrencies – and receive automatic suggestions for matching assets, including token contract addresses.

Introducing #crypto $Cashtags on @X.

Anyone who taps a Cashtag will see posts mentioning it along with its price chart – without ever leaving X.

Try it now! pic.twitter.com/n3aN5ydk77

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) April 15, 2026

At its core, Smart Cashtags upgrade the traditional ‘$TICKER’ tagging system by making financial symbols like $BTC (Bitcoin) and $ETH (Ethereum) interactive within the timeline. Instead of linking to static search results, these tags will deliver live price data, real-time charts, and market insights instantly all without leaving the X app.

Users who tap on a cashtag will be able to view a live price chart alongside a stream of posts mentioning the asset, without leaving the platform, according to the announcement.

X said the move is designed to improve how traders and investors track market sentiment and price movements, as billions of dollars are influenced daily by discussions on its timeline.

With hundreds of millions of users globally using X every day, embedding live crypto data and trading functionality into everyday conversation could significantly reduce friction for retail participation.

Introducing crypto and stock trading on X via #Cashtagshttps://t.co/4fh0tkbCFm

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) April 15, 2026

Solana said it is powering the feature with pricing data powered by the Jupiter Exchange.

Cashtags mark the latest step in X’s broader push to position itself as a primary destination for the global finance and cryptocurrency community.

REGULATION | X (Twitter) Acquires 7 Currency Transmitter Licences in the United States

 

 

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Populāra decentralizētās finanses (DeFi) platforma ir brīdinājusi lietotājus izvairīties no mijiedarbības ar tās tīmekļa vietni pēc drošības pārkāpuma, paziņoja uzņēmums, uzsverot pastāvīgās ievainojamības nozarē.

CoW Swap paziņoja, ka ir konstatējusi neautorizētu darbību, kas ietekmē tās priekšējās saskarnes interfeisu, un aicināja lietotājus nesavienot savas makus vai parakstīt darījumus līdz tālākam paziņojumam. Problēma šķiet ierobežota tikai uz tīmekļa vietnes interfeisu, nevis pamatā esošajiem viedajiem līgumiem, lai gan izmeklēšanas turpinās.

The Ethereum Foundation has launched a $1 million audit subsidy program aimed at strengthening security across the crypto ecosystem while lowering costs for developers.

The initiative, in partnership with:

The Ethereum Foundation

Areta

NetherMind, and

Chainlink

is designed to help projects building on Ethereum access high-quality smart contract audits, which are often prohibitively expensive for early-stage teams. By subsidizing these reviews, the foundation hopes to reduce vulnerabilities and improve overall trust in decentralized applications.

Under the program, eligible projects can apply for financial support to cover a portion of their audit expenses. The move comes as security remains a major concern in Web3, with exploits and vulnerabilities continuing to result in significant losses across decentralized finance and other blockchain-based platforms.

REPORT | Web3 Hacks Hit Over $480 Million in Losses in Q1 2026 Driven by Social Engineering Attacks, Says Hacken

Applying for a subsidy is simple:

 Apply for a subsidy via this form

 The Expert Committee reviews your application

 If selected, receive your awarded subsidy total automatically via Areta Market

Submit your request, receive quotes from providers, and kick off your audit!

The program is open to applications from all Ethereum mainnet builders, making professional security reviews accessible to projects of all sizes.

The foundation framed the effort as part of a broader push to improve infrastructure reliability and developer experience within Ethereum’s ecosystem. By easing the financial burden of audits, it aims to encourage more builders to adopt best practices early in development, rather than treating security as an afterthought.

The program also signals a shift toward more proactive ecosystem support, as the Ethereum Foundation looks to address systemic risks that have plagued the industry in recent years.

2025 RECAP | Crypto Losses Increased by ~40% YoY in 2025

 

 

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MoneyGram has revealed that it has partnered ith NALA, a leading African fintech, to power payouts across Africa via stablecoin settlements.

In an X post, MoneyGram said that it is leveraging NALA’s licensed stablecoin on-and off-ramp infrastructure, Rafiki, to accelerate payouts across both Africa and Asia.

While the CEO of NALA, Benjamin Fernandes, had mentioned the company was exploring a deal with MoneyGram in February 2026, this confirmation puts a stamp of approval on that speculation.

LIST | African Fintech, NALA, Recognized Among ‘2026 Forbes Fintech 50 of the Year’

The CEO of NALA has shared that the company is already working with global companies like @MoneyGram to enable moving money into emerging markets via its #stablecoin rail, #Rafiki.… pic.twitter.com/J9hZz6Xf7w

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) February 21, 2026

At that time, Benjamin said:

“Behind the scenes, the business has evolved significantly. We’re increasingly operating as stablecoin-enabled payments infrastructure improving settlement speed, reliability, and unit economics across global corridors to emerging markets across Africa and Asia.

RAFIKI, our B2B platform, is also closing some of the largest contracts in our history as more global companies (including MoneyGram etc.) look for better stablecoin rails to move money into emerging markets. Volumes are growing, corridors are expanding, and the fundamentals of the business are getting stronger each quarter.

Grateful to our incredible customers, our team across product, engineering, treasury, compliance, and operations who are building regulated, resilient infrastructure every single day.”

 

As reported by BitKE in late 2025, Rafiki is NALA’s infrastructure for on-and-offramp for stablecoins and fiat conversions for its customers.

FINTECH AFRICA | NALA, One of Africa’s Leading Fintechs with Over 1 Million Active Users, is Building an On-Off-Ramp for Stablecoins

While announcing record revenue for its payment platform, Rafiki, NALA CEO, Benjamin Fernandes, said the company will soon enable its customers to settle in local currency or stablecoins – all through one API.

Rafiki is a payment platform by NALA which enhances its remittance services across Africa. The platform powers NALA’s consumer remittance app and also global businesses looking to make direct payments into recipient’s mobile money wallets or bank accounts across Africa.

MoneyGram has likewise dabbled in crypto payouts since 2021. As reported by BitKE back in October 2021, MoneyGram partnered with the Stellar Development Foundation to enable crypto payouts in local currencies to users.

MoneyGram to Enable Crypto Payouts in Local Currencies Globally

In 2014, MoneyGram was the second largest provider of money transfers in the world. The company was operating in more than 200 countries and territories with a global network of about 347,000 agent offices as of October 2021.

The latest partnership with NALA comes at a time when stablecoin adoption hits all-time high driven by regulatory clarity across key markets and mainstream adoption.

STABLECOINS | ‘We’re Building Using Fiat Infrastructure Powered by Stablecoins,’ Says CEO, Flutterwave

 

 

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Tether ir laidusi klajā pašpārvaldes kriptovalūtu maku, kas ļauj lietotājiem sūtīt digitālos aktīvus bez nepieciešamības pēc atsevišķiem tokeniem, lai segtu gāzes maksas, iezīmējot nozīmīgu pāreju no tās tradicionālās lomas kā aizmugures infrastruktūras uz tiešas patērētāju maksājumu platformu.

Iepazīstinām ar @tether maku $USDT $BTC $XUAT pic.twitter.com/6yVjenvNoP

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) 2026. gada 14. aprīlī

Jaunais produkts, saukts par tether.wallet, sniedz lietotājiem pilnīgu kontroli pār viņu līdzekļiem, uzglabājot privātās atslēgas viņu pašu ierīcēs, nevis pie trešām personām. Tas atbalsta aktīvus, tostarp

Web3 projects lost $482 million to hacks and scams in the first quarter of 2026 with phishing and social engineering emerging as the dominant attack vectors, according to a report by blockchain security firm, Hacken.

The report recorded 43 separate incidents during the quarter with a shift away from billion-dollar “mega hacks” toward a higher number of mid-sized breaches.

Phishing-related attacks accounted for the bulk of losses at $306 million, driven largely by a single $282 million hardware wallet scam in January 2026 that made up more than 80% of the total damage.

Losses from smart contract exploits reached $86.2 million, while access control failures, including compromised private keys and cloud infrastructure breaches, contributed a further $71.9 million.

6 audited projects accounted for $37.7 million in losses – a higher average loss ($6.3 million) than unaudited projects ($4.3 million).

The quarter was also a turning point for security compliance. According to the report:

Q1 2026 is an inflection point: regulators worldwide moved from writing rules to enforcing them. The EU’s MiCA and DORA frameworks entered active enforcement.

The U.S. signed its first federal stablecoin law. Dubai restructured its entire federal crypto oversight. Singapore began enforcing Basel capital standards for crypto exposures. Across all jurisdictions, one theme dominates: regulators now demand that crypto firms demonstrate effective, ongoing security management – not paper compliance.

 

Despite the scale of losses, the quarter ranked among the lowest first-quarter totals since 2023, largely due to the absence of a major incident comparable to the $1.46 billion Bybit hack recorded in Q1 2025.

Hacken noted a growing trend in which the most costly failures are occurring outside of smart contract code instead stemming from operational weaknesses and human factors that traditional audits often fail to capture. This is because audited projects hold more value and attract more sophisticated attackers targeting vulnerabilities outside audit scope.

2025 RECAP | Bridges Accounted for ~50%+ of Laundered Hack Value in 2025

 

 

 

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South Korea has fined cryptocurrency exchange Coinone about $3.5 million and ordered a three-month partial suspension of its operations over anti-money laundering (AML) failures, according to local reports.

The country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) said the exchange violated key AML and know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, including failing to properly verify around 70,000 user accounts and allowing trading activity without completed identity checks.

Coinone was also found to have violated the customer due diligence obligation under the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information in about 40,000 cases.

The Financial Services Commission uncovered 90,000 violations of the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information by Coinone.

The FIU determined that Coinone violated 30,000 cases of the transaction restriction obligation by not restricting transactions by customers whose customer verification measures had not been completed.

REGULATION | South Korea Imposes the Largest Fine on a Local Crypto Exchange Following AML Compliance Deficiencies

Regulators also found that Coinone processed 10, 113 transactions involving 16 overseas crypto platforms that were not registered with South Korean authorities, despite prior warnings.

As part of the sanctions, Coinone will be barred from onboarding new customers and restricting certain deposit and withdrawal services for three months, starting in late April 2026. Existing users will still be able to trade on the platform.

The FIU also issued an official reprimand to CEO, Cha Myung-hoon. The exchange has been given time to respond and may challenge the decision.

The enforcement action is the latest in a broader regulatory crackdown on crypto exchanges in South Korea, as authorities tighten oversight of AML compliance across the sector.

REGULATION | South Korea Tightens Crypto Exchange Controls with 5-Min Reconciliations and Kill Switches After Bithumb Incident

 

 

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The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a compensation process for victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud, marking a new phase in efforts to return funds from one of the largest scams in crypto history.

The program will distribute more than $40 million in assets seized from individuals linked to the scheme, which defrauded investors of over $4 billion globally between 2014 and 2019.

 

“Between 2014 and 2019, OneCoin’s founders sold a lie disguised as cryptocurrency, costing victims more than $4 billion worldwide,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York.

“Today’s announcement marks an important step toward returning funds to those harmed. While no recovery can fully undo the damage, our Office will continue working to seize criminal proceeds and prioritize getting money back into the hands of victims. If you believe you may be a victim of OneCoin, you may obtain a petition form online at www.onecoinremission.com.”

 

Eligible claimants include individuals who purchased OneCoin during that period and recorded a net loss. Victims must submit a petition, along with supporting documentation, by June 30, 2026, to be considered for compensation.

#FTX Creditor Motion to Limit Crypto Payouts to 49 Foreign Jurisdictions, Including Africa, Withdrawn

Some of the African countries affected by this restriction include:

* Nigeria * Egypt * Zimbabwe https://t.co/TRdefJij3X pic.twitter.com/n948MHaKki

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) November 4, 2025

The Justice Department said the funds come from criminal forfeitures tied to prosecutions in the Southern District of New York, where several figures involved in the scheme have already been convicted.

“The victims of the OneCoin scheme were misled and financially devastated by promises that were never real,” said Special Agent in Charge Jenifer L. Piovesan of IRS-CI.

“Alongside our law enforcement partners, we worked tirelessly to trace illicit funds and recover them for victims. This compensation process represents a critical step toward returning stolen assets to those who were deceived. IRS-CI remains steadfast in its mission to follow the money and dismantle complex financial fraud schemes like OneCoin.”

 

OneCoin, founded in 2014 by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Sebastian Greenwood, was marketed as a rival to Bitcoin but was later exposed as a fraudulent operation with no real blockchain infrastructure. The scheme attracted millions of investors worldwide before collapsing under regulatory scrutiny.

Before it collapsed, OneCoin rose to become the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization.

[WATCH] FBI Offers $100,000 for Most Wanted Crypto Fugitive, ‘CryptoQueen’ – Founder of OneCoin

Officials said the compensation process is intended to return a portion of recovered proceeds to victims though full recovery of losses remains unlikely.

 

However, the investigations to recover the remaining funds continues:

“The victim losses accrued in this case are monumental,” said Assistant Director in Charge James C. Barnacle Jr of the FBI New York Field Office.

“Misled by falsified statements and empty promises, many unknowingly depleted their savings for a fraudulent investment scheme in an emerging financial ecosystem that would never pay out. With the unwavering support from the Department of Justice, the FBI maintains its commitment to returning these stolen funds to their rightful owners.

Our office will continue its investigative pursuit of these criminal fraudsters – especially locating Ruja Ignatova, an FBI Top Ten Fugitive — alongside our partners at the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and the Southern District of New York.

Any information concerning this fugitive can be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov or via our tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI.”

 

NB:

Neither the Remission Administrator nor the Department of Justice will ask for any payment to participate in this remission process. Please be cautious of any individual or organization claiming to represent the Remission Administrator or the federal government in this matter. If you are a victim, any communications will come directly from the Remission Administrator or from government representatives with whom you have already had contact.

 

Bulgarian Crypto Queen, Founder of OneCoin, Allegedly Not Dead, Hiding in Cape Town, South Africa

 

 

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Few figures have been as closely associated with the rise of the cryptocurrency industry as Binance, Co-Founder, Changpeng Zhao (CZ).

In his new memoir, Freedom of Money, A Memoir of Protecting Users, Resilience, and the Founding of Binance, CZ offers a candid account of the early days of crypto, the rapid explosion of Binance, and the personal consequences of building at the centre of one of the fastest moving industries in modern finance.

Available globally from April 8, 2026 on Amazon Kindle and Paperback, Freedom of Money traces CZ’s journey from his early life and unconventional path into technology through the founding and rapid growth of Binance during a period when the cryptocurrency industry was expanding at unprecedented speed.

Part memoir and part reflection on the evolution of digital assets, the book offers readers a builder’s perspective on what it was like to grow a global platform in a new industry where the rules were still being written.

 

“While many people congratulated me on being number one, something else gave me more satisfaction,” CZ writes in the book.

“I was getting messages from users all around the world thanking us for providing them with financial access or even financial freedom.”

 

The memoir also reflects on the challenges that came with building at such speed, including

the pressures of scaling a global company,

regulatory scrutiny as the industry matured, and

CZ’s personal experience serving a four month sentence in a U.S. federal prison.

 

“This memoir is not a sanitized corporate story,” CZ said.

“It reflects on what it was like to build during a time when the crypto industry was still taking shape – the successes, the mistakes, and the lessons that came from both.”

 

Alongside the events that defined CZ’s career, Freedom of Money explores broader themes of money, technology and responsibility, and how his views on financial freedom have evolved over time.

REPORT | Binance Dominated Crypto Services in 2025, Reveals CloudFlare 2025 Year-in-Review Report

Reflecting on a Defining Period in Crypto

Over the past decade, Binance has played a significant role in the growth of the digital asset ecosystem, helping support the development of infrastructure used by millions of users globally.

Freedom of Money provides CZ’s personal perspective on that period of rapid innovation and expansion in the cryptocurrency industry.

 

Richard Teng, Co-CEO of Binance, said:

“The story of Binance is closely tied to the early evolution of the crypto industry.

Freedom of Money offers a founder’s perspective on the challenges and opportunities that shaped digital assets during their formative years.”

 

Yi He, Co-Ceo of Binance, added:

“The early days of crypto were fast-moving and full of possibility, even if not always fully understood.

This book captures the energy of building in that moment and the incredible progress the industry has made since.”

 

Rachel Conlan, Chief Marketing Officer at Binance, said:

“For many people, the story of crypto has been told through headlines and market cycles.

What this book offers is a first person account from someone who helped build the infrastructure behind the industry’s growth.

 

Availability

Freedom of Money is available globally 08 April 2026 on Amazon Kindle and Paperback.

The book is published in English and Chinese, with additional translations under consideration.

All proceeds from CZ’s authorship of the book will be donated to charity.

STABLECOINS | Binance Dominates Over 60% of All Centralized Stablecoin Liquidity

 

 

 

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As Flutterwave continues beta-testing its stablecoin infrastructure with a select group of merchants, the leading African fintech has also been sharing how stablecoins actually solve the grit and grind of moving money across Africa for individuals and businesses.

The company says that by watching how digital dollars move in the wild, it has been able to uncover the real operational nuances to refine its logic for final payments and simplify the experience for first-time users.

 

In one use case, the fintech has revealed that USDC, a regulated stablecoin, is being used to settle payments almost instantly by a UK-based e-commerce platform selling African foodstuffs from suppliers in Nigeria and Ghana.

“Suppliers in Nigeria and Ghana no longer needs to wait days for wires to clear before goods are shipped. They simply fund their Flutterwave wallet with USDC, and we handle the conversion to Naira or Cedis instantly.

The suppliers get paid immediately in their local currency, and the platform saves days of waiting, making their operational planning much more effective.”

FINTECH AFRICA | ‘Stablecoin Adoption Has the Potential to 10x the Volumes We’re Currently Doing,’ Says CEO, Flutterwave (https://t.co/Czd5LmgiXX)https://t.co/qaCRmt09A7

— Kobocoin (@kobocoindev) October 31, 2025

Speaking at the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos,, the CEO of Flutterwave,  Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, said stablecoins speed up settlement times and in turn enables more turnaround and trade opportunity across the entire sales cycle.

 

Being the most licensed non-bank fiat company in Africa and operational over the last 10 years, GB explained that the introduction of stablecoins does not change the company’s operations.

“When it comes to stablecoins, nothing is changing in our customer experience. You want to send money from Nigeria to South Africa or the United States, nothing is changing. 

What is changing is under the hood. We’re making it quicker and faster to move that money from the send to the business via stablecoin rails, via USDC, which is regulated, backed by the dollar, and just makes its quicker and faster.

Unlike most FIs [financial institutions] in the world, in Africa, you need a correspond bank first in order to move money via SWIFT rails. This takes away all that complexity and makes it simpler for money to move quicker yet with the entire infrastructure that guards money movement globally right now.”

STABLECOINS | ‘We’re Building Using Fiat Infrastructure Powered by Stablecoins,’ Says CEO, Flutterwave

 

 

 

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Strategy Inc., the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin, has said it bought 13,927 bitcoin for about $1 billion, boosting its total holdings to 780,897 BTC, as the company continues to double down on its cryptocurrency investment strategy.

The purchase was made at an average price of roughly $71,900 per token, according to a company filing, bringing the firm’s total bitcoin spend to about $59 billion at an average cost of $75,577 per coin.

The acquisition was funded through proceeds from the company’s at-the-market stock offering program, Strategy’s perpetual preferred equity, Stretch (STRC). The filing showed the company sold 10 million STRC shares last week, generating around $1 billion in notional value and net proceeds. No shares were sold for STRF, STRK, STRD or MSTR stock during the period.

Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, has continued to accumulate the cryptocurrency despite market volatility, with its year-to-date bitcoin yield reaching about 5.6%.

CASE STUDY | How This Health-Tech Wants to Become Europe’s Largest Bitcoin Treasury Firm

 

 

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Aizvien vairāk Dienvidāfrikā dibinātu startu un MVU, kas darbojas starptautiski, īpaši tie, kas reģistrēti ASV, nejauši atrod sevi aizslēgtus no globālās finanšu sistēmas, jo tradicionālās bankas stingrina atbilstības kontroli un atsakās no jaunu tirgu ekspozīcijas.

Neskatoties uz to, ka juridiski reģistrēti ASV, šie uzņēmumi, daudzi ar komandām, piegādātājiem vai darbībām visā Āfrikā, arvien vairāk saskaras ar kontu ierobežojumiem, maksājumu kavējumiem vai pat slēgšanu. Dienvidāfrikas dibinātājiem, kuri veido globāli konkurētspējīgus uzņēmumus, tas ir novedis pie operatīvām traucējumiem, pieaugošām izmaksām un arvien lielākas atkarības no fragmentētiem risinājumiem, lai pārvietotu naudu pāri robežām.

A U.S. musician has lost roughly $420,000 in Bitcoin after falling victim to a fake crypto wallet app scam.

Garrett Dutton, known as ‘G. Love,’ said he lost 5.9 BTC, accumulated over about a decade as a retirement fund after downloading a malicious app posing as Ledger Live from Apple’s App Store. The fake app prompted him to enter his seed phrase giving attackers immediate access to his funds, which were drained ‘in an instant.’

2025 RECAP | How One of the Largest On-Chain Scam Losses in 2025 Happened

This attack proves that “visual confirmation” of just the edges of an address is no longer enough. Scammers can now generate addresses that match the start and end of your most-used wallets in seconds.… pic.twitter.com/osgqJ8uNFR

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) December 20, 2025

 

“I had to put my seed phrase in the ledger wallet app. I was tricked totally sucks,” said G. Love. “I been in the crypto circus since 2017. Today, they caught me off guard. It was my own damn fault for not being more diligent. But let it serve as a warning. There’s so many scams.”

 

Blockchain investigator, ZachXBT, later traced the stolen Bitcoin to deposit addresses linked to the crypto exchange, KuCoin, indicating the funds were quickly moved and laundered across multiple transactions.

REGULATION | Seychelles-Based Crypto Exchange, KuCoin, Barred from Operating Without a License

At its peak, #KuCoin reportedly had around 1.5 million U.S. users and generated over $184 million in fees from the market, underscoring the scale of its exposure before enforcement… pic.twitter.com/SXF9DVadoK

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) March 31, 2026

The incident highlights ongoing risks in the crypto ecosystem, particularly from counterfeit wallet applications. Security experts and Ledger have repeatedly warned users to download wallet software only from official sources as entering a seed phrase into any third-party app compromises full control of funds.

The case comes amid a broader rise in crypto-related fraud, with U.S. authorities reporting billions of dollars lost to scams in recent years.

REPORT | Crypto Scams Accounted for Most Costliest CyberCrimes in 2025, Says FBI

 

 

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has backed a European Union (EU) proposal to centralize oversight of major crypto firms under the bloc’s markets regulator, marking a potential shift toward tighter supervision.

In a published opinion, the ECB said it “fully supports” plans to place systemically important crypto-asset service providers and large trading platforms under the authority of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), rather than national regulators.

The move would represent the most significant overhaul of EU crypto supervision since the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework took effect, which currently allows firms licensed in one member state to operate across the bloc.

European Union (EU) Agree on ‘Landmark Rules to End Crypto Wild West’

The rules, referred to as ‘Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA),’ will introduce a licensing regime for crypto services, including wallet providers and exchanges across the EU.https://t.co/bJhwJDRNQ1 pic.twitter.com/nHewXjDIoa

— BitKE (@BitcoinKE) October 9, 2022

The ECB said a centralized model would help reduce regulatory fragmentation and strengthen financial stability as crypto firms become more interconnected with the traditional financial system.

However, the central bank cautioned that ESMA would need additional staffing and funding to handle its expanded role and called for a gradual transition from national supervision to avoid market disruption.

The proposal, which is non-binding but influential, will now be negotiated by EU member states and the European Parliament. Some countries have already expressed concerns that the shift may be premature given MiCA only recently came into force.

STABLECOINS | The European Central Bank Warns Increased Stablecoin Use May Weaken Monetary Policy Flows

 

 

 

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