Austin Mwendia

Highlights: Standard Chartered, Animoca, and HKT have formed a joint venture to launch a stablecoin. Staticcoin will improve payment efficiency and cross-border transactions in Hong Kong. The stablecoin initiative strengthens Hong Kong’s global digital asset hub position. Standard Chartered, Animoca […]

Highlights: AUSTRAC is taking action against crypto providers who do not follow AML laws and has penalized 13 firms. Several executives are facing legal action, while two major exchanges were removed from the register after filing for bankruptcy. AUSTRAC plans […]

Highlights: The US Senate Finance Committee is investigating Dan Morehead for possible tax law violations after moving to Puerto Rico. Lawmakers are looking if wealthy Americans are misusing the tax break of Puerto Rico to avoid paying federal taxes in […]

Highlights: Tether is working with US lawmakers to come up with rules that will govern stablecoins. The new regulations may require Tether to sell Bitcoin and precious metals to meet stricter reserve asset rules. Tether has ventured into sports by […]

Highlights: TRUMP jumps 28.27%, with analysts predicting a $51 target and smart money inflows boosting confidence. AI16z gains 46.60% as AI altcoins surge after a major AI Summit and whale investments. Notcoin stabilizes after hitting an all-time low, with a […]

Highlights: Vitalik Buterin urges increasing Ethereum L1 gas capacity to support transactions and application development on L2 networks. Expanding Ethereum L1 will lower the cost used for bypass transactions across L2 transfers and mass exits during network disruptions. The Pectra […]

Highlights: Bitget has acquired a VASP license in Bulgaria and expanded its crypto services in Europe. The exchange is working with regulators to grow its market presence outside of Europe. Bitget Wallet now supports Mantra Mainnet which gives users access […]

Highlights: Solana adoption rises as Taurus launches a tokenization platform that will boost financial efficiency and asset management. Litecoin holds strong, with 72.74% of holders in profit, signaling market support and a potential breakout. XRP market activity increases as the […]

Highlights: Metaplanet raised ¥4 billion to buy Bitcoin and plans to hold 21,000 BTC by 2026. The company’s stock surged 4000% and will be added to the MSCI Japan Index. Metaplanet is expanding into Bitcoin businesses such as education and […]

Highlights: South Korea will allow corporate crypto accounts in three phases to ensure market stability. Law enforcement agencies and nonprofits will get access to the corporate crypto accounts first followed by investment firms and listed companies. General corporations may join […]

Highlights: HashFlare founders plead guilty to a $575 million crypto fraud and misled investors about mining operations and profits. The scheme used new deposits to pay investors instead of mining cryptocurrency. US and Estonian authorities seized assets and the founders […]

Highlights: Bitpanda has received approval to offer crypto services in the UK. UK investors can now access more than 500 cryptocurrencies on the platform. Bitpanda plans to expand with a new office in the UK and additional staff to serve […]