UK Backs Money Laundering Crackdown With $676M and 500 New Officers
The Home Office names crypto alongside fintech and AI as drivers of a threat the NCA puts at £100 billion a year in the UK.
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FCA Guidance Lands Two Weeks Before UK Crypto Authorization Window Opens
Overseas firms serving UK retail customers need authorization too, and nobody trades under the new rules before October 2027.
Two Robinhood engineers charged with insider trading using Hyperliquid perpetuals
“Misappropriating confidential information to trade in the derivatives markets for personal benefit is illegal,” McDonald said in a statement on Tuesday. “That is exactly what we allege Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang have…
Senate Stumbles On CLARITY, But The House Isn’t Done With Crypto
The post Senate Stumbles On CLARITY, But The House Isn’t Done With Crypto appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News While the CLARITY Act appears stalled in the Senate, the House is pushing ahead on crypto legislation to…
Revolut ID thefts highlight KYC’s dangers: Here’s how to fix it
Zero-knowledge technology could let companies verify who you are without storing your identity documents. So why isn’t it already standard practice?
Morning Minute: Clarity Act Vote Falls Short as Democrats All Vote ‘No’
It should not have come as a surprise given the odds, but crypto majors, alts and memes all sold off anyway in the wake.
Arbitrum Price Prediction: Can ARB Turn Standard Chartered’s $10 Call Into a New Rally?
The post Arbitrum Price Prediction: Can ARB Turn Standard Chartered’s $10 Call Into a New Rally? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Zcash holders back 25-second blocks, vote to keep ZEC halving schedule
Nearly 99% of ZEC holders voted to reduce block times to 25 seconds, while keeping ZEC issuance and halving schedules unchanged.
FOMC Meeting Today: Fed Expected to Hike Rates 25 Bps – Will Bitcoin Drop Again?
FOMC Meeting today as Fed markets price a 92.5% chance of a 25-basis-point rate hike today.
Why Arbitrum (ARB) & Zcash (ZEC) Price Defying the Crypto Market Ahead of FOMC?
Arbitrum and Zcash are showing strength despite broader crypto weakness, supported by institutional adoption, privacy demand and token-specific catalysts
Internet Computer Tops Web3 Transaction Activity—Why ICP Price Is Still Struggling to Reclaim $3
The post Internet Computer Tops Web3 Transaction Activity—Why ICP Price Is Still Struggling to Reclaim $3 appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News
Circle launches Arc mainnet with USDC as native gas token
Circle’s Arc mainnet is live with USDC for transaction fees, support for more than 20 fiat stablecoins and links to over 20 blockchains.
Bitcoin loses touch with the Dollar Index, U.S. stocks ahead of the Fed: Crypto Daily - CoinDesk
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Deutsche Bank awaits regulatory nod to launch institutional crypto custody solutions
Germany’s largest bank is awaiting regulatory approval to launch institutional custody solutions for Bitcoin, Ether and select stablecoins before expanding into tokenized assets.
CLARITY Act: CZ and Brian Armstrong Say Crypto Progress Will Continue
Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao said the CLARITY Act setback will not stop crypto development, arguing that technological progress will continue. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong also said the Senateâs failure to advanc…
Crypto Exchange CoinEx Is Shutting Down After Nine Years, Giving Users Until December to Cash Out
Cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx said Tuesday it will cease operations and begin an orderly wind-down, closing the exchange on Dec. 22—nine years to the day after it went live in 2017. Users have until that deadline to wi…
Bitcoin Coinbase Premium hits monthly low as CLARITY Act vote squeezes US demand
Bitcoin exchange demand on Coinbase declined after the US Senate voted against the CLARITY Act, while traders sent BTC to exchanges at an unrealized loss.
AI has been a ‘net negative’ for crypto: Phemex CEO
Federico Variola says AI has diverted capital from crypto and is empowering attackers, while rising cybersecurity costs could push the industry toward greater centralization.
Ethiopia cuts Bitcoin miners’ power by 77% amid hydropower shortage: Report
Bitcoin miners generated 35% of the state-owned power producer’s revenue last year, but declining reservoir inflows led the utility to prioritize households and manufacturers.
Singapore Crypto Heist: Six Malaysians Sentenced Over S$4.9M Robbery
Six Malaysian men have been convicted in Singapore over a 2024 armed robbery involving cryptocurrency, cash and luxury items worth about S$4.9 million. The robbers targeted a luxury property in Bukit Timah where high-st…
US charges ex-Robinhood engineers over alleged pre-listing crypto trades
The former employees allegedly earned more than $50,000 each by trading Hyperliquid perpetuals ahead of Robinhood token listings.
Bitcoin ETFs shed $450M in biggest outflow since June
The $450 million withdrawal came as Bitcoin fell 2.5% and the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, with Fidelity and BlackRock funds leading the outflows.
XRP Takes Second Spot in Grayscale’s New Crypto Portfolio
Grayscale has allocated 26.11% to XRP in its new Next Gen portfolio, making it the second-largest holding behind Ether at 42.34%. Solana follows with a 21.09% allocation. Together, the three assets account for nearly 89…
Crypto Markets Plummet as CLARITY Act Vote Falls Short—Should You Be Worried?
The CLARITY Act failed to clear the Senateâs 60-vote threshold, delaying the US crypto regulatory framework and triggering a wave of sell-offs