Briefs below draw on Decrypt reporting and at least one other publisher.
Greece's parliament passed a bill imposing a 10% capital‑gains tax on cryptocurrency profits and a 15% tax on income from staking, lending and DeFi.
The United States Treasury Department issued sanctions against individuals and entities tied to the Prince Group. Officials state the Cambodia-based conglomerate uses illicit crypto investment and romance schemes.
Major Hollywood studios and production companies are issuing new guidelines that prohibit staff from placing bets on prediction markets.
Solana Labs launched a beta mobile trading app named Leap. The app allows users to trade tokenized stocks, exchange-traded funds, metals, currencies, and crypto from a single interface.
Bitcoin developers expect the next soft fork to be the Great Consensus Cleanup, known as BIP-54. The upgrade targets four lingering flaws in Bitcoin consensus rules.
A Canadian judge ordered that a laptop containing a BTC wallet be returned to the family of William Sandeson. Sandeson is serving a life sentence for murder.
Liquid Network announced that its Bitcoin reserves are now fully restored, reestablishing a 1:1 backing for all LBTC tokens.
Israel extradited an Israeli-Russian citizen to the United States to face charges over an alleged theft involving the Nomad crypto bridge. Alexander Block, formerly known as Alexander Gurevich, was transferred to U.S.
South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb confirmed unauthorized external access to its internal mobile groupware system. The breach resulted in a leak of personal information.
Intel, Oracle, IBM and IonQ have joined objections to the OKXICE tokenized stock venue, bringing the total to 26 objecting issuers. OKXICE is a joint venture between Intercontinental Exchange and OKX's U.S.
Bitcoin mining technology company Luxor has secured a $16 million strategic funding round led by CMT Digital.
Ethereum developers postponed the Glamsterdam hard fork on the Hoodi testnet after ChainSecurity identified gas-related security risks.
SoFi Bank has launched a tokenized deposit product named SOFIE. Each token represents one dollar held on deposit at SoFi Bank.
British bank customers filed thousands of complaints regarding blocked or restricted fiat transfers to crypto platforms over a ninety day period.
Elon Musk stated during a quarterly earnings call that Tesla and SpaceX formed special committees to review a potential merger. The deal remains exploratory and faces high voting hurdles.
Toronto police arrested seven men, including three Canadian Armed Forces reservists, for the alleged gunpoint abduction of a cryptocurrency exchange owner. The victim was abducted on July 25, 2026.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan argues Bitcoin benefits in each of three macro scenarios he outlines. In a note, he says Bitcoin wins across all the paths he examines.
Mastercard and BVNK launched the Mastercard Global Money Platform on October 15, 2026. The platform lets banks, fintechs and enterprises hold, convert, send, receive and spend fiat and stablecoins through a single API.
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