Kraken parent Payward wins full Dubai crypto license
Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider license for its Dubai entity, Payward FZCO,…
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Ledger Confirms Unauthorized Hardware Implant in Wallet
Hardware wallet manufacturer Ledger confirmed on Saturday that at least one device tied to an ongoing investigation into its Southeast Asian reseller,…
Hong Kong Flags Enforcement Over Unlicensed Payment Platforms
Hong Kong’s Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau has told lawmakers that regulators will take enforcement action where necessary against payment platforms…
Solana activates 200ms slots, doubling block output ahead of Alpenglow
Solana activated 200-millisecond slots on mainnet on Oct. 9, cutting its target slot time in half from the original 400-millisecond configuration and…
Ledger Probes Reported $80M+ Crypto Theft Tied to Reseller
Ledger has opened an investigation into reports that customers in Southeast Asia lost crypto funds after buying its hardware wallets from CryptoBilis,…
Standard Chartered Plans Crypto Custody for Institutions in Singapore
Standard Chartered announced on October 8, 2026, that it plans to launch digital asset custody services in Singapore for institutional and accredited…
Greece Proposes 10% Crypto Tax With €500 Exemption
Greece has published draft legislation proposing a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits, with annual gains of up to €500 exempt…
Tether, Kazakhstan central bank sign tenge stablecoin MoU
Tether signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Alatau City Authority on October 7, 2026, according…
Robinhood buys $25M of Bitcoin for its own balance sheet
Robinhood has placed $25 million worth of Bitcoin onto its own books, the company’s crypto chief Johann Kerbrat said on Oct. 7,…
Bloomberg Terminal Adds Hyperliquid Perpetual Prices
Bloomberg Terminal has integrated 24-hour streaming prices for select Hyperliquid perpetual contracts, according to a report by Crypto.news on October 5, 2026.…