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Hyperliquid has officially launched HyperEVM, a new Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) execution environment designed to bring general-purpose programmability to its Layer 1 blockchain. The Hyper Foundation, which oversees the project, announced that the release is a major step toward expanding…

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is preparing to issue sanctions against Upbit, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, after uncovering over 700,000 violations of Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations. As the dominant player in the local market, controlling over 80%…

Ethereum has outperformed the broader crypto market over the past 24 hours, reaching a 12-day high of $2,832 before pulling back to $2,720 in early trading on Feb. 18, according to blockchain analytics firm Santiment. The move represents a 2%…

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has proposed new guidelines to make sure crypto-asset service providers have well-trained and knowledgeable staff. This is a big move toward bringing more professionalism to the industry under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA)…

On Tuesday, crypto exchange OKX announced that it had secured approval as one of the first global exchanges licensed under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework to passport its services across Europe. In a press release shared with Cryptonews, the…

Linea, a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) rollup solution, has officially completed its review of Sybil

Argentina President Javier Milei on Monday addressed the crypto controversy that has sparked lawsuits, calls for impeachment and a political firestorm. In a televised interview with Todo Noticias on Monday, Milei admitted meeting the creators of the meme coin Libra.…

A senior UN official has urged the organization to explore how crypto, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins can drive human development. In a blog post published Monday, UN Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja wrote that Bitcoin and Ethereum have…

Ben Chow, co-founder of Meteora, has stepped down from his role following the controversy surrounding the Libra meme coin, according to an announcement by Meow, the pseudonymous founder of Solana-based DEX Jupiter. Meow, who also co-founded Meteora, stated on X…

Shares of HK Asia Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, skyrocketed nearly 93% on Feb. 17 after the company disclosed its purchase of one Bitcoin. The announcement, made on Feb. 16, stated that the firm had acquired one BTC…