Swedish payments firm Klarna is now preparing to enter the crypto market ahead of its upcoming public listing. On Sunday, CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski announced that the firm would “embrace crypto,” acknowledging that the company is among the last major fintech…
A landfill site in Newport, Wales, that has been the focus of a decade-long battle over a lost hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin is reportedly set to close in the 2025-26 financial year. A Newport council spokesperson confirmed that the…
Russell Vought, the newly appointed head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under U.S. President Donald Trump, has suspended the agency’s funding and ordered a halt to its operations. Vought announced the decision in a Feb. 9 post on…
The President of the Central African Republic’s official X account announced Monday that the country has launched a meme coin experiment to explore its potential impact on national development. President Faustin-Archange Touadera also said that the government launched a news…
The total crypto market cap tumbled by 3% on Monday after President Donald Trump announced he would impose new 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, adding to the existing metals duties. Speaking to reporters Sunday on his way…
Binance founder and ex-CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao has denounced TST meme coin listing on Binance, confirming he does not endorse it. He also criticized Binance’s listing process, calling it a “bit broken.” Test (TST) is a meme coin sensation created…
Prosecution officials have indicted six people, including a practicing South Korean lawyer, as part of an investigation into a suspected $7.9 million crypto scam. Per the media outlet KBC News, the Seoul Northern District Prosecutors’ Office has charged six people…
The Japanese securities giant SBI has posted record crypto-related profits as it aims to win the race to become the first crypto exchange operator in the country to list USD Coin (USDC). Per an official SBI Group announcement and a…
As economic uncertainties mount, investors are increasingly turning to gold-backed cryptocurrencies as a hedge against volatility. With gold prices nearing $3,000 per ounce, leading financial institutions, including Citi and UBS, have raised their price forecasts, further fueling demand for digital…
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino has warned that quantum computing could eventually pose a threat to inactive Bitcoin wallets, potentially returning lost BTC to circulation. “Any Bitcoin in lost wallets, including Satoshi (if not alive), will be hacked and put back…