The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has lifted the ban on retail access to cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (cETNs). Companies in the UK will soon be able to offer retail consumers cETNs, with regulatory changes effective from Oct. 8, 2025, according to an official FCA announcement on Friday. The new development in the UK’s regulatory…
Bitcoin-focused staking platform Solv Protocol has launched a structured yield vault for institutional investors, targeting more than $1 trillion in BTC currently sitting idle and not collecting interest. Solv’s new BTC+ is designed as a Bitcoin (BTC) yield vault aggregating and deploying capital across various yield strategies spanning decentralized finance (DeFi), centralized finance (CeFi) and…
Blockstream, the developer of Bitcoin’s layer-2 protocol Liquid and led by Bitcoin cypherpunk Adam Back, has launched Simplicity, a new smart contract language designed for Bitcoin. According to a Thursday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Simplicity smart contracts will be integrated into Liquid. The company said the move marks a step forward in transforming Bitcoin (BTC)…
The number of investor-led class-action lawsuits in the US relating to crypto and artificial intelligence is already nearing the total filed in all of 2024. Cornerstone said in a report on Wednesday that AI and crypto were the top trends in complaints in the first half of 2025, with 12 AI-related filings and six crypto-related…
The Indonesian government updated its tax policies for the crypto industry, raising levies on traders and miners while removing value-added tax (VAT) obligations for buyers. On Monday, Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance issued multiple regulatory updates, including regulations No. 50/2025 and No. 53/2025, which amend crypto tax rates and compliance requirements effective Aug. 1. An excerpt…
Key points: Bitcoin’s price compression and the Bollinger Bands suggest a range expansion will occur soon. This week’s early price weakness is likely the result of traders cutting risk ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC and a White House update on its crypto policy and Bitcoin strategic reserve. Bitcoin (BTC) continued to trade within the $117,000 to…
InternetX, a domain registrar under the IONOS hosting umbrella, plans to tokenize its entire portfolio of 22 million domains using D3’s Doma Protocol, potentially bringing traditional domains onchain. The Doma Protocol is a DNS-compliant blockchain platform designed for domain finance. Through this partnership, InternetX will enable customers and partners to convert traditional domains into blockchain-based…
Coinbase is reportedly in “advanced discussions” to acquire CoinDCX, the recently hacked Indian crypto exchange in which it already holds a stake, according to a local news report. If completed, the deal would be valued at less than a billion dollars and deepen Coinbase’s ties in the Indian market, according to a report from Mint…
Key takeaways Dubai now has clear laws for buying property with crypto via VARA and the UAE Central Bank. Major developers like Damac and Emaar accept BTC, ETH and stablecoins for property sales. Crypto payments are faster, cheaper and easier for global buyers. Stablecoins and tokenized real estate are driving Dubai’s next property boom. It’s…
How Aplus credit card points can be converted into XRP and other cryptocurrencies On July 8, 2025, Aplus, a credit card and financial services company under Japan’s Shinsei Bank Group, collaborated with SBI VC Trade, the cryptocurrency exchange division of SBI Holdings, to introduce a pioneering rewards program. For the first time, cryptocurrencies have been…
