Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has warned that fast advances in artificial intelligence could weaken the security of some cryptographic systems within the next two years. Responding to Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake’s call for the industry to enter...
Greece has introduced a draft bill proposing a 10% capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits, giving digital assets a formal tax framework for the first time. The proposed rate is lower than the 15% levy previously discussed by...
Meritz Securities, one of South Korea’s major brokerages, has signed a partnership deal with Ripple to explore digital asset custody and tokenization infrastructure for the country’s regulated capital markets. The agreement was signed at Meritz’s headquarters in Seoul,...
First National Bank (FNB), one of South Africa’s largest retail banks, has launched a “Crypto Investing” feature that allows its nearly 9 million retail customers to buy, sell and trade digital assets directly through its existing investment platform....
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has confirmed a coordinated cyberattack targeting the country’s financial sector. He has ordered government agencies to send personnel and resources immediately to contain the damage. The breach affected seven financial institutions, including...
DeepSeek is reportedly on track to raise at least 80 billion yuan ($12 billion) in its latest pre-IPO funding round, far exceeding its initial 50 billion yuan target. The round has attracted major investors including Tencent Holdings, the...
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio has warned that the US Treasury market remains vulnerable to weaker demand from China and Japan, two of its largest foreign creditors. Speaking on Bloomberg Television in Singapore on October 6, the Bridgewater Associates...
Hong Kong plans to submit draft amendments to its legislation by the end of 2026 to establish a licensing system covering four virtual asset services. Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, said on October 5...
SMBC Nikko Securities is moving beyond traditional financial infrastructure by working with Uniswap Labs, Nethermind, Base, and the Nyx Foundation on a regulated DeFi platform for Japanese investors. The October 2 partnership formalizes a project that began as...
Core Lightning developers have issued an urgent security warning after confirming that attackers are actively targeting unpatched Bitcoin Lightning Network nodes. In an October 2 advisory, the team urged operators running Core Lightning version 26.06.7 or earlier to...
