A thief of 107 BTC was sentenced to 10 years in China
In China, a court handed down a 10-year prison sentence to a man for the theft of 107 bitcoins. The court classified Bitcoin as official property, thereby enhancing legal protection…
BTC
Bhutan might have sold bitcoins worth nearly $1 billion but denies doing so
May 19, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Since mid-2025, Bhutan’s sovereign wealth fund has reduced its reserves from 13,000 to 3,100 BTC, according to Arkham. However, the country denies any sales and does not comment on the…
XRP
JPMorgan and Mastercard conducted a transfer through the XRP Ledger
May 7, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
JPMorgan and Mastercard conducted the first cross-border transfer of tokenized U.S. Treasury bonds through the XRP Ledger network. The Ondo Finance pilot project repaid the OUSG tokenized fund, and dollar…
Built-in privacy may be added to XRP
March 10, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Discussions are underway within the XRP ecosystem regarding amendment XLS‑372, which proposes to integrate privacy features into the XRP protocol. The amendment would enable confidential MPT transactions, effectively masking transaction details. Crucially, the design envisages built‑in regulatory oversight alongside enhanced user privacy.
Regulation
Durov: blocking has distanced Russia from digital sovereignty
June 5, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Pavel Durov said that due to the lack of specialists, the creation of “national” messengers is just a change of “packaging” to foreign operating systems vulnerable to surveillance and attacks.…
Revolut plans to launch stablecoins in its future bank in the USA
June 4, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
The fintech company Revolut plans to offer stablecoins through its future bank in the United States, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing comments from the company’s CEO in the United States,…
SEC
Failure in the Zcash blockchain
June 3, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Failure in the Zcash blockchain – the network has not released blocks for 4 hours. The Zcash blockchain has encountered a technical problem – new blocks are not created for…
The Grinex exchange was hacked
April 16, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
The Grinex exchange was attacked by hackers with signs of involvement of foreign intelligence services. All the stolen money was transferred to TRX and sent to one wallet. The platform has…
ETF
Binance to Open Trading of 7,000 US Stocks and ETFs
June 2, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Binance will make 7,000 American stocks and ETFs available for trading. The platform intends to convert them into digital assets, allowing them to be traded like cryptocurrencies without fiat currency…
Nasdaq has partnered with Kraken to provide the ability to trade tokenized stocks.
March 21, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
In a landmark move for financial markets, Nasdaq and crypto exchange Kraken are set to launch tokenized stock trading in early 2027. Through their partnership, tokenized versions of stocks and…
Economy
Binance to Open Trading of 7,000 US Stocks and ETFs
June 2, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Binance will make 7,000 American stocks and ETFs available for trading. The platform intends to convert them into digital assets, allowing them to be traded like cryptocurrencies without fiat currency…
Trust Wallet has added futures and forecasts from Hyperliquid
June 1, 2026
Ersoy Toptas
Trust Wallet has integrated new features — futures and forecasting markets from Hyperliquid. Users can now trade and place bets directly in the app.