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Ripple Leverages DFSA Licence to Onboard Zand Bank and Mamo for Instant UAE Payments
Ripple has officially launched its cross-border blockchain payments platform in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), deepening its presence in a ...

Queensland Man Loses 25 Bitcoin, Waterfront Mansion and Mercedes in AFP Asset Forfeiture
The AFP-led Criminal Asset Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) confiscated 25 BTC, a waterfront mansion, and a Mercedes-Benz worth AU$4.5M in a pr...

Memecoin “Super Villain” Sahil Arora Declares Rug Pulls the “Biggest Casino on Earth”
It can be a little irresponsible to throw the term ‘super villain’ around all willy-nilly. A prestigious athlete that regularly breaks t...

Binance and Kraken Thwart Social-Engineering Attacks Mirroring Coinbase Breach
Two crypto behemoths, Binance and Kraken, had reportedly blocked hack attempts mirroring the recent Coinbase breach. According to a Bloomber...

Moody’s Downgrades US, Crypto Reacts Mostly Positive as BTC Reaches $106k
Ratings agency Moody’s downgraded the United States’ top credit rating on Friday. The US rating was dropped from Aaa to Aa1, following o...

Crypto Wealth Spurs Demand for Bodyguards Amid Rising Kidnapping Threats
Crypto’s public traceability and past data leaks, like Coinbase’s, have put wealthy holders at risk. Now, a Bloomberg report shows the r...

Ripple Launches Second Blockchain Pilot in Colombia to Empower Smallholder Farmers
Ripple is expanding its push into real-world blockchain use cases with a new agricultural pilot in Colombia aimed at smallholder farmers. Th...

Bitcoin Breaks Away from Gold as Investors Pivot to Crypto, JPMorgan Finds
With global markets shifting, investors are increasingly choosing Bitcoin over gold, signalling a preference for digital assets, according t...

Ex-BitMEX Boss Hayes Sees Bitcoin Breaching $1M by 2028 on Global Financial Strains
The price of Bitcoin is set to surge to over US$1 million (AU$1.55 million) by the end of 2028, according to Arthur Hayes, the outspoken co-...

Avenir Group HODLs $691 Million to Become Asia’s Top Bitcoin ETF Holder
Scoot over, Metaplanet, there’s a new kid in town. Okay, admittedly, they’re not really new to the game, but they have been flying somew...

MapleStory N Launches with Record-Breaking NFT Mint and Soaring NXPC Token
MapleStory N, the long-awaited blockchain adaptation of the iconic 2D MMORPG, launched Thursday on Avalanche —and it’s already being cal...

Court Blocks Ripple-SEC Deal on Technicality; What About XRP’s Status?
Just when we thought the epic court case between San Francisco-based fintech Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had ...