Russia will end direct crypto deals between individuals in July 2027, pushing Bitcoin and stablecoin trading toward registered exchanges and licensed financial firms.

Russia’s largest bank is moving deeper into crypto as new rules open the market to licensed exchanges, digital depositories and investors.

Circle’s $73 billion USDC stablecoin will face joint oversight from EU and French regulators as Europe tightens supervision of major dollar-pegged tokens.

Russia’s largest exchange is testing crypto trading ahead of a planned December launch as new regulations open the door to wider digital asset access.

Bitcoin fell below $82,000 as a broad crypto market sell-off triggered $771 million in liquidations, with leveraged long positions accounting for most of the losses.

Strategy increased its Bitcoin holdings to a record 848,250 BTC while spending $192.4 million to repurchase its STRC preferred shares last week.

DATA Network will retire its standalone blockchain and move its AI training data protocol to Sui, while Walrus takes over storage duties and its Trace registry continues to expand.

French Hill says SEC and CFTC crypto rules can fill the gap for now, but only Congress can deliver lasting market-structure clarity.

More than $100 million in government-held Bitcoin and BNB changed hands, but the transfers do not yet confirm that Washington plans to sell the assets.

Abstract will close its Ethereum layer-2 network in December after spending tens of millions of dollars without finding a sustainable consumer crypto business.

Strategy added 334 BTC last week but directed more than six times as much capital toward STRC buybacks.

Metaplanet now holds 44,000 BTC while adding new ways to generate income from capital beyond its core bitcoin treasury.

Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is now running on testnet, putting faster 25-second blocks and major protocol changes on track for a November mainnet launch.

El Salvador gets $138 million from the IMF as it scales back the government’s role in Bitcoin and tightens crypto oversight.

The SEC wants clearer rules for crypto custody, including limited self-custody by investment advisers and new options for regulated custodians.

Top $TRUMP holders will be invited to a November dinner with President Donald Trump, continuing a series of token-linked events that have drawn criticism from Democrats.

Bitget’s attacker has moved about $3.8 million into Zcash’s shielded pool as investigators track a widening trail of cross-chain laundering.

DogeOS has opened its public testnet, bringing EVM-compatible apps, DeFi and games to Dogecoin without changing its core blockchain.

The approval gives Coinbase direct clearing capabilities for fully collateralized futures, options and swaps while leveraged products remain with outside clearing partners.

Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum’s next major upgrades will transform the network with faster finality, stronger privacy, lower hardware demands and quantum-safe cryptography.