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Dynamic Adds TON Wallet Infrastructure for Telegram Mini Apps

Dynamic has added embedded wallet infrastructure for The Open Network (TON), which it says will allow developers to deploy TON wallets automatically inside Telegram Mini Apps without building their own wallet systems. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the integration removes a technical hurdle for developers building on TON, a blockchain designed to power

Russia Restricts Crypto Trading Under New Regulations

Russia’s government has approved a package of draft bills that would channel domestic crypto trading through licensed intermediaries and sharply limit retail access. The Finance Ministry said Monday that the government had approved a package of draft bills on the legalization of the circulation of digital currencies and digital rights in Russia. “Under the new

Bitcoin Slumps Toward Range Lows With US-Iran Press Briefing Due

Bitcoin trapped late buyers at $68,000 with oil still above $100 ahead of a news briefing by US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Bitcoin (BTC) teased a fresh break below $66,000 on Tuesday after a bounce sparked a classic bull trap. Key points: Bitcoin sets up a classic bull trap after spiking beyond $68,000. A

Standard Chartered Venture Arm Backs Keyrock at $1.1B Valuation

Crypto market maker Keyrock secured Series C funding at a $1.1 billion valuation in a round led by SC Ventures, the venture building and investment arm of Standard Chartered. In a Tuesday announcement, the Brussels-based company said the new capital will be used to strengthen its balance sheet, expand its product offering and pursue acquisitions

F2Pool Co-Founder’s 2,900 BTC Condo Sells for 7 BTC

Bitcoin mining pioneer Wang Chun said he sold a condominium in Pattaya, Thailand, for 7 Bitcoin, a fraction of the 2,900 BTC he paid for the property in 2015, highlighting the steep opportunity cost of early crypto spending. The F2Pool co-founder disclosed the transaction in a Tuesday X post. Chun bought the apartment in North

Nakamoto Sells $20M Bitcoin, Exits Metaplanet at Loss in Q1

Nakamoto, the Bitcoin treasury company formerly known as KindlyMD, sold $20 million worth of Bitcoin in March and cut a large portion of its Metaplanet stake at a loss during the first quarter of the year. The company, chaired by David Bailey, sold roughly 284 Bitcoin (BTC) for $20 million, implying an average price of

Lawmakers Press CFTC to Warn Federal Employees About Event Contracts

At least 42 Democratic lawmakers have written the US commodities regulator and the US Office of Government Ethics, demanding that it warn federal employees not to use inside knowledge to trade in prediction markets. The letter, addressed to Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Mike Selig and the Office of Government Ethics, was prompted by “multiple

KuCoin’s Parent Company Agrees to $500K Civil Penalty to Resolve Charges

KuCoin’s parent will pay $500,000 to settle CFTC charges following a separate $300 million penalty in a DOJ case over similar conduct. The parent company of KuCoin will pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle a case by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission alleging it operated an unregistered offshore commodities exchange. In an announcement

Google Says Quantum Computers Can Crack Crypto Faster

New research from Google shows that quantum computers could require far less resources than previously thought to break the cryptography that secures cryptocurrency blockchains.  Google’s new research, released on Monday, estimates a quantum computer could crack the cryptography protecting Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) using fewer than 500,000 physical qubits, based on its current assumptions

Dubai Sets Crypto Derivatives Rules, Allows Retail With Leverage Cap

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has introduced a new regulatory framework for crypto exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs), laying out how licensed crypto companies can offer the products in the emirate. In a Tuesday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the framework, set out in Version 2.1 of VARA’s Exchange Services Rulebook, outlines requirements covering client suitability, leverage
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