Bank of Korea launches 24-hour won settlement pilot for foreign investors
The Bank of Korea’s new network will let foreign investors settle won transactions during business hours in their home countries. Source:Cointelegraph
Robinhood Chain fees collapse 97% even as transactions stay near record highs
Sevenday average fees fell 82% while transaction counts slipped 6%, with about $1.5 billion a day still changing hands. Source:CoinDesk
State hackers drive 420% surge in onchain malware, Chainalysis finds
North Korealinked hackers used Tron, Aptos and BNB Chain to maintain malware infrastructure, while suspected Iranlinked actors embedded directions in Bitcoin…
US House tax committee advances crypto tax overhaul in 38–5 vote
A bipartisan House committee vote advanced legislation that would reshape federal tax rules for stablecoins, staking, crypto lending and digital asset…
Solana more than triples transaction size limit with mainnet upgrade
Solana raised its transaction size limit to 4,096 bytes, giving developers more room for zeroknowledge proofs and transactions with multiple signatures.…
XRP Ledger is one vote away from starting its next big payments upgrade
Batch V1.1 would let users bundle up to eight linked transactions into one operation, with 27 of 35 trusted validators now backing the change. Source:CoinDesk
U.S. House panel shares crypto tax bill ahead of hearing later this week
The House Ways and Means Committee published a crypto tax bill addressing de minimis transactions, staking and other issues for which the industry's clamored…
On my late husband’s birthday, I want to pay for every customer at his favorite restaurant. Is this a good idea?
“I’m concerned that my card issuers might freeze or flag the cards when they suddenly see an extraordinary number of transactions.” Source:MarketWatch
Liquid Network resumes block production after $320M exploit
Liquid restarted block production after deploying emergency software updates, though transactions and peg operations remain suspended as recovery efforts…
Threatened with arrest online? Recognizing a law enforcement impersonation scam
Socalled digital arrest scams use false claims of authority to pressure victims virtually into making rapid digital payments, including cryptocurrency…
U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee
Chineselanguage platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin network used by exchanges hit by $320 million exploit. Hackers claim they're the 'good guys'
Liquid Network, a settlement layer used by exchanges, halted all transactions after losing $320 million worth of bitcoin in a security exploit. Source:CoinDesk