Tightening KYC regulations and growing scrutiny on the digital economy are triggering more investor demand for privacy-preserving digital assets like Monero. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/monero-all-time-high-privacy-coins-regulation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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Ingenico taps WalletConnect to support stablecoin payments at checkout
By integrating WalletConnect Pay, Ingenico is testing whether stablecoins can function as a practical alternative to card networks in everyday commerce. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ingenico-walletconnect-in-store-stablecoin-payments?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Franklin Templeton retrofits money market funds for tokenized stablecoin market
Franklin Templeton is amending institutional money market funds to support stablecoin reserves and onchain cash use without launching new crypto-native products. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/franklin-templeton-money-market-funds-stablecoin-reserves?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
World central banks rally behind Powell, stress Fed independence
Crypto experts say political pressure on the US Federal Reserve could drive volatility, but also shift flows toward Bitcoin and gold in the long run. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/global-central-banks-back-powell-warn-fed-independence-crypto-impact?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
ZKsync sets 2026 roadmap focused on privacy and institutional adoption
ZKsync’s 2026 plan shifts focus from experimentation to production-ready infrastructure designed for banks, enterprises and regulated financial systems. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/zksync-2026-roadmap-privacy-institutional-crypto?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
BNB Chain targets ‘around one second’ finality with Fermi hard fork
BNB Chain’s Fermi hard fork goes live on Wednesday, cutting BSC block times from 0.75 seconds to 0.45 seconds and tightening fast-finality rules. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bnb-chain-fermi-upgrade-faster-block-times-finality?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin meets gold in the UK: 21Shares brings BOLD fund to London
The 21Shares Bitcoin Gold ETP allocates roughly two-thirds to gold and one-third to Bitcoin and now trades in pounds sterling and dollars on the London Stock Exchange. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/21shares-bold-etp-bitcoin-and-gold-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Truebit exploit exposes smart-contract flaw behind $26M token mint
Truebit lost $26 million after a smart-contract overflow bug let an attacker mint tokens at near-zero cost, sending the TRU price down 99%. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/26m-truebit-hack-smart-contract-vulnerability?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Ukraine blocks Polymarket, classifies prediction markets as gambling
The move adds Ukraine to a growing list of countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Italy, Poland, Thailand and Australia, where Polymarket is already restricted. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ukraine-blocks-polymarket-unlicensed-gambling?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Nigeria ties crypto oversight to tax IDs under sweeping reform
Nigeria’s tax overhaul pulls crypto exchanges into identity-based reporting, reshaping how digital assets are brought into the traditional economy. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigeria-crypto-tax-ids-identity-reporting?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound