China’s leading tax and financial authorities are urging banks to incorporate blockchain technology to bolster their credit facilities and data transparency.
First bull signal since 2025? Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin hinted at a long-term bullish trend change as BTC neared an MACD cross that last resulted in $25,000 gains over two months.
Iran war bets turn prediction markets into real-time macro radar: Sygnum
As Iran war odds swing on Polymarket and Kalshi, Sygnum’s Fabian Dori says prediction markets are fast becoming macro tools for crypto desks.
Anthropic says one of its Claude models was pressured to lie, cheat and blackmail
In one of the experiments, the chatbot resorted to blackmail after it found an email about replacing it, while in another, it cheated to complete a task with a tight deadline.
Circle unveils quantum-resistant roadmap for its layer-1 blockchain Arc
Circle’s plan to make Arc quantum-resistant comes amid increasing fears that “Q-Day” may come sooner than anticipated.
North Korean workers have been infiltrating DeFi for 7 years: Researcher
Security researcher Taylor Monahan listed at least 40 decentralized finance platforms she claims have been infiltrated by North Korean IT workers at some stage of their lives.
Apple pulls Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat from China at Beijing’s request
Bitchat launched in July last year and has been used during protests in Madagascar, Uganda, Nepal, Indonesia and Iran as authorities attempted to restrict usage of the internet.
Michael Saylor hints at next Strategy Bitcoin buy after weeklong pause
Michael Saylor posted “back to work” on X on Sunday, signaling a potential Bitcoin purchase after the firm paused buying last week.
Trump-Iran deadline chaos sends crypto higher while cease-fire hopes rise
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran could be “living in Hell” if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz, though he also told reporters that a deal with Iran is getting close.
Rwanda swats Bybit’s P2P platform offering franc-to-crypto trading
The Rwanda central bank’s warning came after Bybit added the Rwanda Franc to its list of assets that its peer-to-peer platform can use to trade for crypto.