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Ripple is winning on Wall Street and in the UK, but the XRP Ledger is losing users fast and the split will define 2026

XRP's institutional gains mask on-chain liquidity challenges, as Wall Street's interest grows.

3 days ago

Exchanges

Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

An arrested support agent and a massive bribery plot have forced the exchange to reimburse millions while facing a federal probe into its outsourced security teams.

2 weeks ago

Bitcoin coin in front of Big Ben and a waving UK flag at sunset, symbolizing the United Kingdom setting a 2027 timeline to bring cryptoassets like Bitcoin under FCA financial regulation and tighter oversight.

Regulation

Crypto investors gain critical protection in bankruptcy, even as a “conservative” rule threatens liquidity

A new UK law clarifies ownership in court, yet strict reserve requirements could crush profit margins.

4 weeks ago

A hand holds a glowing Bitcoin coin as a stressed man stands in a neon city, illustrating time-locked Bitcoin incentives that reward behavior change for your future self.

Payments

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Using Taproot updates, these wallets automatically route your locked funds to an anti-charity the moment a digital oracle detects a trigger.

1 month ago

A gold Bitcoin coin and a gold Ethereum coin displayed on a Union Jack flag in front of Big Ben, illustrating the UK’s new legal recognition of crypto as a third type of property and its impact on BTC and ETH holders.

Regulation

Crypto officially becomes a “third category” of property, fixing the fatal flaw in digital asset ownership.

The UK has drawn a line in the sand: digital objects are property, and the courts can finally treat them that way.

1 month ago

A chain-locked teal door with a smart doorbell reflecting two delivery-disguised silhouettes stands opposite a lightning-lit plinth bearing a glowing Bitcoin beside a wind-whipped Union Jack under bright storm-split skies.

Crypto

Home invasion stalked $4.3M crypto wallet: How a single data leak can put anyone’s safety at risk

Sheffield Crown Court sentenced a trio on Nov. 18, police say nearly the full haul was seized. We break down the "delivery driver" ruse, and how to harden your setup.

2 months ago

A Ledger hardware wallet with a glowing red padlock icon stands in front of London’s skyline at sunset, surrounded by yellow caution tape and watched by a CCTV camera, symbolizing digital restrictions and surveillance.

Censorship

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Due to new UK financial promotion rules in 2025, Ledger has blocked access to certain educational blog pages for UK users, highlighting a wider crackdown on crypto education, advertising, and banking.

2 months ago

Bitcoin and Ethereum coins ensnared in a wire UK-shaped net on a stone embankment beside the Thames, with Parliament and Big Ben in crisp daylight and structured blue-red data lines arcing overhead toward a magnifying glass with a pound symbol—no text visible, only logos and objects.

Regulation

HMRC tightens the net: UK crypto investors face crackdown on unreported gains

For UK investors, the days of "forgetting" to report their transactions are over as crypto tax rules and enforcements are stepped up, and penalties for non-compliance are brutal.

3 months ago

a clear underwater pipeline carrying glowing Bitcoin coins from London’s skyline to a neoclassical Wall Street facade, with sunbeams illuminating coral and teal water beneath.

Crypto

$2B to flow into BlackRock’s UK Bitcoin ETF: How UK traders could recycle into IBIT

IBIT wrapper launch in the UK opens a market that could funnel between $1.5 billion and $2 billion into the fund over time.

3 months ago

OpenAI’s $300B bubble: The AI circular economy rewiring Wall Street finance

Vendor-financed chip deals and energy contracts show how AI’s next boom could reshape capital markets.

3 months ago

a giant golden Bitcoin receiving thick teal-blue inflows from a London exchange skyline while thinner amber streams exit toward Wall Street, symbolizing shifting ETF and ETN capital currents.

ETF

$1.2B exits US Bitcoin ETFs just as London makes crypto comeback

$600B in futures inflow could be on the horizon as analysts say Europe’s new ETNs could ignite the next wave of mainstream inflows.

3 months ago

A brightly lit supermarket entrance shows glass turnstiles and a glowing biometric scanner blocking a shopping cart while a cropped hand raises a phone with a QR code, with abundant food visible just beyond.

Censorship

No Digital ID, no food: coming soon to a Western society near you

Digital identities are reshaping privacy and freedom from China to the UK, thrusting privacy and decentralized tech into the spotlight.

3 months ago

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Ripple is winning on Wall Street and in the UK, but the XRP Ledger is losing users fast and the split will define 2026

Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

Crypto investors gain critical protection in bankruptcy, even as a “conservative” rule threatens liquidity

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Crypto officially becomes a “third category” of property, fixing the fatal flaw in digital asset ownership.

Home invasion stalked $4.3M crypto wallet: How a single data leak can put anyone’s safety at risk

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

HMRC tightens the net: UK crypto investors face crackdown on unreported gains

$2B to flow into BlackRock’s UK Bitcoin ETF: How UK traders could recycle into IBIT

OpenAI’s $300B bubble: The AI circular economy rewiring Wall Street finance

$1.2B exits US Bitcoin ETFs just as London makes crypto comeback

No Digital ID, no food: coming soon to a Western society near you

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Ripple is winning on Wall Street and in the UK, but the XRP Ledger is losing users fast and the split will define 2026

Coinbase claims arrest in the $355 million insider extortion scheme that targeted nearly 70,000 customers

Crypto investors gain critical protection in bankruptcy, even as a “conservative” rule threatens liquidity

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Crypto officially becomes a “third category” of property, fixing the fatal flaw in digital asset ownership.

Home invasion stalked $4.3M crypto wallet: How a single data leak can put anyone’s safety at risk

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

HMRC tightens the net: UK crypto investors face crackdown on unreported gains

$2B to flow into BlackRock’s UK Bitcoin ETF: How UK traders could recycle into IBIT

OpenAI’s $300B bubble: The AI circular economy rewiring Wall Street finance

$1.2B exits US Bitcoin ETFs just as London makes crypto comeback

No Digital ID, no food: coming soon to a Western society near you

Ripple is winning on Wall Street and in the UK, but the XRP Ledger is losing users fast and the split will define 2026

Adam Back files previously unseen Satoshi Nakamoto emails in Craig Wright trial