Luxembourg Allows Retail Investment Funds Limited Crypto Exposure Under New Rules
UCITS funds can now gain up to 10% crypto exposure through ETFs and ETPs.Direct crypto holdings are still not allowed,…
Month: February 2026
VCs clash over non-financial use cases in Web3 and crypto
Prominent crypto venture capitalists are clashing online about whether non-financial use cases in crypto, Web3, and blockchain have failed due…
Takaichi Triumph: Japan’s record 56,000 Nikkei surge sends bitcoin to $72,000, gold past $5,000
Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged to a record on Monday, breaching the 57,000 level with a 3.4% gain following Prime Minister…
Russia arrests a man for transferring cryptocurrency to Ukraine
A young man has been arrested in Russia for transferring a large amount of money in cryptocurrency to Ukraine, still…
Crypto VC Explodes in Q4 2025: $8.5B Floods Later-Stage Startups
Crypto and blockchain venture capital witnessed a sharp rebound in Q4 2025, driven predominantly by large late-stage deals. Galaxy Digital’s…
Brazil Prepares to Tax Cryptocurrency Flows
The Ministry of Finance will put a decree that equates cryptocurrency transactions to foreign currency exchanges to public consultation, a…
Vietnam to tax crypto like stocks with 0.1% trading levy: Report
Vietnam is preparing to introduce a tax framework for cryptocurrency transactions that would align digital assets with securities trading, according…
Crypto Market Bill Nears Key Phase as White House Sets Feb 10 Meeting to Reach Deal
Crypto market bill discussions between crypto firms and banks are set to continue next Tuesday. This comes as White House…
CFTC Expands Crypto Collateral Pilot to Include National Trust Bank Stablecoins
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) expanded its digital asset collateral framework on February 6. This update explicitly authorizes…
EACC head promotes AI, blockchain tech to African anti-corruption commissions
The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has urged African anti-corruption and oversight institutions to strengthen the use of digital technologies,…