cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Crypto advocacy groups oppose Illinois digital asset tax in court

Following a similar lawsuit filed by the Digital Chamber in July, two digital asset advocacy groups challenged Illinois’ 0.2% cryp...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Bitmine extends 14-month ETH buying pace as Ether breaks above $2.5K

Ether’s breakout above $2,500 has put the spotlight back on corporate ETH treasuries, with Bitmine now nearing its long-stated acc...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Zondacrypto boss seeks leniency for testimony on political ties: Report

Przemysław Kral reportedly faces a fraud charge and is cooperating with Polish prosecutors as estimated customer losses reach $650...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Strategy launches $1.6B cash pool after $2B common shares raise, maintains hold...

Strategy held off on new Bitcoin buying, maintaining holdings at 840,447 BTC as it launched a $1.59 billion cash pool after raisin...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Japan’s SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation

Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in Malaysia and to expand stablecoin...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

ECB defends digital euro privacy as CBDCs face global scrutiny

Piero Cipollone said the Eurosystem would not identify digital euro users as central bank digital currencies face privacy concerns...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Germany widens MiCA lead as latest EU register update adds 6 banks

Germany expands its lead in EU MiCA authorizations with 79 crypto asset service providers, ahead of France and the Netherlands.Ger...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Banks, regulators join quantum-resistant crypto transfer pilot

Participating banks will test post-quantum wallets and onchain transfers while regulators from Abu Dhabi, Bhutan and Malta initial...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Pakistan opens crypto licensing portal, sets Sept. 5 deadline for existing firms

Existing virtual asset providers must apply for an NOC by Sept. 5 or cease operations under Pakistan’s new regulatory framework.Pa...

cointelegraph Aug 24, 2026

Term Finance loses estimated $8.5M in vault governance exploit

Term permanently closed its Meta Vaults after an attack reportedly removed nearly all of their Ethereum deposits.Decentralized len...