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Kyrgyzstan moves toward digital currency with new CBDC legislation

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Kyrgyzstan has officially authorized the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) following the passage of new legislation signed by President Sadyr Zhaparov, granting legal tender status to a future “digital som.” The constitutional law, signed April 17, gives the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic the sole authority to issue and regulate a […]

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Ethereum’s planned blob increases insufficient to sustain L2 transaction growth

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Ethereum (ETH) must address its scalability constraints to sustain the growth of layer-2 (L2) networks and avoid future transaction bottlenecks, according to The DeFi Report. The firm said in a recent report that as L2 networks scale user adoption and transaction throughput, competition for Ethereum’s limited blob space could increase costs and undermine the network’s

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Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot: The Great Consensus Cleanup

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Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Core Developer Antoine Poinsot: The Great Consensus Cleanup While attending the MIT Bitcoin Expo earlier this month I was able to sit down with Bitcoin Core developer Antoine Poinsot. Currently at Chaincode Labs, Antoine was previously at Wizardsardine, a bitcoin security company behind Revault, a pre-signed transaction based vault, and Liana, a

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Arizona edges closer to crypto treasury, but governor threatens veto over budget dispute

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Arizona is one step away from becoming the first US state to hold Bitcoin and other digital assets in its Treasury, but a political standoff with Governor Katie Hobbs threatens to derail the effort before it reaches her desk. Senate Bill 1373, the Digital Assets Strategic Reserve Fund, was approved by the House Committee of

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Bitcoin holds steady during Good Friday US market closure, macro forces shape global risk narrative

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Bitcoin traded flat near $84,500 on Friday, holding its range as U.S. markets observed Good Friday. With equities, bonds, and commodities largely offline, the crypto market offered a rare window into investor sentiment absent broader liquidity and institutional flow. Macro assets (Source: TradingView) The muted price action followed a session on Thursday that saw sharp

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US DOJ reviews crypto compensation rules amid valuation concerns

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has initiated a review of how victims of digital asset fraud are compensated, following concerns over outdated valuation methods. According to a recent internal DOJ memo, many investors affected by crypto platform collapses, such as FTX, Celsius, Voyager, Genesis, BlockFi, and Gemini Trust, have only received reimbursement based on

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Binance Advising Governments on Establishing Crypto Reserves

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Governments worldwide are racing to secure crypto dominance, turning to Binance for strategic guidance on digital reserves and regulatory blueprints as sovereign adoption accelerates. Nations Seek Binance’s Aid on Crypto Reserves Binance has begun advising governments on cryptocurrency regulation and national digital asset reserves, according to a report by the Financial Times, published April 17.

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Slovenia proposes legislation to impose 25% tax on gains from crypto, derivatives

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Slovenia’s Ministry of Finance released two legislative proposals for public consultation to clarify and align the taxation of digital assets and derivatives ahead of a planned 2026 rollout, according to an April 17 release. The first proposal, the Law on the Tax on Profit from the Disposal of Crypto Assets, introduces a 25% capital gains

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Ripple-owned Hidden Road secures as broker-dealer license to expand institutional reach

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Hidden Road, a digital asset and foreign exchange prime brokerage firm recently acquired by Ripple, has secured a broker-dealer license in the US, expanding its capabilities to serve institutional investors, the firm’s President, Noel Kimmel, told Bloomberg News. The license enables Hidden Road to offer prime brokerage, clearing, and financing services across fixed-income assets to

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Mantra, market makers allegedly exploited validation gaps to inflate OM token liquidity

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Mantra and associated market makers allegedly manipulated liquidity metrics for the OM token by exploiting vulnerabilities in data aggregators’ self-reporting systems, according to discussions on the latest edition of “The Chopping Block” podcast. The scheme involved misrepresenting the circulating supply and trading volume of OM to create the appearance of broader market activity than existed.

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