Bybit reaffirms commitment to Middle East crypto operations in Dubai amid regional security concerns
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Breaking: Bybit Doubles Down on Middle East Crypto Operations Despite Regional Tensions

DUBAI, UAE — April 15, 2026: Global cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has made a decisive strategic move, doubling down on its Middle East operations despite escalating regional tensions following recent military strikes. The company announced today the appointment of a new country manager for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and reaffirmed its commitment […]

Legal and cryptocurrency symbols clash, representing the OCC crypto bank charter lawsuit considered by major US banks.
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Breaking: US Banking Lobby Weighs Lawsuit Against OCC Over Crypto Charters

WASHINGTON, D.C. — March 10, 2026. A powerful coalition of the United States’ largest financial institutions is actively preparing a potential lawsuit against a key federal banking regulator. The Bank Policy Institute (BPI), whose members include JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and American Express, is considering legal action against the Office of the Comptroller of the […]

MicroStrategy's strategic $1.3 billion Bitcoin purchase decision in a corporate boardroom setting.
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Breaking: MicroStrategy’s $1.3B Bitcoin Buy Pushes Holdings Past 738,000 BTC

NEW YORK, March 24, 2026 – MicroStrategy, the world’s largest public corporate holder of Bitcoin, executed a monumental $1.28 billion purchase of the cryptocurrency last week. The company acquired 17,994 Bitcoin (BTC), according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday. Consequently, this strategic move elevates MicroStrategy’s total Bitcoin reserves […]

MicroStrategy's corporate Bitcoin investment strategy visualized as a digital coin in a boardroom.
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MicroStrategy’s $1.3B Bitcoin Bet: Holdings Hit 738,000 BTC Despite Price Dip

On Monday, March 24, 2026, Virginia-based business intelligence firm MicroStrategy disclosed a massive $1.28 billion Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 17,994 BTC at an average price of $70,946 per coin. This strategic move pushes the company’s total Bitcoin reserves to 738,731 BTC, valued at approximately $56 billion, despite the cryptocurrency trading below MicroStrategy’s overall average acquisition price. […]

Visual metaphor of banks using dual blockchain rails for tokenized real-world assets, showing private and public data streams converging.
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Exclusive: Banks Deploy Dual Blockchain Rails for RWAs, RedStone Co-Founder Reveals

NEW YORK, March 15, 2026 — Major financial institutions are constructing a bifurcated future for blockchain adoption, architecting separate systems for internal privacy and public market liquidity. According to exclusive insights from Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of oracle provider RedStone, banks are not choosing between permissioned and public blockchains for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization—they are actively […]

Gondi NFT lending protocol smart contract security breach illustration showing contained vulnerability
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Gondi NFT Lending Protocol Secures Platform After $230K Smart Contract Exploit

March 4, 2026 — The Gondi non-fungible token lending protocol confirmed platform security restoration today after a hacker exploited a smart contract vulnerability, stealing approximately $230,000 worth of NFTs. Gondi’s development team disabled the affected “Sell & Repay” contract within hours of detection and initiated compensation procedures for impacted users. Blockchain security firm Blockaid identified […]

South Korea Financial Intelligence Unit building where Bithumb suspension decision was made
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Breaking: Bithumb Faces Six-Month Partial Suspension Over Critical AML Failures

SEOUL, March 10, 2026 — South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued Bithumb, the country’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, a preliminary notice of a six-month partial business suspension. The regulatory action targets alleged failures in anti-money laundering controls and customer verification practices under the Act on Reporting and Using Specified Financial Transaction Information. This enforcement represents […]