Japan has approved a bill moving cryptocurrency under financial securities law, introducing insider trading rules, stricter penalties, and annual disclosure requirements for issuers.
WeatherlyHong Kong has issued its first stablecoin issuer licences under its new regulatory regime, approving HSBC’s Hong Kong banking arm and a Standard Chartered-linked consortium led by Anchorpoint Financial.
AnaisKraken Financial has been given a limited Federal Reserve account through the Kansas City Fed, allowing its banking arm to access Fed payment systems like Fedwire under strict conditions and a one-year trial.
WeatherlyAI-linked scams caused around $893 million in losses in 2025, with many cases tied to crypto and fake investment schemes. Older people were heavily affected, as scammers used these tools to pose as advisers and convince them to send large amounts of money.
AnaisA fake Ledger app on Apple’s Mac App Store tricked musician G. Love into entering his 24-word seed phrase, which led to the loss of nearly 6 BTC worth over $420,000. The stolen Bitcoin was quickly moved through multiple addresses linked to KuCoin, with investigators saying recovery is unlikely.
WeatherlyA 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s home and making threats near the company’s headquarters. He has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, criminal threats, and possession or manufacture of a destructive device, while police are still investigating the motive.
AnaisA hacker used a fake proof to trick the Hyperbridge system and take control of a Polkadot-linked token contract on Ethereum. They minted 1 billion DOT tokens and dumped them on the market, causing the bridged DOT price to crash and forcing exchanges to suspend activity.
WeatherlySouth Korea’s central bank is calling for circuit breakers on crypto exchanges after a major error at Bithumb led to accidental Bitcoin payouts and a brief price crash on the platform. The incident exposed weak internal controls, prompting regulators to push for stronger safeguards and trading halts to prevent similar disruptions in future.
AnaisMeta is building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg that can talk to employees, give feedback and act like a digital stand-in for the CEO using his voice, behaviour and public statements.
WeatherlyOpenAI’s revenue chief said enterprise customers are increasingly moving toward Amazon’s Bedrock platform, arguing that the company’s long-standing Microsoft partnership has made it harder to reach some clients.
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