Russia's State Duma approved a first-reading bill recognizing crypto as property and allowing it for foreign trade payments, with the CBR as regulator.

Uzbekistan has launched a state-backed crypto mining zone offering tax incentives to operators, turning government policy into a direct industry subsidy.

PBoC kept cash abundant in China's banking system. Bitcoin trades at $78,015, Ether added 3.6% in 24 hours, and the seven-day crypto tape sits up 5% or more.

Sui-based Volo Protocol has confirmed a $3.5M exploit of its vaults, with roughly $500K frozen so far. What's on the table and what isn't.

Bloomberg reports a small group of unauthorized users accessed Anthropic's new Mythos AI, a model the company says is powerful enough to enable cyberattacks.

The attacker behind the $292M KelpDAO drain has routed roughly $80M in ETH through Thorchain swaps, complicating recovery efforts for rsETH depositors.

DoorDash is preparing to pay drivers and merchants globally in stablecoins using the Tempo blockchain, pulling crypto rails deep into the gig economy.

A Nomura and Laser Digital survey says nearly 80% of Japanese institutional investors plan crypto allocations of 2% to 5% within three years.

The Sanmar Herald paid crypto scammers posing as Iranian authorities for fake Hormuz clearance, then got hit anyway. A shadow fraud industry is forming.

A grandson of mob boss John Gotti was sentenced for wire fraud after moving $420K in stolen COVID relief through crypto rails amid rising KYC scrutiny.