Stories By Sophia Bennett
FATF Crypto Crime Report: How Criminal Networks Move Billions
FATF 2026 update: 83% passed the Travel Rule, but only ~40% enforce it. INTERPOL reports 5,811 arrests and $293m seized...
How to Buy Ethereum in the UK in 2026: Fees, FCA Rules and Wallet Safety
FCA timeline sets 25 Oct 2027 for the UK crypto regime. Buy ETH in 2026 with Faster Payments, verify FCA status, and sec...
Illinois Crypto Transaction Tax Faces Industry Lawsuit
Digital Chamber lawsuit targets Illinois' 0.2% crypto transaction tax ahead of Jan. 1, 2027 start, as repeal bill HB 579...
Bank of Korea CBDC Trial: Nine Banks Prepare for Live Tokenized Won Transfers
Nine Korean banks to pilot live tokenized-won transfers in Sep 2026, expanding to 500,000 wallets with higher KRW limits...
How Bitcoin Transaction Accelerators Work During Fee Spikes
Mempool.space’s off-chain accelerator signals TXIDs to partner pools while RBF and CPFP reprice on-chain. Here is how pr...
Visa Stablecoin Platform Adds OUSD for Institutional Clients
Visa Stablecoin Platform launches with Open USD (OUSD) and enterprise controls, now in beta with select clients. Banks a...
Gate Gains CEX Share as Spot Trading Volume Recovers
June CEX turnover reached $4.74T; spot rose to $735.8B. Gate took 9.31% with $67.9B spot and +$236.1M net inflows amid B...
Robinhood Chain's Memecoin Problem: When Web3 Distribution Outruns Product Design
3.6M daily transactions on Robinhood Chain were led by memecoins as TVL hit ~$312M and DEX volume neared $838M. Here’s t...
Metal DAO's Hard Fork: Can MTL Use Superchain Alignment as a Real Catalyst?
Binance suspension for MTL deposits on July 8, 2026 and multiple delistings set the stage for Metal DAO’s hard fork. Can...
Genlayer's AI Agent Court: Why DeFi Payments Need Dispute Resolution Before Scale
OKX AI marketplace taps GenLayer for disputes as Internet Court launches with 27 members. Sub-dollar rulings and 25.8k d...