31 March 2026
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Money Laundering and Sanction Fines Fall 61% Amid US Deregulation

CryptoJanuary 1, 2026

American regulators collected 61% less in money laundering/sanction breach fines in 2025.Thats according to a report Wednesday (Dec. 31) by the Financial Times (FT), which ties this decline to a mor...

Cybersecurity Industry Workers Plead Guilty to Ransomware Attacks

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Three men who worked in the cybersecurity industry pleaded guilty to charges related to ransomware attacks they launched with the help of ALPHV BlackCat in 2023.Ryan Goldberg, 40, of Georgia, Kevin Mâ...

Crypto Tax Reporting Requirements Set to Begin in UK and Europe

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Cryptocurrency users and platforms in 48 jurisdictions will reportedly begin to be impacted by the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) on Jan. 1, 2026.CARF requires platforms to gather more detaiâ...

Bitcoin ATMs Become ‘Preferred Method of Payment for Scammers’

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Scams involving bitcoin ATMs reportedly took $333.5 million from Americans from January through November, up from about $250 million in 2024.Fraudulent transactions using cryptocurrency kiosks have sâ...

AEON Teams With X Layer to Expand Scan to Pay

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Payment and settlement layer AEON integrated with X Layer, OKXs Ethereum Layer 2 network.The collaboration brings AEONs scan-to-pay capability to X Layer, allowing for real-world cryptocurrency paymeâ...

Stablecoins Became Useful in 2025, Can They Become Ubiquitous in 2026?

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

For all of cryptocurrencys volatility, stablecoins made steady progress in 2025.And by any measure, be it transaction volumes, regulatory milestones, partnerships, acquisitions, integrations or use câ...

Walmart Website and App Outage Impacts Thousands of Customers

CryptoDecember 31, 2025

Walmarts app and website reportedly suffered an outage Tuesday (Dec. 30), affecting thousands of customers.More than 6,500 shoppers reported trouble accessing the retailers eCommerce services, The Waâ...

Cantor Fitzgerald Expects Institutional Adoption of Crypto to Continue in 2026

CryptoDecember 30, 2025

Cantor Fitzgerald reportedly expects institutional adoption of cryptocurrency to continue in 2026, even as the downturn in Bitcoin prices continues.The increasing regulatory clarity around digital asâ...

Zoomex Debuts Card Connecting TradFi and Crypto Rails

CryptoDecember 30, 2025

Cryptocurrency trading platform Zoomex is accepting registrants for its Zoomex Card, according to a Monday (Dec. 29) press release.The card offers users a multicurrency bank account connected to tradâ...

FASB to Consider Digital Assets Standards in 2026

CryptoDecember 30, 2025

Two digital assets-related topics were reportedly among the first issues added to the Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB) agenda for 2026 that could create new standards.The FASB will consid...