Cryptocurrencies
Netherlands to Tax Unrealized Crypto Gains Starting 2028; Market Shrugs
Dutch Parliament approves a 36% tax on unrealized crypto gains to plug a €2.3 billion budget gap, effective 2028.
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ShinyHunters Breach French Tax Firm Waltio; 50,000 Users’ Balances Exposed
Hacker group ShinyHunters claims a trove of 50,000 user records, including account balances and tax data, creating a high-risk vector for targeted phishing.
Cryptocurrencies
Ledger Targets $4B NYSE Listing; BitGo Breaks IPO Freeze With 25% Pop
Ledger hires Goldman Sachs for a potential $4B IPO as BitGo (BTGO) surges 25% on its NYSE debut, signaling a thaw in crypto public listings.
Cryptocurrencies
Russia Classifies WhiteBit as ‘Undesirable Organization’; WBT Stable at $54
Russian prosecutors escalate sanctions against the Ukrainian-founded exchange, criminalizing user interactions while the WBT token remains unaffected.
Cryptocurrencies
UBS Capitulates: $4.7T Wealth Giant Preps Bitcoin & Ether Trading
The $4.7T asset manager reverses its anti-crypto stance, targeting Swiss private clients first with Bitcoin and Ether access.
Cryptocurrencies
CZ Pitching Sovereign Tokenization to 12 Governments at Davos
Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao is advising 12 nations on tokenizing infrastructure and commodities, opening a new front in sovereign crypto adoption.
Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase Unlocks $1M Credit Lines Against Staked ETH (cbETH) on Base
Coinbase users can now borrow up to $1 million USDC against their staked ETH (cbETH) using the Morpho protocol on Base.
Cryptocurrencies
Trump Memecoin Implodes: 94% Collapse Wipes Out $2B as Insiders Net $427M
One year after launch, the $TRUMP token is down 94% from its highs, leaving 813,000 wallets underwater while issuers collected $427 million in fees.
Cryptocurrencies
Capital One Acquires Brex for $5.15B; Absorb’s Fintech’s Stablecoin Payment Rails
Capital One's $5.15 billion acquisition of Brex signals a major TradFi consolidation of crypto-adjacent payment rails and a steep valuation reset for fintech unicorns.
regulations
Coinbase Torpedoes Senate ‘CLARITY Act’ Over Yield Bans and Surveillance
Coinbase pulled support for the CLARITY Act hours before a Senate vote, citing bans on stablecoin yield and tokenized equities, while Ripple urged compromise.