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Kraken filed 56 million crypto tax forms for 2025. One-third were below $1

The lack of a de minimis exemption for crypto payments and staking rewards taxed at receipt creates a huge reporting burden, the data shows.
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CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) rises 5.5%, leading index higher

Internet Computer (ICP) up 5.3% from Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.
Tax-free bitcoin is back: How UK investors can avoid paying duty on crypto investments once more

Stratiphy will offer access to three ETNs provided by 21Shares: those covering bitcoin, ether and one combining BTC and gold.
HIVE, Keel push deeper into AI data centers with capital raise, asset sale

HIVE raises $115M to expand data centers while Keel exits Latin America, redirecting funds into HPC and AI as both stocks climb 4%.
Crypto giant GSR launches its first ETF to give investors an easy way to bet on the big 3 tokens

GSR is entering the asset management space with a new Nasdaq-listed ETF that actively manages a basket of bitcoin, ether and solana while offering investors a chance to earn staking yields.
The London P2P sweep: UK FCA raids eight illegal peer-to-peer trading hubs

The sites were targeted for facilitating P2P trading without required registration or anti-money laundering controls, posing a financial crime risk.
Bitcoin tops $79,000 as crypto rally gathers steam; Circle, Coinbase, Strategy lead

BTC pushed to an 11-week high with dynamics for a short squeeze building, one analyst noted.
Bitcoin breaks Strategy's STRC ex-dividend date slump for the first time in six months

Bitcoin is seeing a short squeeze dynamic and steady U.S. demand to support gains.
The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links

The problem is structural and as long as bridges depend on complex systems with shared infrastructure and hidden trust assumptions, they will remain vulnerable.
Trump-linked American Bitcoin shares spike over 12% after announcing more mining power

The Trump family-linked mining and treasury company announced 11,298 additional bitcoin mining ASICs at its Drumheller site.
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The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million

Also: DPRK hacking crypto, Aave contagion and Coinbase on quantum computing.
Banks seek to slow down implementation of crypto's GENIUS Act on stablecoin oversight

U.S. banking groups argued that a number of federal agencies are moving quickly on stablecoin regulations, making it hard to understand how rules will interact.
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The question isn't whether privacy. It's what sort of privacy

Blockchains are going private. The only question left is what kind of privacy the industry will build, argues Schiller.
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Elon Musk's Tesla reports unchanged bitcoin holdings, books $173 million digital asset loss

The company's bitcoin stash remained at 11,509 BTC, worth about $880 million at bitcoin's current price of around $78,000.
Kalshi flags more insider trading cases, including politician who appeared on FBoy Island

The prediction market platform, which has been caught in the middle of a regulatory battle between the feds and the states, is seeking to demonstrate strong controls.
World Liberty accuses Justin Sun of 'misconduct' in response to Tron founder's defamation claims

Co-founder Eric Trump went further, saying the only thing more 'ridiculous' than Sun's lawsuit is a $6 million banana duct-taped to a wall.
Bitcoin loses grip near $80,000 as ETH, SOL, DOGE fade on profit-taking

Bitcoin traded at $77,794 on Thursday morning, up 0.4% over 24 hours but well off the $79,388 high hit Wednesday evening, with ether, XRP and Solana all closing red.
Cardano builder seeks smaller funding slice of $46.8 million for scaling and Bitcoin DeFi

The engineering organization behind Cardano submitted nine proposals totaling $46.8 million for the 2026 voting cycle, down from $97.5 million last year.
FTX sold its Cursor stake for $200,000 in 2023. It would be worth $3 billion today

SpaceX's agreement to acquire AI coding startup Cursor at a $60 billion valuation has retroactively turned a routine bankruptcy asset sale by FTX's estate into one of the largest missed recoveries in crypto history.
Bitcoin's bull score index just left bear territory. There's a warning attached.

The index has returned to neutral territory, a rare milestone that has historically marked market turning points, but not always correctly.