The service is limited to eligible UAE residents and bookings are priced and settled in dirhams. Emirates, the Dubai-based flagship carrier, has launched Crypto.com Pay on its website and app, enabling eligible United Arab Emirates residents make flight bookings with cryptocurrencies, the airline said Tuesday. Mobile users are sent to the Crypto.com app to authorize...Continue Reading

Hungary removed mandatory third-party checks for crypto conversions as CoinCash received authorization to provide digital asset services under MiCA. Hungary is rolling back strict crypto rules as CoinCash prepares to resume services after receiving authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation. The Hungarian Parliament voted to repeal the country’s crypto validator requirement,...Continue Reading

A CoinGecko study points to rising demand for tokenized equities and commodities on centralized exchanges, with perpetual futures driving most of the market’s trading activity. Intense competition from traditional brokerage and decentralized exchanges is pushing crypto exchanges to expand beyond digital assets into tokenized stocks, commodities and precious metals, CoinGecko said. A study, released by...Continue Reading

Gabriel Perez, who was accused of profiting from Kalshi bets tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches, is no longer employed by the federal government. A White House teleprompter operator accused of using inside knowledge to profit from prediction market bets on President Donald Trump’s speeches no longer works for the federal government, according to the...Continue Reading

Industry participants said stablecoins offer the biggest near-term benefits for cross-border payments, while domestic UK retail adoption is likely to remain limited. Cross-border payments are the clearest near-term use case for stablecoins, while consumer adoption in United Kingdom retail payments is likely to be slower, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s Stablecoin Sprint. The FCA...Continue Reading

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded four straight sessions of outflows totaling $526 million as Bitcoin faced renewed selling pressure after failing to hold $65,000. US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their outflow streak to four consecutive trading sessions, with investors withdrawing about $49.8 million as Bitcoin briefly fell to $63,000. Bitcoin ETFs recorded total...Continue Reading

Russia’s FSB says Telegram founder Pavel Durov faces a terrorism-related charge and an international arrest warrant, while a separate French case remains open. Russian authorities have placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on an international wanted list as they escalate a criminal case accusing him of facilitating terrorist activity. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on...Continue Reading

Hayden Adams said critics misunderstood Uniswap’s newly approved v4 protocol fees, rejecting claims the change reduces liquidity providers’ earnings. Uniswap founder Hayden Adams pushed back against criticism of Uniswap’s newly activated v4 protocol fees, arguing that claims they reduce liquidity providers’ earnings are based on incorrect assumptions. In an X post on Tuesday, Adams said...Continue Reading

Trade.xyz said its oracle worked as designed but will reimburse eligible traders after an external SK Hynix price print caused the contract’s mark price to fall nearly 19%. Trade.xyz, an operator of onchain perpetual markets on Hyperliquid, said it will cover eligible liquidation losses after a price anomaly hit its contract tracking SK Hynix, a...Continue Reading

The Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company closed at $62.90, giving it a market capitalization of about $2.8 billion after its direct listing. Ionic Digital shares climbed about 26% from their opening price in their Nasdaq debut Tuesday after the Celsius-linked Bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure company completed its direct listing. The shares opened at...Continue Reading