Crypto

ACT, a party with the fourth-largest representation in the New Zealand Parliament, is campaigning to modernize digital finance rules, proposing regulation to waive crypto gains tax on qualified assets held for over a year and to exempt low-value purchases made with crypto assets. Key Takeaways New Zealand’s ACT party proposed tax-free crypto gains after a year to boost long-term retail…

Michael Saylor is calling for Bitcoin to move beyond founder worship, mandatory self-custody, and hostility toward institutions. His “Bitcoin Reformation” envisions the asset operating across banks, corporations, securities, governments, and machines. Key Takeaways Michael Saylor argues that Bitcoin has outgrown founding-era orthodoxy. Self-custody should remain a right rather than a…

Operation Lighthouse investigated 29,120 cryptocurrency addresses and digital identifiers while generating 14,300 investigative leads. The Chainalysis-led sprint also surfaced more than 7,700 suspect accounts and identified suspects across 125 countries. Key Takeaways Investigators examined 29,120 crypto addresses and identifiers. The operation generated 14,300 leads across 11 exchanges and…

Coinbase has launched tokenized U.S. stocks on Base for eligible users outside the United States. The 1:1-backed securities support continuous trading and decentralized finance applications, with Chainlink supplying market data. Key Takeaways Eligible non-U.S. users can access major tokenized U.S. stocks. Each B20 token represents a claim on a share held in custody. Chainlink feeds support…