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Pakistan’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) has opened its licensing portal after notifying regulations governing crypto exchanges and other virtual asset service providers (VASPs) operating in the country. Companies providing virtual asset services on or before March 5 must submit...

Bitcoin suddenly surges: Is the bear market over?Confidence has returned to crypto markets after Bitcoin saw a sudden rally to gain more than 23% this week to trade around $77,559 at the time of writing. The price briefly topped...

Harvard Business School Foundry gives entrepreneurs 24/7 access to AI versions of faculty members to refine business ideas, practice investor pitches, and build companies—all for $699. Source link

The SEC published its Reg Crypto proposal last week, giving the public 60 days to comment. Source link

A new Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland working paper offers a provocative explanation for why cryptocurrency behaves so differently from traditional financial assets: Americans who buy crypto don’t simply have different demographics or risk appetites, they have radically different...

Key TakeawaysPeckshield flagged roughly 14.9 billion unbacked SAND minted across two addresses on August 21.The Sandbox disabled Base and BSC bridging subsequently, shielding Ethereum and Polygon-based SAND holders.The Sandbox is preparing LP compensation as Coinbase plans to delist SAND...

The exchange has hired White & Case as restructuring counsel, with a detailed roadmap expected by Sept. 9. Source link

MiCA left crypto lending outside its original rulebook — but now Brussels is considering whether to bring it in.On May 20, 2026, the European Commission asked stakeholders to weigh in on areas left outside the original Markets in Crypto...

The CaaStle founder received a five-year sentence after a yearslong scheme built on false financial statements, invented growth, and investor deception. Source link

Key TakeawaysFactblock CEO Andrew Park highlighted South Korea’s shift from retail crypto trading to institutional finance.Policy moves now give 3,500 corporate entities legal account access to trade digital assets in South Korea.The Bank of Korea plans phase 2 trials...