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Taiwan plans Travel Rule for domestic crypto transfers from October
Taiwan’s regulator plans to apply the Travel Rule to domestic VASP transfers from October before extending it to overseas platforms by the end of 2027.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 08:21:54Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Missouri trio charged over alleged Bitcoin kidnapping plot
The defendants allegedly traveled from Missouri to Connecticut to kidnap a Bitcoin holder and force him to transfer cryptocurrency before abandoning the plan.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 07:34:12Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Cloudflare introduces wallets for AI agents, plans stablecoin payments
Cloudflare introduced programmable Wallets for AI agents and said payment features using stablecoins will launch in a future update.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 07:20:03Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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AI credit bubble could fuel Bitcoin ‘crack-up boom’ past $1M: Hayes
Hayes likened the debt-fueled AI infrastructure boom to the 2008 credit bubble, but evidence suggests financial strain is uneven across Big Tech.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 06:27:49Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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CLARITY or not, crypto isn’t going back in the bottle: Bitwise
Matt Hougan argues that regulatory guidance from the SEC and CFTC would keep the industry moving even if Congress fails to pass landmark market structure legislation this year.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 05:47:42Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Bybit’s EU payments arm secures Austrian e-money license
Bybit’s Austrian payments subsidiary gained regulatory approval to develop card, merchant, open-banking and person-to-person payment services.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 04:03:16Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Ethereum researchers want to rein in staking, critics say it could backfire
EIP-8363 is a newly published draft proposal that would cut net consensus-layer rewards as the Ethereum staking ratio heads toward 50%.
Published Date: 2026-08-05 02:30:07Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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US, UK reaffirm support for stablecoins, tokenization in joint financial regulation talks
In a July 8 meeting, US and UK regulators highlighted the implementation of the GENIUS Act, payment modernization and cross-border cooperation, reinforcing a shared framework for digital asset oversight.
Published Date: 2026-08-04 19:58:48Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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BNY to offer institutional crypto staking through Galaxy partnership
The custody giant is expanding beyond safekeeping by adding staking services, allowing eligible institutional clients to earn yield on proof-of-stake assets.
Published Date: 2026-08-04 17:10:04Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Bitcoin coils at $64K as Hormuz reopening timeline sends S&P 500 to $70T record
Bitcoin built on $64,000 as hopes of the Strait of Hormuz reopening to oil traffic sent the S&P 500 index to a record $70 trillion market cap.
Published Date: 2026-08-04 16:38:54Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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