Author: James Wilson
In the fast-evolving landscape of digital finance, one name continues to stand out: Shavez Ahmed Siddiqui, a self-taught technologist, fintech innovator, and the visionary CEO of Lquidpay Deobank. Known for his relentless pursuit of financial inclusivity and cutting-edge innovation, Siddiqui is once again making headlines—this time with the launch of Lquidpay Deobank, a bold reimagination of what banking can be in the decentralized era. At a time when traditional financial institutions are being challenged by the rising tide of digital transformation, Lquidpay Deobank emerges as a next-generation financial platform, built to serve a global audience with security, transparency, and user…
Valour secures B3 approval for a Solana ETP, expanding its Brazilian lineup of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Sui products as it targets high‑growth emerging markets. Summary Valour gains B3’s green light to list a Solana ETP, adding to its existing Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Sui exchange‑traded products in Brazil’s top securities market. The Nasdaq‑listed DeFi Technologies unit now offers nearly 100 digital asset ETPs across Europe and beyond, spanning L1s, L2s, modular infra, gaming and governance tokens. Brazil, Latin America’s largest financial and crypto market, is Valour’s launchpad for broader expansion into Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. As crypto regulation stabilizes and platform choices multiply, traders in 2026 must balance security, access, fees, and features to find the exchange that best fits their strategy. Summary Security and regulation lead the decision-making process in a post-FTX era, with US users favoring platforms that offer strong asset protection, compliance, and transparency. BYDFi emerges as the most feature-rich option for 2026, combining CEX + DEX trading, broad asset support, advanced tools like copy trading, and robust security, especially appealing…
Bhutan pledges up to 10,000 BTC to its Bitcoin Development Strategy, using hydro mining and long-term holding to fund Gelephu Mindfulness City and youth-focused growth. Summary King Jigme Khesar launches a national Bitcoin Development Pledge built on three pillars: hydro-powered mining, citizen-focused deployment of BTC, and partnerships via Gelephu Mindfulness City. Bhutan plans to acquire and hold over 10,000 BTC in sovereign reserves, exploring collateralization, risk-managed yield and long-term treasury strategies to preserve and grow national wealth. Mining proceeds and BTC-backed financing will target youth employment, tech and clean-industry skills, and financial resilience, alongside gold-backed TER tokens and blockchain ID…
X’s 2026 terms classify prompts and outputs as “Content,” grant broad AI-training rights, add anti-jailbreak rules and keep $15k scraping penalties with Texas courts. Summary 2026 terms redefine Content to include prompts, outputs and data “obtained or created” through X, licensed worldwide for any use, including AI training, without extra pay. New misuse clause targets AI “jailbreaking,” prompt injection and circumvention, while liquidated damages stay at $15,000 per 1,000,000 posts scraped in 24 hours. X keeps Tarrant County, Texas, as the forum, imposes 1–2 year claim windows, class-action waivers and a $100 liability cap, moves critics say chill research and…
Solana-based prediction market Space launches its SPACE token sale with variable pricing, leveraged CLOB trading, buyback-and-burn tokenomics and tiered rewards. Summary Space is a Solana prediction market offering up to 10x leveraged trading on crypto, politics, sports, tech and culture via a zero‑maker‑fee central limit order book. The public sale uses a market‑clearing price model, buyback‑and‑burn of 50% of protocol revenue and tiered contributions that unlock airdrops, fee discounts and lifetime perks. Built by the team behind UFO, Space raised seed and strategic funding led by Morningstar Ventures and Arctic Digital, with oversubscribed backing from Echo and Curated by Impossible…
Russia locks all domestic payments to the ruble, treats Bitcoin only as an investment, but pilots crypto for cross-border trade and rolls out a digital ruble CBDC. Summary Under a 2020 law and fresh statements from MP Anatoly Aksakov, Russia bans using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services, enforcing ruble-only domestic payments. Authorities allow limited crypto use for cross-border settlements under experimental regimes as Russia seeks alternatives to SWIFT and Western-controlled payment rails. The Bank of Russia is piloting a digital ruble CBDC alongside cash and non-cash rubles, aiming to boost control, traceability and sanction-resistant trade…
Pi coin price is showing signs of an impending crash as it hovers near a potential breakdown zone. Summary Pi coin price is down over 26% since its November high. The lack of buyer interest and a looming token unlock are keeping price action capped. A bearish double-top pattern has formed on the 4-hour chart. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI) was trading at $0.20 on Wednesday, afternoon Asian time, down 26% from its November high and 93.2% from its year-to-date high of $2.99 reached in February. Pi coin price has been in a strong downtrend as whale…
Saylor claims quantum won’t break Bitcoin but urges a hard fork to freeze vulnerable P2PK coins, cutting supply and igniting ethics, security and governance backlash. Summary Saylor proposes a backward‑incompatible Bitcoin hard fork to freeze old P2PK outputs, including Satoshi‑era coins, arguing it would cut supply and harden security. Critics call the scheme overly complex with huge systemic risks and question whether developers should censor or confiscate funds tied to early addresses. Experts note large‑scale quantum computers able to break ECDSA remain years away, but unsecured P2PK UTXOs and reused keys are structurally exposed to a future quantum attacker. MicroStrategy…
Yearn Finance suffers its fourth exploit as a flash loan attack drains a legacy v1 vault, underscoring ongoing risks from outdated DeFi contracts and price manipulation tactics. Summary PeckShield reports an attacker used flash loans to manipulate prices in a deprecated Yearn v1 (iearn) vault, withdraw assets and convert them into another token. The hit follows a separate $9 million yETH exploit earlier this month and prior hacks in 2023 and 2021, despite multiple audits on the protocol’s contracts. Yearn says it is reviewing active contracts, boosting security checks and warning users to be cautious with older v1 vaults as…