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EXPERT OPINION | Why South Africa Still Has Exchange Controls in 2026 and How Crypto is Getting Pulled Into It

EXPERT OPINION | Why South Africa Still Has Exchange Controls in 2026 and How Crypto is Getting Pulled Into It

  By Blake Player, Chief Commercial Offiver, VALR An overdue conversation South Africans should be having: why do we still have exchange control in 2026, and why

CASE STUDY | Meta USDC Payouts Pilot Signals Creator Payments Are Moving to Stablecoins

CASE STUDY | Meta USDC Payouts Pilot Signals Creator Payments Are Moving to Stablecoins

Meta Platforms has begun piloting payouts to content creators using the USDC stablecoin, a move that could redirect tens of billions of dollars in creator economy

REGULATION | Binance Birr (ETB) Trading Suspension Triggers Backlash, Exposes Ethiopia’s Hidden Crypto Economy

REGULATION | Binance Birr (ETB) Trading Suspension Triggers Backlash, Exposes Ethiopia’s Hidden Crypto Economy

Following a recent announcement, Binance will be suspending trading with Ethiopian Birr (ETB) starting on May 15 2026, protest among Binance P2P users in Ethiopia

POLITICS | United States Seizes ~$500 Million in Crypto Linked to Iran

POLITICS | United States Seizes ~$500 Million in Crypto Linked to Iran

The United States has seized nearly $500 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iran as part of an intensified economic pressure campaign, Treasury Secretary, Scott

STABLECOINS | Spain Leads European Retail Market for This Euro Stablecoin in Q1 2026

STABLECOINS | Spain Leads European Retail Market for This Euro Stablecoin in Q1 2026

Spain has emerged as the leading retail market in Europe for euro-denominated stablecoin transactions driven by growing consumer adoption and seamless crypto-to

STABLECOINS | Fake Unregulated Stablecoins Are Already Trading in Hong Kong Post-Licensing

STABLECOINS | Fake Unregulated Stablecoins Are Already Trading in Hong Kong Post-Licensing

Counterfeit cryptocurrencies are already circulating in Hong Kong even as the city’s first regulated stablecoins have yet to launch, regulators warned this week

CRYPTO CRIME | Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Has 86x Higher Loss Rate than Traditional Finance

CRYPTO CRIME | Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Has 86x Higher Loss Rate than Traditional Finance

Decentralized finance (DeFi), once pitched as a system to replace traditional intermediaries, is facing mounting pressure as security failures, capital flight and

CRYPTO CRIME | Canada Proposes Banning Crypto ATMs Due to Fraud and Money Laundering

CRYPTO CRIME | Canada Proposes Banning Crypto ATMs Due to Fraud and Money Laundering

Canada has proposed banning cryptocurrency automated teller machines (ATMs), saying the devices have become a key channel for fraud and money laundering rather

STABLECOINS | Meta Rolls Out USDC Stablecoin Payments via Stripe for Selected Content Creators

STABLECOINS | Meta Rolls Out USDC Stablecoin Payments via Stripe for Selected Content Creators

Meta Platforms has begun paying some content creators using a dollar-pegged stablecoin in a pilot program supported by payments firm, Stripe, marking its latest

CRYPTO CRIME | Multiple Japanese Authorities Say Crypto Poses ‘High Risk’ for AML in Real Estate Transactions

CRYPTO CRIME | Multiple Japanese Authorities Say Crypto Poses ‘High Risk’ for AML in Real Estate Transactions

Japan has told real estate firms and cryptocurrency businesses to tighten anti-money laundering (AML) checks on property transactions involving digital assets,