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Hong Kong will start enforcing its Stablecoin Ordinance on Aug. 1, making it illegal to offer or promote unlicensed fiat-referenced stablecoins (FRS) to retail investors. The new law introduces criminal penalties of up to a level five fine of 50,000 Hong Kong dollars (about $6,300) and a maximum sentence of six months imprisonment. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the special administrative region’s central bank, issued a public warning on Wednesday, urging investors to steer clear of unlicensed offerings to avoid inadvertently breaking the law. HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue said in the warning that the upcoming regulation aims to…

Inferium has teamed up with Terminus, one of the world’s first payment associations that facilitates connections between cryptocurrencies and real-world transactions. Inferium is a premier AI analytics infrastructure for verifiable agents and inference. We’re excited to partner with @terminus_pos, a pioneering Payment Association bridging crypto & real-world transactions.Through this partnership, Inferium’s agent infrastructure support AI-powered interactions within the payment layer, bringing on-chain transparency,… pic.twitter.com/SxRcXyVIfG — Inferium (@InferiumAI) July 25, 2025 Terminus will be giving new paying options and Inferium will be giving its AI technology so that the entire process will be transparent, reliable and frictionless. AI Payment Layers With…

Early Bitcoin adopter and crypto YouTuber Jeremie Davinci has taken to his X account to address new and potential BTC holders, giving them an important warning. Davinci calls on those members of the global crypto community who have only started stacking Bitcoin or are thinking about doing it to make the right choice, hinting that he believes in BTC’s great potential as an asset. Those who stacked #Bitcoin 10 years ago changed their lives.The next 10 years are still unwritten. What will you do with yours? pic.twitter.com/0BHWDbrPgP — Davinci Jeremie (@Davincij15) July 16, 2025 His tweet includes an image that…

The top US-based crypto exchange by trading volume is helping pump up a popular Solana (SOL)-based memecoin platform with its latest listing. According to a new announcement from Coinbase, pump.fun (PUMP) is the latest altcoin to be added to the exchange’s suite of digital assets. “Pump.fun (PUMP) is now live on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase iOS and Android apps with the Experimental label. Coinbase customers can log in to buy, sell, convert, send, receive or store these assets.” Pump.fun has gained popularity as a platform that allows users to create and trade original memecoins without the burden of coding.…

Two men charged with assaulting a kidnapped bitcoin trader with a chainsaw, a gun, and a cattle prod in an attempt to get him to give up his keys have been released on bail. According to ABC News, a Manhattan judge agreed on Wednesday to release John Woeltz and William Duplessie, each on a $1 million bond. The pair, who have pleaded not guilty to a total of 12 charges, will also be monitored electronically and have been ordered to surrender their passports. Woeltz, who is also known as the “crypto king of Kentucky,” and Duplessie have been in custody…

AIDEN, an AI-powered Web3 search engine, announced a strategic partnership with INTMAX Hub, a Layer-2 solution on Ethereum. AIDEN is a powerful AI agent specialized in engaging with blockchain technologies, guiding users through the digital asset ecosystem. On the other hand, INTMAX Hub is a stateless, privacy-focused Layer-2 scaling solution built on Ethereum, designed to offer private, high-speed, and low-cost payment, trading, and various decentralized solutions. Intmax is a powerful Ethereum L2 scaling solution driven by zero-knowledge proofs and plasma architecture, providing efficiency, security, and scalability. The alliance aims to develop AI-driven decentralized applications that engage users and enhance the…

This is a segment from the Supply Shock newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Six years is certainly a long time in crypto. But Libra (later Diem) might’ve felt right at home in the current agreeable atmosphere in the US. Back then, Meta (still Facebook) had its own blockchain subsidiary, Calibra, that was pushing to launch a new type of cryptocurrency pegged to a basket of various fiat with a floating value. The Calibra wallet was meant to be integrated with WhatsApp and Messenger and promised to let users send money to each other with practically zero fees. Libra, the…

It’s hard to believe that ETH was languishing at less than $1500 in April. Now it’s above $3800 again. Ethereum’s comeback is the story of the summer. Through ETFs ($2 billion inflows in two weeks), ETH treasury vehicles and excitement around tokenization, the comeback is well and truly on. And institutions are in the driving seat. One of BlackRock’s key digital assets stars will lead Joseph Lubin’s ETH vehicle, SharpLink. As EY’s Paul Brody wrote this week, with institutions, “Ethereum Has Already Won,” and will probably keep winning for decades to come. The incumbency of the Network Effect – that…

Over the years, Shiba Inu has experienced impressive growth in its on-chain activity as the token has been relentlessly controlled by large holders. Nonetheless, on-chain data from IntoTheBlock shows that the largest wallet on Shiba Inu is carrying the largest share of the token’s total supply. While the price of the popular dog-themed cryptocurrency remains pretty low compared to major altcoins and memecoins like Ethereum (ETH), XRP, and Dogecoin (DOGE), it appears that its price performance is greatly dependent on its large holders, as they seem to have higher control over the token’s market movement than smaller traders. 410,043,000,000,000 SHIB…

India’s tax authorities are deploying artificial intelligence and international>The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is strengthening its pursuit of crypto tax evaders through enhanced data analytics and cross-border information exchange, Chairman Ravi Agrawal revealed in an interview with the Economic Times. The department now has access to over 6.5 billion domestic digital transactions and is actively participating in the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) to ensure automatic sharing of tax-related information on crypto assets between countries, according to Agarwal. CARF is a global standard by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that mandates crypto platforms collect and share…