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The South Asian nation of Bhutan is migrating its self-sovereign ID system to Ethereum from Polygon, allowing its nearly 800,000 residents to verify their identities and access government services. The integration with Ethereum has been completed, while the migration of all resident credentials is expected to finish by the first quarter of 2026, according to Ethereum Foundation President Aya Miyaguchi, who joined Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin at the launch ceremony with Bhutan’s prime minister, Tshering Tobgay, and crown prince, Jigme Namgyel Wangchuk. Source: Aya Miyaguchi “It’s deeply inspiring to see a nation commit to empowering its citizens with self-sovereign identity,”…

Metaplanet Inc. has confirmed a major change in its shareholder structure. Capital Group, one of the world’s leading investment management firms, has become the company’s largest shareholder. The group now holds an 11.39% stake in Metaplanet, worth nearly $500 million. The news was first shared by Metaplanet President Simon Gerovich on his official X account. Followed by an official notice from the company. This development marks a significant shift for the Tokyo-based firm. Which has been steadily attracting global attention through its Bitcoin focused investment strategy. The Change in Shareholding According to the filing with Japan’s Kanto Local Finance Bureau.…

WOW EARN has announced that it is partnering with Cdari to bring innovation in Web3 e-commerce development. The collaboration will enable shopping, playing games, and rewards for the users. WOW EARN x Cdari – E-Commerce Meets Web3 ✨We’re excited to announce our partnership with @cdariofficial — a Web3 E-Commerce platform built on Matchain, combining shopping, entertainment, and rewards into a community-driven blockchain experience.Cdari allows users to shop,… pic.twitter.com/vBqmtNGCre — WOW EARN (@WOWEARNENG) October 13, 2025 Cdari was built on Matchain, an AI Layer 2 rollup on the BNB Chain, intended to integrate commerce and entertainment in a decentralized ecosystem. The…

LCAP debuts on Kraken: an on‑chain index token that replicates the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, with ~90% market coverage, 1:1 on‑chain reserves, and quarterly rebalancing. Announced on September 24, 2025, the project aims to combine blockchain transparency with regulated standards. Kraken Blog and the official press release of the partnership confirm the launch date and the partners involved. According to the data collected from the on‑chain dashboards of Reserve and the official communications updated on 09/24/2025, the aggregated TVL of Reserve’s DTF exceeds $500 million. Industry analysts observe that the adoption of a certified index like the CF…

Indian tax authorities have confirmed that they are targeting more than 400 high-net-worth individuals for tax evasion on their digital asset holdings. According to the authorities, most of those targeted failed to disclose profits from their digital assets on the crypto exchange platform Binance. The authorities claimed that many have failed to disclose digital assets held on offshore exchanges in the hopes that they could escape the tax liabilities attached to them. The Income Tax department is now actively tracing these undeclared trades. In their statement, the department claimed that it is going after users who hid their crypto trades…

Shentu Chain and CertiK this week unveiled OpenMath, billed as the world’s first mathematical DeSci platform, opening a new chapter where formal mathematics, verifiable computing and blockchain meet. The launch, announced in a joint release and amplified across social channels, positions OpenMath as a space where researchers and “provers” can raise, collaborate on and verify mathematical problems with solutions recorded immutably on-chain. At the heart of OpenMath is formal verification: proofs and solutions submitted to the platform are checked using proof-assistant technology so that correctness can be mechanically verified rather than left to informal peer review. Shentu’s materials describe the…

Everything flatlined Thursday morning as investors hit pause on nearly every market: stocks, bonds, currencies, crypto, even gold. No one moved, no one blinked. Wall Street futures barely shifted, with the S&P 500 ticking up 0.1%, the Nasdaq 100 holding the line, and Dow futures creeping 52 points higher. Everyone’s watching one thing: upcoming U.S. jobs data that could flip the whole risk picture. Intel made a quiet move after hours, surging by 1.5% when Cryptopolitan reported the news that the chipmaker has reached out to Apple for a potential investment. It’s not clear how far talks have gone, but…

U.S. lawmaker negotiations over market structure legislation appear to be ongoing, but contentious. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. Click here to sign up for future editions. The narrative Policy work around digital assets seems to be in a bit of a limbo as the U.S. government shut down runs through its second week. There are signs lawmakers continue to work out details on market structure legislation, which the industry desperately wants in the hopes it will cement the roles of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

São Tomé and Príncipe and the UAE-based tech firm IOPn have partnered to launch a blockchain powered citizenship-by-investment (CBI). Anchoring Digital Sovereignty in the UAE The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe has partnered with United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based sovereign technology ecosystem IOPn to launch a citizenship-by-investment (CBI) program powered by blockchain. The pioneering collaboration, executed through the government’s exclusive implementing partner STP Service Advisory (STPSA), establishes the UAE as a critical exporter of sovereign digital infrastructure. As stated in a media release, the new CBI program will leverage advanced technologies—including blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud services—all built…

According to local reports, Venezuela liquidated larger volumes in USDT than in dollars in September, executing a notable pivot toward stablecoins. This could be one of the first cases of a government using stablecoins as part of public‑spending practices. Analyst: Venezuela USDT Spending Surpassed Dollar Disbursements in September Venezuela, whose oil industry faces crippling unilateral sanctions from the U.S. government, is reportedly pivoting to stablecoins as part of a new economic strategy. Asdrúbal Oliveros, managing partner at Ecoanalítica, highlighted the move’s relevance given the dollar drought confronting the government. On social media, Oliveros revealed the magnitude of this pivot. He…