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Putin’s top economic adviser says crypto payments and Bitcoin mining are now shaping Russia’s real trade flows. Oreshkin wants crypto formally added to Russia’s balance-of-payments as mining output surges nationwide. Russia signals a deeper crypto shift as companies use digital assets for imports and cross-border deals. Russia’s growing reliance on crypto is grabbing attention and the Kremlin now seems ready to acknowledge it. Maxim Oreshkin, President Vladimir Putin’s top economic adviser, says digital assets have become a real part of Russia’s trade flows and should finally be counted in the country’s official balance-of-payments data. He called Bitcoin mining an “undervalued…

Recent research suggests that most crypto users in India are dissatisfied with the current tax regime. A survey by CoinSwitch, India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, revealed that 66% of India’s crypto investors consider the current tax regime unfair. “Unfair” Taxing is Affecting Crypto Participation in India Further details reveal a significant reduction in the number of people participating in crypto investing, with 59% of the investors confirming that they have reduced their crypto engagements because of the current tax structure. Meanwhile, approximately 61% of India’s crypto users prefer a tax protocol similar to equities and mutual funds have, with 17% preferring…

Polygon to power Toku stablecoin payroll, which allows immediate and compliant payments in 100+ countries via existing HR platforms. Every Toku user now gets a Polygon wallet by default, as the network powers $1B+ in annual payroll with low-cost, onchain settlements. Polygon has grown its enterprise utility by becoming the settlement layer in Toku global stablecoin payroll, now operational in over 100 countries. Toku enables companies to pay workers in stablecoins without changing the existing payroll. Payroll becomes faster, cheaper, and scaled to distributed teams anywhere in the world through the Polygon infrastructure. Toku’s payroll system is connected with such…

1inch’s Swap API powers Rewardy Wallet’s gasless, cross-chain swaps on five networks using RWD fees and EIP-7702, removing native gas token hurdles for DeFi. Summary Rewardy Wallet integrates 1inch’s Swap API so users can swap across Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum and Optimism without holding native gas tokens.​ Gas fees are paid in Rewardy’s RWD token via account abstraction and EIP-7702, eliminating network switching and stranded transactions for non-experts.​ 1inch and Rewardy pitch the integration as a step toward billion‑user DeFi, promising seamless UX without sacrificing self-custody or routing quality.​ Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch has partnered with Rewardy Wallet to…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. The global conversation around crypto regulation usually starts with laws and ends with enforcement. Is that bad? Not necessarily, but it is missing a big part of the puzzle. What it misses is the quieter, more consequential movement happening underneath…talent is moving. Summary Crypto regulation is really a talent competition — builders move faster than laws, and jurisdictions that offer clarity and speed attract the people who actually create the ecosystem. Uncertainty repels execution — piecemeal, enforcement-first…

Coinbase, a crypto trading platform, said that it’s aware that some users were experiencing incorrect or missing balances and incorrect price quotes for assets on base. The crypto exchange announced the incident on X on Thursday, confirming the situation and assuring users that its team was tracking the problem and would provide an update. During the investigation, the trading platform found a lag or poor performance when depositing CAD via EFT on the mobile app. It promised to work on the situation and provide updates as more information became available. The crypto exchange also confirmed to its users that all…

Onchain asset manager Maple is extending its yield-bearing US dollar token, syrupUSDC, to Coinbase’s Base network, plugging institutional credit directly into a fast‑growing Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem. According to a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph, the launch will provide the company with a “direct path” to Coinbase’s broader ecosystem of users and products, while making institutional-grade yield available to a wider base of onchain users, rather than keeping it siloed on the Ethereum mainnet. An Aave governance proposal is also currently live to onboard syrupUSDC as collateral on the Aave V3 Base Instance, if the vote passes. Maple said Chainlink infrastructure…

Kevin Hassett, the Chairman of the White House National Economic Council (NEC), has recently emerged as one of the leading candidates to head the next US Federal Reserve (Fed). At this point, while Donald Trump is expected to announce his FED presidential candidate at the beginning of 2026, markets are focused on the FED’s December interest rate decision. As the Fed prepares to announce its December interest rate decision without significant data, a 25 basis point cut is being priced into the markets. According to CME FEDWatchToll data, the Fed is priced in at 87% for a 25 basis point…

In today’s newsletter, Joshua Riezman, chief legal and strategy officer at GSR, takes us through the United States regulatory status, expected changes and their impact. Then, Shea Brown from Windle Wealth answers questions about these changing investment models and how they could impact investors in Ask an Expert. – Sarah Morton U.S. Crypto Regulatory Outlook: From Intent to Implementation Heading into 2026, the U.S. regulatory outlook for digital assets is more constructive than it has been in years. The challenge is no longer whether policymakers want to act, but whether they can execute. Engagement with Congress and the Executive Branch…

Table of Contents What Does The Kraken Listing Mean For Telcoin?Who Is Telcoin And What Makes It Different?Recent Regulatory MilestonesHow Does This Expand US Market Access?ConclusionResourcesFrequently Asked Questions Telcoin’s native token $TEL will begin trading on Kraken on January 22, 2026, at 14:00 UTC, expanding access to the token that powers the Telcoin Network’s telecommunications blockchain infrastructure. The listing follows Telcoin’s recent regulatory approval as the first U.S.-chartered digital asset bank and the December 2025 launch of its eUSD stablecoin. Coming soon to Kraken 📱 $TEL, the native token of Telcoin Network. @TelcoinTAO aligns mobile networks around a shared blockchain…