Russia is blocking WhatsApp to push ‘surveillance’ app, company says

Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday that WhatsApp’s domain had been completely blocked and was inaccessible without a VPN or another workaround.

Russian news outlets reported on Wednesday that WhatsApp’s domain had been completely blocked and was inaccessible without a VPN or another workaround.

Crypto political action committee Fairshake spent roughly $130 million during the 2024 US elections to support pro-crypto candidates.

The second meeting between crypto and the banks at the White House over the crypto market structure bill has yet to come to an agreement on stablecoin provisions.

Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with off-chain credit markets.

Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz says crypto’s high-risk, high-reward reputation could be replaced by lower, steadier returns brought by real-world asset tokenization.

xStocks tokenized equities launch on 360X, enabling Deutsche Börse Group clients to trade five tokenized securities against stablecoins. Kraken‑backed xStocks are now tradable on 360X, a BaFin‑ and ESMA‑regulated secondary venue owned by Deutsche Börse Group, allowing institutional clients on…

Crypto users lost tens of millions of dollars in January to address poisoning and signature phishing scams, as attackers exploited lower transaction costs and user inattention to steal funds at scale. Scam Sniffer Warns of Spike in Address Poisoning Losses…

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov says the recent crypto market downturn has inadvertently shown “how far the industry has progressed.”

SEAL and the Ethereum Foundation created a Trillion Dollar Security dashboard to track Ethereum security as part of efforts to fight wallet drainers.

Tokenization is emerging as a regulatory-tested path to modernizing U.S. securities markets, with the SEC weighing blockchain-based systems that could boost transparency, speed settlement, and reshape market infrastructure without weakening investor protections. SEC Weighs Tokenization as Next Phase of Market…