Toulouse, France accepts crypto payments for public transportation
Starting in March 2025, Toulouse will become one of the first European cities to allow cryptocurrency payments for public transportation. This move reflects a growing trend of cryptocurrency adoption and blockchain technology across various sectors.
While the acceptance of cryptocurrencies in public transportation is currently rare, the French city is
Pavel Durov Leaves France: The Impact on Toncoin
In March 2025, Pavel Durov, the CEO and founder of Telegram, left France and returned to Dubai despite ongoing legal investigations. Arrested in August 2024, Durov had been placed under judicial restrictions in France, but authorities returned his passport, allowing him to leave the country.
This departure had a direct
VanEck's AVAX ETF: A New Opportunity for Avalanche Investments
VanEck proposes an ETF based on AVAX, the native token of Avalanche, which would function as a trust holding the digital asset directly. The fund’s structure eliminates risks associated with derivative products, ensuring exposure to AVAX’s price through a simplified mechanism.
The trust’s shares will be issued
Is Gemini Taking the Next Step Toward an IPO? Who Is the New CFO and What Does This Change Mean?
A new strategic move has been announced by Gemini, and the crypto industry is watching closely. Dan Chen, a veteran of the financial markets, has been appointed CFO, raising the question: is the exchange preparing for an IPO?
Chen is no ordinary name in the industry. With an impressive professional
Canary Capital Files for SEC Approval of SUI ETF
Canary Capital has formally filed with the U.S. SEC for approval of an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to track the price of SUI, the native token of the Sui blockchain.
This filing follows a prior move by the firm to register a trust for the fund in Delaware, underscoring
North Korea's Lazarus Group Targets OKX: DEX Aggregator Service Halted
OKX has temporarily stopped its DEX aggregator service after discovering that North Korea's Lazarus Group tried to take advantage of a security flaw in the platform. The exchange made the announcement on March 17, explaining that the issue was related to how blockchain explorers were tagging transactions, which
Bank of Korea Rejects Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
The Bank of Korea has officially ruled out the possibility of including Bitcoin in its foreign exchange reserves, emphasizing that it does not meet the standards set by the International Monetary Fund.
According to the IMF's criteria, central bank reserve assets must be liquid, market-stable, and have an
Democrats Pressure U.S. Treasury to Halt Trump’s Bitcoin Reserve Plan
President Donald Trump’s plan to create a national bitcoin reserve has become the subject of controversy as Rep. Gerald Connolly, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has called for the U.S. Treasury to cease all actions on the project.
Connolly’s letter
SEC accepts Franklin Templeton's application for a Solana spot ETF
Franklin Templeton has taken a new step in the digital assets sector by submitting an application for a spot Solana ETF, which has been accepted for review by the SEC. The proposal, filed through the Cboe BZX Exchange, includes a request for approval of SOL staking, comparing this practice to
Romania government cryptocurrency regulation 2025 by Romanian National Bank and Financial Supervisory Authority
Following the meeting on March 13, the Romanian government passed an emergency ordinance that regulates cryptocurrency transactions in line with the European regulations set out in Regulation (EU) 2023/1113.
This legislative change comes in response to the growing use of cryptocurrencies in Romania and the need to align national