Cryptocurrency Wallet

DZ Bank has received MiCA approval from BaFin to launch meinKrypto, a crypto trading platform for retail customers of cooperative banks in Germany. The platform will let users buy, sell, and hold bitcoin, ether, litecoin, and cardano directly within the VR Banking App once each bank completes its MiCAR notification.

Stablecoin payments on Revolut jumped 156% in 2025 to about $10.5 billion, with most transfers between $100 and $500 showing everyday use. Ethereum leads the volume, and Revolut’s easy exchange feature and growing user adoption are driving the surge.

Polygon Labs has bought US crypto payments company Coinme and Canadian crypto infrastructure firm Sequence to become a regulated payments platform in 48 U.S. states. The acquisitions give Polygon fiat on- and off-ramps, wallet infrastructure, and cross-chain tools to simplify crypto and stablecoin payments for businesses and consumers.

A violent home invasion in southern France shows how cryptocurrency wealth is spilling into the real world — and turning investors into physical targets.

India’s top tax officials have renewed warnings that cryptocurrency activity is undermining India’s ability to enforce tax laws, citing opaque cross-border transactions, private wallets and decentralized platforms that fall largely outside traditional oversight.

Rumble has launched a built-in crypto wallet that lets viewers tip creators directly using bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold, without banks or payment processors. The wallet is fully non-custodial, meaning users keep control of their funds while payments move straight between viewers and creators.

Visa-backed crypto cards saw spending rise by 525% in 2025, with total net spend growing from $14.6 million in January to $91.3 million by December. The surge shows more people are using crypto cards for everyday payments, supported by Visa’s wider push into stablecoins and payment infrastructure.

A massive hack has struck Trust Wallet, one of the most widely used crypto wallets, resulting in estimated losses exceeding $6 million.

Keonne Rodriguez, co-founder of Samourai Wallet, began serving a five-year federal prison sentence and shared a personal account of his first days, describing the intake process and adjusting to prison life just before Christmas.

Trust Wallet confirmed a security incident affecting version 2.68 of its Chrome extension after users reported unauthorised wallet drains following a recent update. The company told users to disable the extension and upgrade immediately, saying its mobile app and other versions were not affected while the investigation continues.