Crypto Adoption

Japan is gearing up for one of its toughest crackdowns yet on the crypto industry — and this time, it’s targeting the kind of secretive deals that have long lurked in the shadows of digital finance.

Ripple has partnered with Absa Bank, one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions, to launch a digital asset custody platform for institutional clients, marking the company’s first major custody partnership in Africa.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a dangerous new Android vulnerability, dubbed “Pixnapping,” that could allow malicious apps to secretly steal what’s being shown on your phone screen — including crypto wallet recovery phrases, two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, and other sensitive information.

Nguyen Hoa Binh, famously known as Shark Binh from Shark Tank Vietnam, was arrested by the Hanoi police for his role in the collapsed AntEx cryptocurrency project. Once hailed as a visionary investor and a household name in Vietnam’s startup ecosystem, Binh now faces intense scrutiny and legal jeopardy following mounting investor complaints.

Kenya has taken a historic step toward formalizing its fast-growing digital asset market with the passage of the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, creating the country’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies and related businesses.

Venezuelan opposition leader and pro-democracy icon María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, recognized not only for her unyielding battle for freedom but also for her embrace of Bitcoin as a tool of human rights and resistance.

Japan’s incoming prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is set to break more than one barrier. Not only will she be the first woman to lead the nation, but she may also become the first leader to steer Japan out of its post–Mt. Gox regulatory paralysis — and toward a new era of crypto innovation.

Afghanistan plunged into digital darkness last week as a 48-hour nationwide internet blackout revealed one of blockchain’s most overlooked weaknesses — its dependence on centralized internet infrastructure.

Kazakhstan is on a mission to cleanse its markets of illicit operations to position itself as Central Asia’s blockchain powerhouse.

Stripe just dropped a bombshell for the crypto world: a new tool called Open Issuance that lets any business launch its own stablecoin “with just a few lines of code.”