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x402 payments gain traction on Algorand as the Global Challenge heats up
Algorand's x402 integration has crossed 160K transactions and $110K in volume via the GoPlausible facilitator, as the Algorand Foundation's Global x402 Challenge offers a $100K USDC plus 500K ALGO prize pool for developers building pay-per-request endpoints.
Nigeria brings crypto profits into the tax net with first detailed guidelines
Nigeria's Revenue Service has issued its first comprehensive framework for taxing virtual assets, covering crypto gains, mining, staking, airdrops, and token rewards, with new compliance obligations for exchanges and other service providers.
Kenya puts 30 million academic records on Avalanche
Kenya's national examinations body KNEC has anchored more than 30 million academic records on the Avalanche blockchain, giving employers, universities, and government agencies instant credential verification in a country where certificate fraud is rampant.
XRP holders can now borrow RLUSD on Ethereum without selling
Flare's FXRP has been approved as collateral in Sentora's RLUSD vault on Morpho, giving XRP holders a way to access Ethereum-based lending without giving up their XRP exposure.
Solo miner solves a Bitcoin block worth nearly $200K
A solo miner solved Bitcoin block 960,804 via CKPool, collecting 3.157 $BTC worth close to $200K. The win marks the pool's 317th solo block and raises questions about whether the miner used rented hashrate.
Ex-FBI agent indicted for stealing $1M in crypto from the FBI
Former FBI special agent Patrick Yaroch has been indicted for stealing roughly $1 million in cryptocurrency from the agency, parking funds on Sui lending platform Suilend and exchange Kraken while asking ChatGPT how to flee to Europe.
Trump-backed American Bitcoin tops 8,000 Bitcoin after record mining quarter
American Bitcoin (ABTC) grew its treasury to 8,002 BTC worth roughly $512M after mining a record 932 coins in Q2 2026, even as the Hut 8 subsidiary posted a $57.2M net loss and president Matt Prusak departed for AI energy firm Giga Energy.
Jim Cramer to sell all his Bitcoin over quantum computing fears
CNBC's Jim Cramer says he will exit his entire Bitcoin position, citing a quantum computing threat within three years. Crypto traders responded by invoking the inverse Cramer trade as $BTC ticked higher.
Saylor: "Never Sell Your Bitcoin" was personal advice, not Strategy policy
Michael Saylor clarifies his famous 'Never Sell Your Bitcoin' mantra was personal advice, not company policy, after Strategy sold 1,638 BTC for roughly $104.7 million.
Ondo's USDY turns three with $2.1B market cap and a top 3 seat
Ondo Finance's USDY tokenized Treasury token reaches its third anniversary with a $2.1B market cap, ranking among the top three tokenized Treasuries behind Circle's USYC and BlackRock's BUIDL.
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