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Updated April 17, 2026 · 3:45 PM UTC

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Crime

India’s Finance Minister says crypto could be used for illicit activities

Sitharaman believes the only way to curb the use of crypto in money laundering and terrorist financing is to regulate the space using technology.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Kraken’s Bitcoin Lightning service hits 2,500 BTC in transactions

Less than three week since launch, Kraken’s Lightning service has already processed over 2,500 BTC in Lightning transactions. Kraken is now the sixth largest node on the Lightning network.

4 years ago

Regulation

Ireland to bar political parties from accepting crypto donations

The new political integrity laws seek to protect Irish elections against foreign interference.

4 years ago

Payments

Swapin Use Cases: How businesses can invoice, pay salaries, and more with crypto

The cryptocurrency industry continues to integrate into daily life with lightning speed and has already become a part of the global economy.

4 years ago

Payments

AMC Theatres now accepts Dogecoin, Shiba Inu

American movie theater company AMC Theatres has added cryptocurrencies Dogecoin and Shiba Inu to the payment options included in the company’s mobile app. The movie company now accepts several cryptos via BitPay.

4 years ago

Payments

How Dogecoin could become the currency of the internet according to Robinhood CEO

Vlad Tenev lays out the technical changes required for Dogecoin to compete with Visa.

4 years ago

Adoption

60 Minutes reports on how Bitcoin is building a circular economy in El Zonte

Mainstream media comes to El Salvador interviewing locals about Bitcoin. How did they do?

4 years ago

Adoption

Mallers’ Bitcoin payment demo was staged but Chicago store will accept crypto soon

We can exclusively reveal that the store used in Mallers' Bitcoin 2022 demo video is planning to accept Bitcoin but is not currently able to process crypto transactions.

4 years ago