Geopolitics

According to Bitcoin.com News, New Jersey filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court on September 2 seeking to clarify whether states can regulate sports betting offered on exchanges registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The application comes as the Third and Ninth C

The G7 cybersecurity working group urged governments and businesses to prepare for quantum-enabled cyberattacks, warning that migration to post-quantum cryptography could take years and sensitive data is already at risk. The group, comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United

According to a G7 cybersecurity working group report, the group urged immediate migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC), citing quantum computing as both a security and economic threat to public and private institutions. The migration process could span years, with attackers already

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed that the El Salvador government did not use public funds to acquire additional Bitcoin (BTC), with recent purchases funded entirely through private donations. On local time day 3, the IMF announced it reached staff-level agreement with El Salvador on t

According to the IMF on September 3, the organization confirmed that El Salvador did not use public funds to acquire additional Bitcoin after its first review. The IMF reached a staff-level agreement with El Salvador on the combined 2nd and 3rd reviews under the Extended Fund Facility arrangement, n

According to Korea Securities Depository (KSD), on Sept 4, the agency released standard requirement guidelines for distributed ledgers supporting token securities transactions. Under the guidelines, no single entity is permitted to control over 50% of node shares in the distributed ledger.

President Trump signed an executive order on March 6, 2025, establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve funded by forfeited digital assets, one day before hosting the White House Crypto Summit on March 7, 2025. The SEC proposed a reduced $50 million settlement with Ripple Labs in March 2025, down

According to the International Monetary Fund, El Salvador's bitcoin accumulation since June 2025 has come from private donations rather than public funds. The IMF said documentation provided by Salvadoran authorities confirmed that subsequent increases in the country's holdings reflected

According to the US Treasury Department and FinCEN, on August 24, 2026, the Treasury launched Operation Economic Outcast, a multi-week sanctions initiative targeting Iran's financial infrastructure with 78 designations covering individuals, entities, vessels, and new sectors including digital

According to Fidelity International's 2026 Digital Assets Outlook, Bitcoin's market cap exceeds $1.5 trillion as the firm argues the asset could appreciate amid rising geopolitical tensions and currency debasement concerns. Fidelity highlighted Bitcoin's fixed supply of 21 million coins and

Major prediction market platform Kalshi recorded 15.4 million visits from the United States in July, marking a 1,520% increase from just under 1 million in August 2025, according to Similarweb traffic estimates reviewed by Cointelegraph on Friday. The surge in web traffic comes as the platform

El Salvador has not used public funds to accumulate bitcoin since June 2025, according to the International Monetary Fund, which said the country provided documentation showing accumulation since then reflected private donations. The disclosure came as IMF staff reached a deal with Salvadoran

The Central Bank of Brazil reported that crypto asset purchases in July reached $572 million, an 80% decline from June's $2.6 billion, according to the latest economic data released by the institution. Fernando Rocha, head of the central bank's statistics department, attributed the drop to an

According to ChainCatcher citing Brazilian Central Bank data, cryptocurrency purchases in Brazil fell to $572 million in July, down 80% from June's $2.6 billion. BCB Statistics Department head Fernando Rocha attributed the decline to exchanges adapting to new digital asset regulations, with

According to ChainCatcher, on September 4, Thailand's government suspended 49 data center projects pending new regulatory rules. The suspension was announced by Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general of Thailand's National Economic and Social Development Council, citing the government's need to

Iran attacked United States military targets in the region, escalating the conflict between the two nations. The strikes challenge U.S. military presence and capabilities in the area amid ongoing tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil shipping route. The U.S. is investigating a se

According to Kyiv Post, Russia has intensified continuous drone attacks on Kyiv, straining Ukraine's air defense systems and disrupting civilian life. The new military tactic involves persistent waves of unmanned aircraft designed to weaken defenses and pressure infrastructure. Market participants h

South Korea will impose a 22% tax on cryptocurrency gains exceeding 2.5 million KRW starting January 2027, but investors cannot carry forward losses to future years. In contrast, the US, UK, Germany, and Japan provide loss carryforward provisions or long-term holding benefits. Under South Korea's

According to ChainCatcher citing Digital Asset, South Korea's Financial Commission announced plans to advance tokenization of listed stocks centered on the Korean Exchange (KRX), in line with similar initiatives by the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. Non-listed stocks will be tokenized through t