The European Commission estimates that new taxes on digital services, online gambling, and crypto assets could provide the EU budget with almost €11 billion in additional annual revenue. This was reported by Euronews, citing a document sent to EU member states.

CryptoQuant, a cryptocurrency analytics company, reported that the increase in Uniswap token withdrawals from centralized exchanges has reached impressive levels. According to the company’s analysis, the massive outflow of $UNI tokens, especially through Binance, during the last week of May indicates that large investors are restructuring their market positions.

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank has launched a new credit card service that allows users to pay for purchases directly with crypto assets. According to the company, the Visa card called “EPOS Crypto Card for Bitbank” is the first of its kind in the country.

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a rule change allowing the Nasdaq exchange to trade securities in tokenized form. Today’s official decision became an important step in the integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology.

According to a survey conducted by the American crypto exchange Coinbase and EY-Parthenon among 351 corporate investors, 73% plan to increase their investments in digital assets by the end of the year, and 74% expect the crypto market to grow over the next 12 months.

London-based hedge fund Brevan Howard Capital Management made significant changes to its spot Bitcoin ETF position during the sharp decline in Bitcoin (BTC) prices in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc. (New York AMERICAN: BMNR) reported total assets of $10.0 billion, including cryptocurrency assets, cash, and investments, according to the company’s statement.

The infrastructure protocol SwapNet, which is used for exchanging crypto assets and executing swaps, was hacked on the night of Monday, January 26, according to cybersecurity specialists from PeckShield. The damage from the attack is estimated at $16.8 million. An unknown attacker exchanged approximately 10.5 million USDC for 3,655 ETH on the Base network and began withdrawing funds via Ethereum, experts claim.

On Wednesday, January 14, U.S. stocks moved lower, with all major indices posting losses. Equities failed to keep pace with gains in precious metals—gold and silver continued to rise—while the crypto market added 3.66% over the past 24 hours to reach $3.29 trillion.

The head of the Commission stated that the upcoming taxonomy envisions the continuous reassessment of crypto assets, as assets that initially fall under the category of investment contracts may gradually lose that status as they achieve decentralization.

About 73% of companies invest in cryptocurrencies, hoping to gain high returns in the future — despite the October crypto market crash, when traders’ positions worth nearly $20 billion were liquidated. 55% of respondents view cryptocurrencies as a way to diversify their investment portfolios, while 39% of survey participants are interested in investing in high-risk assets.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said that investors are increasingly turning to alternative assets — precious metals and cryptocurrencies — amid growing concerns over rising government debt worldwide.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller, speaking at the Fed’s first-ever Conference on Payments Innovation, said that the central bank must “embrace change” amid the rise of digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Over the past week, BitMine has purchased 179,251 ETH worth approximately $823 million at an average price of $4,535 per coin. During the same period, ETH has risen by nearly 13%.

BitMine Immersion Technologies (New York American: BMNR) announced that the total value of its cryptocurrency and cash assets stands at $13.4 billion as of October 5

According to data from CryptoQuant and Julio Moreno, in September public companies that use Bitcoin (BTC) as part of their treasury strategy acquired record volumes. Excluding miners and exchanges, purchases exceeded 20,000 BTC, making it one of the largest monthly accumulations in recent years.