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While South Korean financial officials acknowledged the need for new rules, disagreements over stablecoins delayed a broader crypto framework.

Интересно, но одной из моделей оказалась бывшая невеста российского хоккеиста Александра Овечкина. Россиянка Валерия Соколова когда-то была звездой подиумов, но сейчас, по слухам, оказывает услуги другого рода.

Денис "White Rex" Капустин, командир "Русского добровольческого корпуса" (РДК) снова объявлен в розыск Министерством внутренних дел РФ после неудавшейся попытки ликвидации военного российскими спецслужбами.

Axie Infinity will take more risks in 2026, Illivium’s working on a new risk-to-earn deathmatch, and Yat Siu’s thoughts on Trump: Web3 Gamer. One of the best known Web3 games, Illuvium, is taking a gamble on the emerging risk-to-earn gaming model, and wants players to help craft the rules of its mysterious new game. The game is meant to be simple, easy to understand, and full of risk, which, in turn, creates excitement and, ideally, viral, streamable moments, Illivium founder Kieran Warwick said in a recent X post.  Warwick explained that 100 players will enter with their illuvials, which are creatures in the Illivium world, and fight to the death. Read more

The killing follows a record year that saw 249 crime-related deaths in Arab society and 308 homicides nationwide – the highest toll in Israel's history – during the tenure of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir

Одно блюдо получило высокую оценку, а вот другое полностью разочаровало. Военный протестировал сухпай польской армии и поделился честными впечатлениями от суточного набора питания.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna emphasized that Russia is continuing its terror against Ukraine in the new year.

The first supermoon of 2026, traditionally known as the Wolf moon, will be visible in Pakistan on January 3 and 4, according to a statement issued by Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) on Friday. A supermoon occurs when the moon reaches its closest point to Earth in its elliptical orbit, causing it to appear unusually large and bright — up to 14 per cent larger and nearly 30pc brighter than a typical full moon. “In Pakistan, the supermoon will rise at 5:51pm PKT on the evening of Jan 3, with an illumination of 99.8pc, and remains visible throughout the nights of Jan 3 and 4,” read the statement. During the current event, which marks the final supermoon of the cycle that began in October 2025, the Earth–Moon distance will be approximately 362,312 kilometers, making the moon appear about 6 to 7 per cent larger and up to 10 per cent brighter than a typical full moon, it stated. Supermoons typically occur in sequences of three to four consecutive events, with the current cycle concluding wit...

Korea Exchange chairman Jeong Eun-bo pledged to launch crypto ETFs and extend trading to 24/7 operations, but the Financial Services Commission and Bank of Korea remain locked in a prolonged dispute over stablecoin issuance that has stalled South Korea's comprehensive digital asset framework. The post South Korea’s Top Exchange Says It’s Ready for Bitcoin ETFs, But Regulators Still Stalling appeared first on Cryptonews.

Former special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) Mirza Shahzad Akbar has said that his house in the United Kingdom (UK) — where he has been living in self-imposed exile — was subjected to a “deliberate and targeted criminal attack with the intent to cause serious harm”. The development comes a little over a week after Akbar said he suffered a fractured nose and other facial injuries after being attacked at his home. In a post on X on Thursday, Akbar said that his home in Cambridgeshire, England came under attack on December 31, 2025, in a “deliberate and targeted criminal attack with the intent to cause serious harm”. He said that the perpetrators “criminally damaged the property and attempted to set it on fire, placing lives at immediate risk”. Akbar maintained it was the second such attack “within one week against my home, myself, and my family, each carried out with clear malicious intent”. He held that the incidents were not isolated. “I was physically assaulted in a targeted attack on Dec 24, leavin...

Laura Cosoi a anunțat chiar de ziua ei că este însărcinată și că va deveni mamă pentru a cincea oară. Vedeta se află în prezent în vacanță în Thailanda, alături de soț și de cele patru fiice ale lor.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said that during another attack on Kharkiv, Russian forces used, according to preliminary data, two missiles that struck a residential area.

Experts say the digital euro’s outcome hinges on a political compromise with parties fighting for the limits of privacy and online functionality. Trade-offs between local institutions are expected to shape the digital euro’s final form, as debates continue over holding limits and privacy features. The EU Council recently announced that it is backing the European Central Bank’s digital euro design, which includes both online and offline functions. According to Apostolos Thomadakis, head of the financial markets and institutions unit at the European Policy Studies think tank, "cash-like privacy” with anti-money laundering rules is among the digital euro’s “hardest political tradeoffs.” Read more

Возвращение контроля над Запорожской атомной электростанцией может иметь решающее значение для восстановления энергетической независимости Украины после войны. Однако этот вопрос остается "камнем преткновения" в мирных переговорах.

January 2026 brings a rare slowdown, with a light slate that makes room for smaller games and backlog catch-up ahead of a busier February.

Într-o piață auto chineză în plină expansiune cu vehicule electrice, SAIC-GM-Wuling dezvăluie versiunea 2025 a modelului său Binguo EV, o mașină electrică de oraș care își propune să democratizeze mobilitatea cu emisii zero, cu un preț deosebit de competitiv.

Crypto exchanges are preparing their 2026 playbooks around licenses, stablecoins and tokenized assets, and OKX’s Haider Rafique argues that a tamer, macro‑driven Bitcoin is the backbone of that shift. The cryptocurrency industry is growing under tighter rules, as large exchanges shape their next cycle around licenses and products built to withstand regulatory scrutiny. Instead of chasing explosive growth through speculative listings and high-leverage trading, the focus for 2026 is shifting toward sturdier foundations, such as tighter fiat ramps, compliant derivatives in more jurisdictions and building out stablecoin and tokenization rails. Cointelegraph spoke with Haider Rafique, global managing partner at OKX, to unpack how major exchanges are preparing for the year ahead.  Read more

In ‘Sloppy Science’ laat onderzoeker Stan van Pelt zien hoe ingebakken beloningsmechanismen, falende controles en publicatiedruk leiden tot wankele wetenschap.

Importheffingen maken de Verenigde Staten sterker en rijker, stelt president Donald Trump. Vooralsnog lijken zowel de voor- als de nadelen beperkt.

Bitfarms has signed a purchase agreement with Sympatheia Power Fund managed by Hawksburn Capital, to sell its 70MW Paso Pe site in Paraguay for up to $30M. It has said it expects a Q1 2026 close and up to $21M in milestone payments, as it exits Latin America and focuses on North American HPC and AI. The post Bitfarms to Exit Latin America Selling 70 MW Paraguay Mining Site for Up to $30M appeared first on Cryptonews.