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From custody standards to stablecoin oversight, India’s VDA review may help shape an investor-focused framework that brings crypto rules closer to global norms. With more than 100 million crypto users, India still lacks a comprehensive virtual digital asset (VDA) law. Existing rules address taxation and AML obligations, but they do not fully cover consumer protection or broader market conduct. Issues under discussion include the absence of unified investor-protection rules, unregulated trading practices and concerns that India’s 30% tax plus 1% TDS regime is pushing users to offshore platforms. Stakeholders are discussing a risk-based VDA framework, licensing requirements for exchanges and custodians, conduct-of-business standards, RWA-specific regulations and improved data and reporting systems. Read more

Лекарства от деменции не существует, однако ученые то и дело расширяют список факторов, влияющих на риск развития заболевания в будущем. Теперь, в новом исследовании, ученые обнаружили связь между деменцией и употреблением сыра.

The bank sees new upside for bitcoin miners as HPC partnerships reshape the sector.

Отшлифовывая "план Трампа", Украина и США забывают самое главное — что России мир не нужен и она не собирается ничего подписывать, убежден публицист Виталий Портников. По его мнению, когда Путин решит, что момент для мира настал, ему не понадобится никакой Трамп.

Украина живет в режиме круглосуточных очередей отключения света из-за критических повреждений энергетической инфраструктуры обстрелами ВС РФ. Однако до сих пор не все понимают, что такое очереди отключения света, как они рассчитываются и сколько продолжаются.

Western intelligence services have warned for years that Moscow is trying to boost its traditional military capabilities.

A drop to $1.60 or a double-digit spike: what comes next?

The European Central Bank said stablecoin risks in the euro area are limited, with crypto trading dominating use and retail adoption under 1%, while monitoring continues. Financial stability experts at the European Central Bank (ECB) said stablecoin-related risks in the euro area are limited due to low adoption and preventative regulation. The ECB on Monday published its financial stability review pre-release, devoting it to the growing market of stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to the value of fiat currencies or commodities. Authored by ECB financial stability experts Senne Aerts, Claudia Lambert and Elisa Reinhold, the report questioned stablecoin use cases beyond crypto trading and highlighted their low financial stability risks in the euro area. Read more

Отец из Норвегии стал звездой соцсетей после того, как показал простой, но невероятно действенный трюк, позволяющий его двухлетней дочери чувствовать себя настоящей хозяйкой семейной собаки.

Идиллия семьи Нейтана Треваллиона, жены Кэтрин и их троих детей в глубинке Италии стала предметом громкого скандала. Власти страны считают, что происходят нарушения прав детей, но родители категорически против таких обвинений.

Defense Minister Katz said he is halting military appointments a day after the army chief cleared the promotions of two Southern Command officers while dismissing other senior commanders for their Oct. 7 failures. The IDF chief called the decision 'puzzling,' adding that halting the appointments could 'harm' the military

The deal between Upbit and Naver was reported in September, with suggestions that the former's parent Dunamu would be brought under Naver's financial arm.

Bitcoin bounced off $85,000 over the weekend and stayed within the $87k to $89.6k decision zone. The move keeps price pinned between nearby liquidity shelves on the attached 30-minute map, with the first overhead cap clustered at $92.8k to $93.4k and a ladder of supports down through $84k, $82.5k to $81.5k, and the $79k shelf. […] The post Crossroads for Bitcoin: What’s next – $92k or $79k? Let’s break it down appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Одной из самых интригующих гипотез в физике является существование дополнительных измерений. То есть их может быть больше, чем три пространственных измерения и одно измерение времени. Но пока что обнаружить их не удалось.

Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi will join the Enlivex board to support its policy efforts in establishing the first corporate treasury holding a prediction market token. A Nasdaq-listed biotech firm is raising $212 million in a late-cycle pivot into crypto, planning to buy the token of a decentralized prediction market even as other digital-asset treasuries (DATs) struggle to stay afloat. Enlivex Therapeutics (ENLV), a clinical-stage macrophage reprogramming immunotherapy company, said on Monday it plans to raise $212 million through private investment in public equity, selling 212 million shares at $1 each. The price represents an 11.5% discount to Friday’s close, according to the company’s filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company plans to invest the majority of the $212 million in Rain (RAIN), the utility token behind the Rain decentralized prediction market on the Arbitrum network, marking the first corporate strategy centered on a prediction market token, according to ...

Enlivex Therapeutics is raising $212 million to invest in RAIN, the token of a blockchain-based prediction market, which will become its main treasury reserve asset.

A lifetime ban and month-long legal fiasco that ensued didn’t stop Salman Butt from coaching Arshad Nadeem to yet another global javelin title at the Islamic Solidarity Games last week. With the ban recently being declared “illegal and void” by the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Adjudicator, Salman has already gotten back to work. “We feel that justice has been served,” Salman told Dawn in a phone call while attending an overseas conference. “And now, I’ll continue with the work I’m doing,” added Salman, who serves as the Asian Director of Development for World Athletics. The Athletics Federation of Pakistan (AFP) imposed a lifetime ban on Salman on October 12, citing “gross violations of the AFP Constitution” due to “illegal and unconstitutional” elections held by the Punjab Athletics Association (PAA), of which Salman was president till August 6. The ban barred Salman from participating in any athletics activities nationally or internationally. Salman appealed the ban, and PSB appointed Senator Pervaiz Rashid ...

Компания Google предупредила владельцев Android-смартфонов о масштабной мошеннической атаке. Начинается все со вполне невинного сообщения, но, если вы на него отвечаете, то становитесь потенциальной жертвой.

На подконтрольной украинскому правительству территории Украины проживает 30,5 млн человек. Всего на международно признанной территории Украины проживает 35–35,5 млн человек.

Other Asian tech conglomerates are watching closely as the region races to launch stablecoins, an expert told Decrypt.