Tax evaders are trying ‘novel digital assets’ to dodge authorities: Chainalysis

The Treasury's crypto sanctions highlight the growing regulatory focus on digital assets, impacting compliance burdens and industry practices. The post US Treasury sanctions Sinaloa Cartel-linked network for crypto laundering appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The UK-GCC trade deal enhances fintech collaboration, potentially boosting digital asset markets but raises human rights compliance issues. The post UK strikes £3.7B trade deal with Gulf Cooperation Council, opening doors for fintech and digital assets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Chainalysis said Italian authorities traced a $1.1m tax evasion case using Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens.

Italian investigators traced €1 million in undeclared crypto gains through a Bitcoin Ordinals trading operation after analyzing activity tied to a seized Ledger wallet. Chainalysis detailed how blockchain records and exchange data helped reconstruct the alleged trading flows. Italian Crypto Tax Investigation Focused on Ordinals Trading Italian financial investigators traced more than €1 million ($1.16 […]

Coins.ph adds BTC and ETH payments to the Philippines QRPh system. Users can spend crypto at 700,000 QRPh-enabled merchants. Stablecoins remain key for remittances and daily crypto payments. Coins.ph has expanded its QRPh crypto payment functionality to support Bitcoin and Ethereum transactions, broadening the use of digital assets within the Philippines’ national QR payment infrastructure. […] The post Coins.ph adds Bitcoin and Ethereum to Philippines QR payments appeared first on CoinJournal.

Nexo has renewed its title partnership for the Nexo Championship, which will return to Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire on August 20-23, 2026. Digital assets wealth platform Nexo will headline the Nexo Championship for a second consecutive year in…

On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the federal government to revise its regulatory frameworks in order to incorporate “digital assets and innovative technology into traditional financial services and payment systems.” The order said: “It is therefore the policy of the United States to streamline regulatory