Privacy of data is among the key legal challenges to cross-border cooperation in regulating cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and stablecoins, according to the G20’s risk watchdog. The Financial Stability Board (FSB), a global financial authority funded by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has identified persistent gaps in how governments worldwide regulate the cryptocurrency market. “This…

Crypto adoption in European countries like the United Kingdom and Germany is lagging behind Russia, according to the latest report from US blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Russia emerged as the leading crypto market in Chainalysis’ latest European Crypto Adoption report, receiving $376.3 billion in crypto between July 2024 and June 2025. Published Thursday, the report combines…

Stripe’s blockchain project, Tempo, raised $500 million in a Series A round led by Greenoaks and Thrive Capital, valuing the payments-focused network at $5 billion, according to Fortune. Sequoia Capital, Ribbit Capital and Ron Conway’s SV Angel also joined the round, while Stripe and Paradigm did not contribute additional capital, a person familiar with the deal said….