Currencies

June 2, 2026
Noah
Currencies

Dutch cryptocurrency trading platform Knaken suddenly taken offline

Knaken, a Dutch platform where people can trade cryptocurrencies, was suddenly taken offline on Friday evening. The company’s website invites customers to submit questions, which will be answered on...

June 2, 2026
Noah
Currencies

Pakistan Likely To Tax Cryptocurrency Transactions In Upcoming Budget

The federal government is set to impose a capital gains tax (CGT) on cryptocurrency transactions as part of Budget 2026-27, sources told ProPakistani Pakistan, after consultations with the International...

June 1, 2026
Noah
Currencies

Are community currencies a better way to shop?

Commissioned artwork full of local references has also been a feature of the Bristol Pound since its 2012 launch; its current One Pound note, for example, bears local Bristol...

May 31, 2026
Noah
Currencies

UAE Dirham’s Biggest Digital Overhaul: New Currency Symbol, Digital Dirham Rollout and Keyboard Changes Explained

The changes form part of the UAE’s broader strategy to strengthen its position as a global financial and digital payments hub, led by the Central Bank of the UAE...

May 30, 2026
Noah
Currencies

China’s Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Is Bitcoin A Threat?

In the last week, rumors had been swirling that Chinese regulators would shut down Bitcoin exchanges, and today, several cryptocurrency exchanges including BTCC, ViaBTC, Yunbi, OKCoin and Huobi were reportedly ordered to stop trading by the end of September. This comes just...

May 30, 2026
Noah
Currencies

Reg Wrap: Central banks edge closer to digital money rulebooks

The Reserve Bank of Australia joined forces with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre to release findings from Project Acacia, a wholesale tokenised asset markets project. The project examined...

May 29, 2026
Noah
Currencies

British sprinter CJ Ujah in court accused of cryptocurrency fraud

Ujah won 4x100m relay gold at the World Championships in London in 2017. Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google British sprinter...

May 28, 2026
Noah
Currencies

BIS confirms tokenizing central bank reserves accelerates cross-border payments

The Bank for International Settlements just showed that the plumbing of global finance can actually work the way everyone wishes it did. On May 27, the BIS released findings...

May 28, 2026
Noah
Currencies

UK targets Putin’s cryptocurrency networks in latest sanctions

A new package of UK sanctions aiming to shut off funding to Russia’s war effort will target crypto networks. They target cryptocurrency exchanges and the so-called “A7 network”, which...

May 28, 2026
Noah
Currencies

Why Stablecoins Are Essential to the Crypto Market

1. What are stablecoins in crypto? Stablecoins are digital tokens designed to maintain a stable value, usually by being pegged to fiat currencies like the US dollar. Popular examples...