Policy

Russian authorities have placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on an international wanted list, escalating a criminal case that accuses him of facilitating terrorist activity, according to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).

Cross-border payments have emerged as the most promising near-term use case for stablecoins, according to the Financial Conduct Authority’s Stablecoin Sprint, a policy initiative that gathered industry participants to evaluate the technology’s potential.

Meanwhile, opposition lawmakers are pushing to repeal a planned 22% crypto income tax scheduled for implementation in 2027, citing fairness concerns.

Rocket Lab is expanding its launch operations to Alaska under a $266 million contract with the U.S.

Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 5, its latest large language model, on July 24, 2026.