Giulia Ferrante · 18 days ago Digital Euro E-Commerce Pilot: Applications Close October 27 The ECB is accepting digital euro merchant applications until October 27, 2026. A pilot checkout with no legal tender status launches in late 2027, and… Digital EuroRegulationAdoption
Ilya Bratanov · 18 days ago Fideuram AI Voice Cloning Fraud: 36 Million Euros Lost to Bitcoin Wallets AI voice cloning fraud drained roughly 95 million euros from Fideuram in February 2026, with 36 million still missing and funds traced to two Bitcoin wallets. ScamsSecurityAML
Francesco Campisi · 19 days ago Bitget Reopens Withdrawals After $387.5M Hack: Timeline and What We Know Bitget revises its hack estimate to $387.5 million and sets a withdrawal reopening schedule from September 28. The attacker has moved $83M in XRP that Ripple… XrpHackSecurity
Giulia Ferrante · 19 days ago Digital Euro: Italian Retailers Demand Zero Fees on Micropayments at POS Italian retailers are demanding zero fees on digital euro micropayments and free POS integration. Banca d'Italia's own September 2026 research already leans… RegulationEuropeDigital Euro
Giulia Ferrante · 20 days ago Digital Euro Limit Set by Bank of Italy: Payments Only, Not Savings Banca d'Italia Deputy Governor Chiara Scotti drew a hard line on the digital euro on Sept. 25: it must stay a payment tool, not a savings rival to bank… RegulationEuropeDigital Euro
Hamza Ahmed · 20 days ago $84M Seized From Tether-Linked Payments Firm: What We Know U.S. prosecutors seized $84.2 million from Capstone, a Montana payments firm, in a case that the Financial Times linked to Tether. Tether faces no charges. RegulationTetherSecurity
Ilya Bratanov · 20 days ago The Clearing House Picks Quant for On-Chain Money: 25 US Banks Align The Clearing House, owned by 25 major US banks, selects Quant for its tokenized deposit network linking RTP and CHIPS. The same vendor built the UK's GBTD… TokenizationUnited StatesQuantum
Mattia Mezzetti · 21 days ago Bitget Hacked for $350 Million: What Happened on September 24 Bitget confirmed a $351.6 million hack on September 24, 2026, draining multiple hot wallets in under 20 minutes. CEO Gracy Chen says the User Protection Fund… Hack
Mattia Mezzetti · 21 days ago EU Finance Relies on Foreign AI: ESA Supervisors Sound the Alarm Europe's three financial supervisors warn that EU banks and funds run on foreign AI and cloud infrastructure, raising systemic risk if geopolitical tensions… AIMacroeconomicsEurope
Giulia Ferrante · 21 days ago Italy Crypto Tax Draft: 26% Rate and Loss Relief Back on Table for 2027 Italy's Parliament is weighing a draft plan to cut crypto capital gains tax from 33% to 26% from 2027, with loss offsetting across asset classes. No law has… RegulationEurope
