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BTQ Technologies' QSSN Selected as Core Security Infrastructure for South Korea's First Bank-Led KRW Stablecoin Proof-of-Concept

BTQ provides strategic advisory support and QSSN as core PQC security infrastructure for the iM Bank initiative on the Kaia mainnet, advancing post-quantum migration across global financial infrastructure BTQ has been selected as the core post-quantum cryptog…

May 6, 2026PRNewswireProject Atom
Fears erupt over 'tyrannical tool' Washington DC is eyeing as it could 'flip a switch' on your spending

A warning to American over a 'tyrannical tool' Washington DC is eyeing has been issued by lawmakers, saying the move could control how they spend their money.

May 5, 2026Dailymail.comDigital Dollar
India’s CBDC has got off the ground but where it goes next will depend on how deftly it’s managed

India’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), the e-rupee, is gingerly being tested in the domestic economy. Here, privacy would be key. But its use as a cross-border payment tool will be the far bigger deal, especially in today’s geopolitical context. RBI mu…

May 3, 2026LivemintUnited Arab Emirates CBDC
'Unforgivable': Jim Jordan's former ally turns on him for 'betraying' Americans

One of the original MAGA lawmakers has turned on Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) after he reversed course on reforming a foreign surveillance law that is known to snare U.S. citizens.In a social media rant on Friday, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) blasted J…

May 1, 2026Raw StoryJordan CBDC
Freedom Caucus Enraged With Senate, but Mike Johnson Is Safe

The hardline conservative faction of the House of Representatives is frustrated with the Senate, which has brushed aside House legislation reforming federal surveillance and banning the creation of a central bank digital currency. Going forward, these House R…

May 1, 2026Daily SignalDigital Won
Trump signs stopgap FISA extension after Senate blocks long-term renewal

President Trump signed a 45-day extension of FISA Section 702 after the Senate rejected a House-passed three-year renewal that included a CBDC ban.

May 1, 2026Fox NewsDigital Dollar
Digital Currency and the End of Financial Privacy

The push toward digital currency is being framed as innovation and efficiency, but when you strip away the marketing language, what is unfolding is a structural transformation of the financial system that shifts control away from individuals and concentrates …

Apr 30, 2026Activistpost.come-CNY
Congress keeps kicking surveillance reform down the road

Congress has reauthorized Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act - but only for another 45 days. The extension is meant to give legislators more time to negotiate reforms to the controversial wiretapping bill. If the past few weeks are any i…

Apr 30, 2026The VergeJordan CBDC
Australia draft payments vision eyes stablecoin interoperability

A draft vision for Australia’s domestic payments system says stablecoins and tokenized fiat currency could reshape how money moves across future rails.

Apr 30, 2026CointelegraphProject Acacia
House advances 3-year extension of federal surveillance program

The House has approved a three year extension of the surveillance program known as FISA Section 702. The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces a difficult path to final passage.

Apr 29, 2026NPRDigital Dollar
House passes 3-year FISA 702 extension

The bill now moves to the Senate, where it could face obstacles in clearing reauthorization because of a measure that bars the Federal Reserve from issuing digital currency.

Apr 29, 2026NextgovDigital Dollar
Gold Backs: The last bastion of financial freedom in a collapsing fiat world

Every fiat currency in history has collapsed and the U.S. dollar is no exception. The Federal Reserve’s policies have systematically looted purchasing power, with real inflation (using pre-1980s metrics) already at 10-15% annually. Gold, with 5,000 years as h…

Apr 28, 2026Naturalnews.comDigital Dollar
EU’s largest measures against Russia yet include escalation of crypto sanctions evasion

The European Union acknowledges Russia is increasingly reliant on cryptocurrency to circumvent the sanctions the Western nations have imposed against due to its war on Ukraine

Apr 27, 2026CoinDeskUnited Arab Emirates CBDC
EU sanctions target Russian crypto exchanges, stablecoins and CBDC

The European Commission announced a package of measures against Russia, focusing on the energy and finance sectors, as the country allegedly attempts to evade sanctions imposed as a result of its war on Ukraine.

Apr 27, 2026CointelegraphDigital Ruble
EU sanctions Russian crypto usage for 20th time adding bans on digital rubles and anyone using Russian crypto services

The European Union’s latest Russia sanctions package, its twentieth so far, brings crypto settlement squarely into an already fractured geopolitical spotlight. Adopted on April 23, the package adds 120 new listings and rolls out financial measures that touch …

Apr 27, 2026CryptoSlateDigital Ruble