Cryptocurrency Wallet

Coinbase is launching a new credit card with American Express and Cardless, offering up to 4% cashback in bitcoin. The Coinbase One Card, set to arrive in the US in autumn 2025, will be available only to Coinbase One members.

South Korea’s tax agency can now visit homes to seize cryptocurrency stored in cold wallets from taxpayers who haven’t paid. The agency has already confiscated over 146 billion won ($103 million) in crypto from more than 14,000 people in the past four years.

MetaMask has launched perpetual futures trading and will soon integrate Polymarket’s prediction markets, allowing users to trade and speculate while keeping full control of their funds. The platform is also rolling out a rewards programme ahead of its token launch, marking its shift from a wallet to a broader financial hub.

Samsung lets 75 million U.S. Galaxy users buy and manage crypto through Samsung Wallet. Users get Coinbase One perks, including zero fees on select trades and a $25 first-trade credit.

Former SAF officer Teo Rong Xuan stole US$1.7 million in cryptocurrency using a victim’s seed phrase. He spent the funds on luxury items, gambling, and mortgage payments.

Phantom has launched its own stablecoin called CASH, built with Stripe and Bridge, to turn its wallet into a full payments app. It offers free transfers, debit card access and Visa integration, aiming to challenge big players in the growing stablecoin market.

Binance has launched Crypto-as-a-Service, letting banks and brokers offer crypto trading and custody under their own brand using Binance’s technology. The service handles all technical and compliance work, allowing traditional financial firms to enter the crypto market without building their own systems.

Turkey is preparing a law that would let its financial crime agency, Masak, freeze cryptocurrency and bank accounts linked to illegal activity. The rules also aim to strengthen oversight of crypto exchanges and curb the use of rented accounts and suspicious wallets.

London has seen a rise in street-level crypto thefts, with criminals targeting mobile phones to steal tens of thousands of pounds from wallets. Some victims have been refunded by exchanges like Coinbase, but many losses remain unrecovered as police investigations struggle to keep up.

Israel has seized 137 cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, holding an estimated $1.5 billion in USDT. Authorities froze part of the funds using Tether’s blacklisting feature, but most remain active, showing the limits of controlling crypto transactions.