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Stratiphy reopens tax-free route to crypto ETNs for UK investors

Stratiphy is reopening a tax-free route to crypto ETNs in the UK after HMRC’s ISA rule change left retail investors with little practical access.

Uzbekistan creates state-backed crypto mining zone with tax breaks

Uzbekistan has created a supervised crypto mining zone in Karakalpakstan, allowing foreign sales while requiring proceeds to flow through local bank accounts.

ECB policymaker Lane “admits” the euro can’t replace US dollar’s role as global safe haven

Full article on Econostream here The ECB’s Chief Economist, Philip Lane, argues that the Eurozone’s financial architecture is currently hindered by a shortage of euro-denominated

AI drives surge in ‘bug bounty’ reports, but the ‘slop’ is rising too

HackerOne, one of the largest bug bounty platforms in the world, reported there were 85,000 valid bounty submissions in 2025, up 7% from the previous

US law firm apologizes after AI hallucinations made it to a legal filing

Sullivan & Cromwell’s Andrew Dietderich said the company has AI policies to prevent incorrect citations and other errors, but procedures weren’t followed on this occasion.

UK March CPI +3.3% vs +3.3% y/y expected

Prior +3.0% Core CPI +3.1% vs +3.2% y/y expected Prior +3.2% UK headline annual inflation picked up in March as higher energy price inflation feeds

Privacy protocol Umbra shuts front end to stifle Kelp exploiters

Umbra has shut down its front end to stop hackers, but says it can’t stop the use of its smart contracts or another version of

What are the main events for today?

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the only highlight was the UK CPI report. The data showed the widely expected increase in headline inflation due

Coinbase highlights Algorand, Aptos’ work to mitigate quantum threat

Coinbase’s quantum advisory board says quantum computing isn’t yet a threat, but has urged for upgrade work to begin, with some blockchains being less prepared

JP Morgan stays bearish on the Japanese yen amid higher energy prices

Even with the dollar’s recent slump, the yen is unable to get off the floor too as Japan continues to suffer heavily from the Middle

Iran reportedly receives ‘some sign’ that the US is ready to break its naval blockade

The headline is via Bloomberg, in citing Tasnim News Agency which is affiliated with the IRGC. If true, then it is good news as it

Trump tweets on Iran financial “collapse”, want to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Trump with some late evening social media activity. This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.

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Stratiphy reopens tax-free route to crypto ETNs for UK investors

Stratiphy is reopening a tax-free route to crypto ETNs in the UK after HMRC’s ISA rule change left retail investors with little practical access.

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