India attracted $340 billion in crypto inflows from June 2024 to June 2025, per OECD, ranking first in Asia. Despite harsh taxes, the country has 119M crypto users. On July 2, Parliament quizzed the RBI on crypto policy for the first time. Three regulatory paths lie ahead.
Pavel Durov warns that even in end-to-end encrypted apps, deleted messages may persist in device notification logs. Disabling previews alone is insufficient; contact settings matter. This vulnerability is driving interest in decentralized, internet-free messaging solutions.
Torg Grabber malware uses fake Windows Update screens to infect devices, targeting 728 crypto wallet extensions. Gen Digital’s analysis reveals over 300 variants in three months, linked to Russian cybercrime operators running a Malware-as-a-Service scheme.
Coinbase has become the first U.S. exchange cleared to connect American users to global crypto perpetual futures liquidity through regulated channels, with a U.S. perpetual-style futures product planned for July 21.
India's FIU introduces mandatory live selfie verification, GPS location logging, and a Re 1 bank account validation for crypto exchanges, targeting deepfakes and money laundering.
CryptoComLearn's 2026 review compares five top identity theft protection services: NordProtect, Surfshark Alert, Aura, Norton LifeLock, and Identity Guard, covering dark web monitoring, credit tracking, insurance, and family plans.
A Wall Street Journal investigation alleges Polymarket paid creators to promote fake bets and fabricated winnings via replica websites, displaying about $1.9 million in nonexistent wagers and generating over 140 million views. Polymarket vows a comprehensive audit.
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in Case C-788/24 that VPNs are lawful technical tools and that the mere fact users can bypass geo-blocking does not make publishers liable for copyright infringement. The dispute stemmed from an online academic edition of Anne Frank diary manuscripts made available by Dutch and Belgian institutions, which hosted the material in Belgium and blocked Dutch IP addresses because copyright status differs across countries. While the manuscripts have entered the public domain in Belgium and roughly 60 other jurisdictions, parts of the content remain protected in the Netherlands until 2037. A Swiss foundation, Anne Frank Fonds, argued that geo-blocking was ineffective because Dutch users could easily use a VPN to appear to be in Belgium. The EU court rejected that argument, saying measures that can be circumvented are not automatically ineffective if the publisher used state-of-the-art geo-blocking. The ruling also said VPN providers and similar services do not bear joint liability for users who evade access restrictions. The decision is being viewed as a major legal win for the VPN industry in Europe and a practical standard for handling the tension between borderless internet access and territorial copyright rules.
