Poland advances strict crypto bill, sparking public backlash <img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDkvMDE5OTk0Y2YtNjIyMy03MTkzLWE1YWUtZjFjMDBmNTFmOTFk.jpg" alt="Poland advances strict crypto bill, sparking public backlash">Poland’s Crypto-Asset Market Act awaits Senate review after Sejm approval, sparking backlash over licensing, fines and potential prison terms for violations.

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Poland advances strict crypto bill, sparking public backlash

Poland’s lower house of parliament voted in favor of the Crypto-Asset Market Act last Friday, sparking backlash over licensing, fines and potenti...

New York’s pro-crypto mayor Eric Adams drops reelection bid <img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDIvMDE5NTAwZDgtNmMxZi03MmY4LTg3NDMtNDU3OThiOWMwM2Yw.jpg">New York City Mayor Eric Adams is officially out of the mayoral race, plunging the city’s pro-crypto push into limbo.

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New York’s pro-crypto mayor Eric Adams drops reelection bid

Eric Adams exits NYC mayor race over funding issues with his pro-crypto policies at risk as progressive Zohran Mamdani leads the polls.

Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests <img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMDgvMDE5ODdkZGQtZGY1OS03NmYxLWIzYjEtZTAxMmY5OGExNzc3.jpg" alt="Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests">Protests erupted in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, last Thursday over ongoing water and power cuts, with demonstrations later spreading across the country.

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Bitchat searches, downloads spike in Madagascar amid protests

Bitchat downloads have spiked in Madagascar amid protests over power and water cuts, after similar jumps in Nepal and Indonesia during civil unrest.