US Seizes $25M in Crypto Linked to Romance and Investment Scam Networks
Federal prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases after Secret Service agents traced over $25M in crypto stolen from thousands of victims to Southeast Asian launderers.…
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Federal prosecutors filed five forfeiture cases after Secret Service agents traced over $25M in crypto stolen from thousands of victims to Southeast Asian launderers.…
Coinbase settles its FOIA lawsuit against the SEC for $150,000 after the agency admitted destroying former Chair Gary Gensler's text messages.…
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warns that crypto vaults and decentralized lending products carry no automatic exemption from federal securities laws.…
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs has flagged HTX for allegedly rotating crypto wallets to circumvent sanctions screening infrastructure.…
The global financial watchdog FATF says centralized elements persist in most DeFi protocols and warns non-compliant platforms could face outright bans.…
Zilliqa suspended native transactions after confirming every version of its Ledger app since 2019 contains a flaw that permanently exposes private keys onchain through signatures.…
The SEC will pay $150,000 and overhaul its record-retention policies to resolve a Coinbase-backed FOIA lawsuit over withheld communications tied to former Chair Gary Gensler.…
Israel's CMISA issues binding crypto guidelines for licensed VASPs with a six-month compliance window, while the Bank of Israel simultaneously eases related restrictions.…
A 515M NIGHT token exploit on the Wanchain–Cardano bridge has crushed sentiment, sending ADA to $0.1708 and derailing a developing rally.…
UK Bitcoin treasury firm Satsuma is liquidating ~$43M in BTC and returning proceeds to investors, less than a year after raising $218M.…
Satsuma shareholders have voted to sell the company's bitcoin, return proceeds to investors, and exit the London Stock Exchange, closing the book on a failed bitcoin treasury experiment.…
Trump has agreed to ethics language barring federal officials from issuing crypto, designating the DOJ as enforcer — a pivot that reshapes the Senate crypto standoff.…