2 hours ago

Myanmar Approves Death Penalty for Forced Scam Labor, Life for Crypto Fraud

Scam operations across the region drove up to $114 billion in losses in 2025, according to United Nations estimates.

19 hours ago

A Man Gave Border Agents His Phone Passcode. It Wiped Everything. Now He's Facin...

Samuel Tunick allegedly triggered a GrapheneOS duress password during a warrantless airport search. Federal prosecutors call it de...

1 day ago

Thailand's SEC Files Criminal Complaint Against Bitkub Over Undisclosed $47M Hac...

The regulator says the exchange and two former directors left a $47 million theft out of its filings in 2021.

3 days ago

Clarity Act on the Ropes as Ethics Fight and Shrinking Calendar Threaten Passage

Senate Majority Leader John Thune signals the crypto market-structure bill likely won't clear the chamber before the August recess...

3 days ago

EU Names Justin Sun's HTX in Russia Sanctions, Two Months After UK

The 21st package stops short of a full asset freeze for HTX, which it accused of "significantly frustrating" its Russia measures.

4 days ago

India Orders GitHub to Take Down Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Amid Protests

The order gave GitHub three hours to pull three code repositories, citing the messaging app's use during protest internet shutdown...

4 days ago

Polymarket Account in Farage Backer's Name Took $9M in Crypto From Unknown Sourc...

The "GCottrell93" account bet the funds on Trump's election win and cashed out the profit, though who paid in and who collected is...

5 days ago

Southeast Asian Scam Networks Cost Victims Up to $114B in a Year: UN

Once-fragmented syndicates have fused into a single, tech-driven criminal economy that increasingly runs on crypto, the UNODC warn...

5 days ago

Crypto 'Wrench Attacks' Cost Victims $124M in Six Months, Up 12x: CertiK

Physical attacks on crypto holders are increasingly happening at home, and France has become the epicenter, a new report finds.

5 days ago

Clarity Act Latest Draft Bars Trump From Crypto Ventures—But Only Until 2029

The long-awaited market-structure bill would block officials and their spouses from issuing digital assets and shield non-custodia...