UK Government Wants to Keep $7 Billion in Stolen Bitcoin It Has Seized
The U.K. government may have legal precedent on its side when it comes to retaining most of the Bitcoin it seized in 2018.
$21M in Bitcoin and Other Crypto Stolen From Japanese Miner SBI, Says Blockchain...
The mining pool has yet to acknowledge the loss of funds, but blockchain sleuths have said at least some of the money was laundere...
SEC No-Action Letter Creates Opening for More Firms to Serve as Crypto Custodian...
The clarification of the regulator's stance creates a potential opening for a wider group of firms to serve as custodians for digi...
What an SEC No Action Letter Means for Solana DePIN Token DoubleZero
The SEC issued a "no action" letter to DoubleZero, saying that that its 2Z token does not resemble a security, days before its pla...
Turkey Moves to Expand Watchdog Powers Over Crypto, Bank Accounts
Experts warned expanded Masak authority could raise compliance costs for exchanges and drive crypto users to decentralized alterna...
Ex-LA Sheriff’s Deputy Pleads Guilty to Extortion Scheme With ‘Crypto Godfather’
The former LA County deputy has admitted to conspiring with a self-styled “crypto godfather” to extort victims by staging false ar...
Woman Pleads Guilty to $7 Billion Bitcoin Fraud Scheme in UK
A Chinese national pleaded guilty in a nearly $7 billion fraud scheme in which 61,000 Bitcoin were seized by the UK government.
SEC Halts Trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum Treasury Firm QMMM After 2,000% Stock Sur...
The regulator has cited "potential manipulation" as the reason for halting trading of the stock—which is up over 2,000% in the pas...
Leaked Documents Expose $8 Billion Crypto Web Behind Russia's Sanctions Evasion
New blockchain forensics reveal how a Moscow-linked network allegedly used $8 billion in crypto to evade sanctions and influence e...
‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli Can Be Sued Over Wu-Tang Clan Album Copies, Judge Ru...
The ruling allows PleasrDAO to pursue claims that Shkreli illegally retained and distributed album copies after a 2018 forfeiture.