Oct 09, 2026

UK slaps sanctions on three crypto exchanges over alleged Russia links

Britain said the crypto platforms and two payment services may have helped Russia evade financial sanctions, with two handling tra...

Oct 09, 2026

Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar

Raheim Hamilton forfeited some 1,230 BTC. His co-creator Thomas Pavey, who agreed to forfeit 1,584 BTC, is due to be sentenced thi...

Oct 09, 2026

Bitcoin speculators move 55K BTC to exchanges amid $1.1B liquidations

Bitcoin dipped below $81,000, sparking mass crypto liquidations as traders sent BTC to exchanges at a loss. A Bitcoin (BTC) and al...

Oct 09, 2026

Dark web drug market operator sentenced to 40 years, forfeits $101 million in bi...

A man from Virginia, who facilitated millions of drug transactions worth roughly $430 million, agreed to give up $100 million wort...

Oct 09, 2026

UK Sanctions 3 Crypto Firms as Chainalysis Traces $308M in Flows

TLDR: The UK sanctioned Cryptomus, Heleket, and TokenSpot over links to Russia’s wartime economy. Chainalysis linked Cryptomus and...

Oct 09, 2026

XRP News: Ripple Challenges Wall Street for a Slice of $256B ETF Market

Ripple Prime is entering leveraged-ETF financing as total-return swaps bring fees and counterparty risks to a $256 billion U.S. ma...

Oct 09, 2026

MARA transfers $81.1 million in bitcoin to Galaxy Digital as strategy pivots to...

The bitcoin miner’s transfer does not confirm a sale, but comes as its treasury has fallen from 53,822 BTC in February to 35,577 B...

Oct 09, 2026

Bitcoin Price Briefly Reclaims $81,000 as Liquidations Top $1 Billion

Bitcoin price analysis weighs the $80,000 support after a brief dip below $82,000, with ETF outflows and $1 billion in liquidation...

Oct 09, 2026

Sam Altman-backed bitcoin insurer Meanwhile secures $37.5 million in Bain Capita...

Meanwhile has signed 15 brokers serving high-net worth clients across markets iSwitzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong and the UAE.

Oct 09, 2026

SIM-Swap Fraudster Who Spent Stolen Crypto on Gold Grills and Dubai Trips Jailed

Ajay Shinjin helped steal nearly $265,000 in crypto after criminals hijacked BT customers' phone numbers in November 2021.