CFTC Wants to Drop Gemini’s $5M Settlement. A Judge Just Said No
The judge ruled that a shift in the CFTC’s enforcement priorities and misconduct allegations against its enforcement division were...
Three Canadian Armed Forces Members Charged in Kidnapping of Crypto Exchange Own...
Police seized guns, silencers and more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition, nearly all of it allegedly stolen from the Canadian milita...
Russia Will Soon Ban Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Trading, Central Bank Confirms
Russians have until July 1, 2027 to buy and sell crypto directly with each other. After that, every trade runs through a broker or...
Brooklyn Prosecutors Take Down 112 Servers Behind Crypto Scam Targeting Russian...
The scammers also ran a fake recovery service, contacting victims weeks later with promises to get their stolen crypto back.
Hex Founder Richard Heart Detained in Istanbul on Interpol Red Notice: Report
Turkish police and intelligence officers reportedly seized cash, phones, jewelry and firearms at the crypto founder's address in B...
BitMEX Sued in UK for Return of $27M in Bitcoin Over Unlicensed Derivatives
The claim challenges 1,053 loss-making perpetual swap trades from 2018 to 2022 and also accuses the now-closed exchange of deceit.
UK Moves Closer to Keeping $5B Bitcoin Haul After High Court Ruling
A judge ruled that Chinese law should govern fraud victims' claims to the 61,000 BTC seized from Zhimin Qian, in a blow to the cla...
‘Leave’: Crypto Backlash Over French Proposal to Report Wallets Over $112K
The proposal would require crypto owners to report holdings over €100,000, sparking concerns following a wave of "wrench attacks"...
CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules
A proposed rule would expressly fold event contracts tied to sports, politics, culture and weather into the “swap” definition, whi...
Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Prof...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wants Cantor Fitzgerald to open its records on Tether and on how much Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's...