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Malone Lam Faces Plea Hearing Over $245M Bitcoin Theft

A plea agreement hearing in Lam's case is set for Tuesday in Washington, nearly two years after his arrest in Miami.

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Irish Gangs Are Renting Private Vaults to Hide Crypto Keys

Keys are going into rented boxes alongside cash, watches and passports, Ireland’s Criminal Assets Bureau says.

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FinCEN Ties $12.7B to Crypto Scams Run From Asian Compounds

Monthly reported sums rose 18% on average, and the compounds now appear to be spreading beyond Southeast Asia.

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Ukraine Busts Kyiv Crypto Drainer Ring Moving Up to $1M Monthly

Fake investment ads on Telegram channels funneled EU victims to a lookalike exchange that emptied their wallets.

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Michigan Judge Bars Kalshi Sports Bets, Threatens $500K Daily Fine

The order calls the prediction market platform a sports betting operation "masquerading as an investment opportunity."

decrypt Sep 02, 2026

Crypto Groups Push SEC for Tailored Rules on Novel ETFs

Groups including The Crypto Council for Innovation, Grayscale, and a16z urged the regulator to preserve existing fund classificati...

decrypt Sep 02, 2026

Tether Sued Over Alleged Unlawful Freeze of $42.4 Million in USDT

Two Thai businessmen claim Tether blocked access to their stablecoins months before federal authorities secured a seizure warrant.

decrypt Sep 02, 2026

Norway Moves to Regulate 'Pervert Glasses,' Weighs Facial Recognition Ban

The country's consumer watchdog went further, urging retailers to stop selling the devices until the law is clear.

decrypt Sep 02, 2026

Sality Botnet Dismantled After Eight Years of Stealing Bitcoin and Ethereum

CrowdStrike and the DOJ isolated more than 15,000 infected machines in a malware takedown spanning four countries.

decrypt Sep 02, 2026

Kalshi Suspends House Candidate Laurie Buckhout for Betting on Herself

The North Carolina Republican bought less than $1,000 of contracts on her own race and drew a three-year ban.