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Crypto Trail Leads FBI to Alleged Darknet Nitazene Kingpin Brothers
U.S. authorities arrested two Jacksonville brothers after tracing cryptocurrency payments tied to an alleged darknet drug operation, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Investigators used blockchain records to identify a...
Lummis Urges Senate to Advance Crypto Bill Ahead of Sept. 15 Vote
Senator Cynthia Lummis urged Senate colleagues to advance the CLARITY Act ahead of a Sept. 15 vote that could determine whether the bill moves forward. Lummis warned in a post...
Italy Pushes Near-Zero Fees for Digital Euro Payments Under €10
Italy has proposed waiving fees on digital euro payments below €10 as European Union officials negotiate rules for the currency’s rollout. The proposal would cap merchant fees at €0.02 per...
Tether Freezes $39M USDT in Xinbi-Linked Tron Wallets, MistTrack Says
Tether froze $39.27 million in USDT across 10 TRON addresses linked to Xinbi Guarantee, according to blockchain-monitoring firm MistTrack. MistTrack said the wallets held 39,273,713 USDT when the funds were...
White-Hat Hacker Returns $268M in Bitcoin After Liquid Exploit
A white-hat actor has returned 3,400 Bitcoin worth about $268 million to the Liquid Federation after exploiting a vulnerability. The actor still holds 598.5 BTC worth roughly $47 million. CertiK...
Stablecoin Selloffs Can Accelerate After a Critical Shock Threshold: Study
Stablecoins may remain stable through ordinary bouts of bad news, but a severe shock can quickly turn into a much deeper selloff, according to research from Renmin University of China....
Bitcoin Theft Suspect Malone Lam Set to Plead Guilty in $240M Case
Malone Lam is preparing to plead guilty over his alleged role in a Bitcoin theft worth about $240 million. Prosecutors say the 22-year-old Singaporean and his associates targeted a Washington...
Hunter Biden to Launch LAPTOP Meme Coin on Base After TRUMP Losses
Hunter Biden, the son of former U.S. President Joe Biden, plans to launch the LAPTOP meme coin on Base on September 9, adding another political token to the crypto market....
Dollar Stablecoins Could Put Pressure on Local Currencies, Korea Finds
Dollar-backed stablecoins could pressure local currencies when exchanges allow direct fiat purchases, a Bank of Korea study found. Researchers examined 12 currencies on Binance, including Brazil’s real, and tracked trading...
U.S. Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers After Missile Attacks on Warships
The U.S. military struck three Iranian oil tankers on Sept. 5 after Iran fired missiles toward two American warships. CENTCOM said its forces disabled two carriers near Kharg Island and...
LeBron James Teases New Partnership With Prediction-Market Polymarket
LeBron James has teased a partnership with Polymarket after visiting the prediction-market company’s headquarters. The Philadelphia 76ers forward shared a 14-second video on X and Instagram on Saturday. He captioned...
Polygon Co-Founder Launches Crypto Campaign for Nepal Disaster Relief
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has launched a crypto donation campaign to support Nepal’s government relief fund after a devastating glacier-related disaster. Nailwal announced the campaign on September 4, giving global...
US, UK Join Forces to Crack Down on Global Crypto Scam Centers
The US and UK are moving to disrupt scam centers as crypto fraud drains billions from victims. The alliance targets networks involved in fraud, money laundering and human trafficking. The...
Robinhood Chain Halts Blocks for 14 Minutes, Stalling Transactions
Robinhood Chain halted block production for more than 14 minutes Friday, leaving transactions stalled on the Layer 2 network during U.S. trading hours. The network stopped producing blocks at around...
Balancer Gives Hacker Sept. 8 Deadline to Return Funds or Face Action
Balancer has given the operator of a wallet linked to its Aug. 31 exploit until Sept. 8 to return the stolen funds or face further action. The warning, posted on-chain...
ChatGPT Phishing Link Reportedly Drains $2.1M in FXRP From User
A crypto user reportedly lost about $2.1 million in FXRP after receiving a phishing link through ChatGPT. Blockchain investigator VAL reported the incident on X Thursday, saying the victim lost...
French Hill Flags September 15 CLARITY Act Vote Amid Dispute
House Financial Services Chairman French Hill said the Senate will face a key test on the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15, when lawmakers are scheduled to hold a procedural vote...
ProCap Sells 50 Bitcoin to Fund Buyback as Shares Trade 40% Below NAV
ProCap Financial sold about 50 Bitcoin to fund a share buyback worth more than 2% of its outstanding stock, as its shares traded about 40% below the value of its...
SoFi, Kraken Parent Payward Forge New Link Between Banking and Crypto
SoFi and Kraken parent Payward are linking their banking and crypto infrastructure through a new partnership that will give Kraken customers access to SoFiUSD and its 24/7 dollar settlement network....
SEC Chair Atkins Sets Sept. 15 Senate Test for Landmark Crypto Bill
SEC Chair Paul Atkins expects the Senate to take up the CLARITY Act on Sept. 15, putting a key test of US crypto legislation before lawmakers. Atkins wants the bill...
New Jersey Takes Kalshi Prediction Market Fight to Supreme Court
New Jersey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to decide how much control states have over prediction markets, escalating a legal fight over sports betting and federal oversight. The state...
SEC Crypto Task Force Probes How Exchanges Vet Tokens Before Listing
The SEC’s Crypto Task Force is reviewing how crypto platforms vet tokens before listing them, putting greater focus on the checks used to assess digital assets. The task force met...
Tether Unveils Offline AI Translation Models for African, European Languages
Tether AI Research has launched a set of open-source translation models that work without an internet connection. The models are built for smartphones and laptops and cover languages spoken across...
TradeXYZ Q2 Volume Jumps 79% to $202 Billion as Equity Trading Surges
TradeXYZ, a trading platform on Hyperliquid, handled $202.36 billion in volume in the second quarter, up 79.2% from the previous quarter as equity perpetuals drove more activity across its onchain...
US Seizes $560,000 in Crypto Linked to Hamas Fundraising Network
The U.S. Justice Department seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency linked to Hamas as authorities moved to disrupt the group’s fundraising operations. According to a September 1 announcement by the...
