Taiwan charges suspects in record $72M crypto laundering scheme
Taiwanese prosecutors reportedly indicted 14 people accused of orchestrating the country’s biggest money laundering case involving cryptocurrency.
Japan’s SBI forms new blockchain ties with Circle, Ripple and Startale
SBI partners with Circle, Ripple and Startale to launch stablecoin ventures and a tokenized asset trading platform in Japan.
Australian regulator orders audit of Binance money laundering controls
AUSTRAC has ordered Binance Australia to appoint an external auditor after identifying serious shortcomings in the exchange’s Anti-Money Laundering controls.
EU exploring Ethereum, Solana for digital euro launch: FT
The EU is exploring Ethereum and Solana for its digital euro, marking a shift toward public blockchains over private models like China’s CBDC.
Kroll faces class-action suit as FTX creditors allege daily scam emails
FTX creditors claim they are being targeted via phishing emails after their information was leaked in a data breach in August 2023.
‘South Park’ rips into Trump’s crypto ties in latest episode
The latest episode of the long-running comedy series “South Park” depicts US President Donald Trump taking gifts of Bitcoin from state officials and tech leaders.
13 wallets made over $24M profit dumping the YZY token, data shows
Kanye West’s YZY memecoin left thousands of wallets devastated as coordinated snipers extracted millions while retail investors lost out.
Michael Saylor’s Strategy does not ‘move the price’ of Bitcoin — Exec
Strategy’s corporate treasurer Shirish Jajodia says, “We’re actually buying Bitcoin around the clock. Almost every day, every hour, every second.”
US House adds CBDC ban to massive defense policy bill
The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into a nearly 1,300-page bill on defense policy.
CFTC launches second ‘Crypto Sprint’ to advance White House push
The CFTC is seeking public input on how it can more effectively regulate spot crypto trading as part of its second “crypto sprint” initiative to advance the White House’s crypto agenda.