UK Moves Closer to Keeping $5B Bitcoin Haul After High Court Ruling
In brief The High Court in London ruled that Chinese law applies to victims' claims on 61,000 BTC seized in...
Law and Order
‘Leave’: Crypto Backlash Over French Proposal to Report Wallets Over $112K
In brief French lawmakers have pushed a proposal that will require crypto holders to report holdings equal to or above...
CFTC Draws the Line Between Prediction Markets and Gambling in New Rules
In brief The CFTC issued two measures Friday: a proposed rule expanding the “swap” definition to include event contracts ,...
Senate Democrat Presses Cantor Fitzgerald on Tether Ties and Lutnick Family Profits
In brief Sen. Richard Blumenthal sent Cantor Fitzgerald a 13-item request for records on its Tether business arrangement, with responses...
DWF Labs Subsidiaries Sue BitGo for $141 Million Over Early Token Sales
In brief DWF Maas and Falcon Digital, two firms tied to market maker DWF Labs, sued custodian BitGo for $141...
New York AG Secures Up to $35M and Industry Ban From Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky
In brief New York Attorney General Letitia James has permanently barred former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky from the securities, commodities...
UK Targets Cryptomus and TokenSpot in New Russia Sanctions Package
In brief The UK has sanctioned three crypto exchanges, two payment platforms and one individual it suspects of helping Russia...
Empire Market Co-Creator Sentenced to 40 Years Over $430M Dark Web Bazaar
In brief Raheim Hamilton, co-creator of darknet marketplace Empire Market, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison and fined...
SIM-Swap Fraudster Who Spent Stolen Crypto on Gold Grills and Dubai Trips Jailed
In brief A London man has been jailed for two and a half years over a SIM-swap fraud that stole...
NFL Sides With States Against Kalshi in Supreme Court Prediction Market Fight
In brief The NFL filed an amicus brief backing New Jersey's bid for Supreme Court review of a Third Circuit...