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Mexican Authorities Bust Illegal Crypto Mining Operation Siphoning Power From Hydroelectric Dam
Mexican authorities just executed a massive raid targeting an illegal bitcoin mining operation that was diverting power directly from a hydroelectric ...
Block's Bitcoin Custody Play: Jack Dorsey's Company Seeks Bank Charter to Consolidate Crypto Operations
Jack Dorsey's Block is making a strategic move into regulated banking, filing for a bank charter that would fundamentally reshape how the company hand...
Block's Builders Bank Play: Jack Dorsey Bets on Bitcoin and Stablecoin Infrastructure
Block, Inc. is making a calculated move into the institutional crypto infrastructure space.
Gemini Expands Asia Footprint With Singapore Payment License Approval
Gemini has secured a critical regulatory green light in Singapore, clearing the way for expanded crypto services across one of Asia's most important f...
Crypto Insider Admits to Orchestrating $245M Theft Ring Through Social Engineering and Burglary
Malone Lam has entered a guilty plea in connection with a sophisticated $245 million cryptocurrency theft conspiracy that exploited both digital and p...
Block Eyes Federal Banking License as Dorsey Doubles Down on Traditional Finance Integration
Jack Dorsey's Block, Inc. , is now officially part of the growing roster of crypto and fintech companies pursuing federal bank charters from the Offic...
Rural New York Eyes Expanded Moratorium on Crypto Mining and AI Infrastructure
A New York municipality that pioneered Bitcoin mining restrictions is now weighing whether to broaden its regulatory reach—potentially encompassing AI...
Young Crypto Fraudster Admits to Orchestrating $245M Social Engineering Heist
Malone Lam, just 22 years old, has pleaded guilty to his central role in masterminding an international "social engineering" operation that defrauded ...
Robinhood Backs Prediction Markets Play With Strategic Stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com
Robinhood is doubling down on prediction markets. The retail trading platform announced strategic stakes in both Crypto.
Meta's Smart Glasses Pose Growing Security Risk to US Law Enforcement, Internal Memos Reveal
Law enforcement agencies across the United States are raising red flags about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, concerned the devices could facilitate cov...
Robinhood Bets Big on Crypto.com to Dominate the Prediction Markets Gold Rush
Robinhood's making a strategic power move. The brokerage giant just took an equity stake in Crypto.
Matter Labs Open-Sources Prividium's Permissioning Engine as Bundesbank Pilots Financial Infrastructure
ZKsync's developer Matter Labs has made a significant move in enterprise crypto by open-sourcing the permissioning engine of Prividium, their distribu...
Visa's Stablecoin Payments Explode to $20B Annual Pace—Signaling Institutional Crypto Adoption Shift
Visa just dropped numbers that should get every crypto investor's attention: stablecoin settlement volume is running at a $20 billion annualized clip,...
Polish Authorities Escalate Crackdown on Zondacrypto Fraud Ring With Fifth Suspect Charged
Polish prosecutors have leveled charges against Roman Ż. , marking the fifth individual ensnared in the expanding Zondacrypto investigation.
Uzbekistan Launches Government-Backed Stablecoin Pilot: What This Means for Central Bank Digital Currencies
Uzbekistan is making a tangible move into state-sponsored digital assets. Humo Digital, the country's fintech arm, is now testing HUMO—a government b...
Polish Court Arrests Fifth Suspect in Zondacrypto Collapse Investigation
A Polish court has detained another suspect in the ongoing criminal investigation surrounding Zondacrypto, the cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly ...
Metaplanet Stock Sinks 17% as CEO's Statement Falls Short on Investor Skepticism
Metaplanet's shares have cratered 17% over the past week, signaling that management's public messaging isn't moving the needle on investor concerns. ...
Swiss Franc Stablecoin Sandbox Moves to Testing Phase With Major New Partners
SIX, the Swiss financial market operator, and TWINT, the country's dominant payment app, have now entered the sandbox initiative aimed at developing a...
Australia's Crypto Crackdown: 45 Registrations Axed as Regulators Tighten the Noose
Australia's financial crime watchdog just sent a clear signal: the Wild West days of crypto operating without oversight are over. AUSTRAC—the country...
LG Smart TVs Still Spying on Your Home Network—Even With the Screen Dark
A Gamers Nexus investigation uncovered a troubling reality: LG televisions continue scanning every connected device on your home network and capturing...