6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (282+ words) South Korean authorities have dismantled a drug trafficking operation that used Bitcoin to process payments for narcotics sold through Telegram, resulting in the arrest of 40 individuals, according to local media reports. South Korea has been at the forefront of regulating…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (249+ words) A Russian court has sentenced Vladimir Smerkis, the former head of Binance Russia, to five years in prison on fraud charges, according to a report from Bits. media. The case centers on allegations that Smerkis accepted approximately $110, 000 from a crypto…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (418+ words) Bitcoin World US Appeals Court Temporarily Halts Ruling on Trump's 10% Tariff Under IEEPA A U. S. appeals court has temporarily suspended a trade court's ruling on the 10% tariff imposed by former President Donald Trump under Section 122 of the International Emergency Economic Powers…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (267+ words) A U. S. federal appeals court heard oral arguments on Thursday in the case of Roman Sterlingov, the founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency mixing service Bitcoin Fog. The central question before the court is whether U. S. money transmission laws and the jurisdiction of…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (358+ words) South Korea uncovers $7. 4 billion in illegal forex trades using Tether stablecoin Aave and victims of the Kelp DAO hack have submitted an Arbitrum governance proposal to transfer 30, 765 ETH " worth approximately $71 million " to an Aave LLC address, following a court order…...

3+ day, 58+ min ago  (429+ words) Bitcoin World Trusted Volumes Hacker Moves $278 K in Stolen Funds Through Mixers and Cross-Chain Swaps Blockchain security firm Peck Shield has reported that the hacker responsible for the recent Trusted Volumes exploit has successfully laundered approximately $278, 000 worth of stolen cryptocurrency....

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (268+ words) Bithumb to Halt Ronin (RON) Deposits and Withdrawals on May 11 for Network Upgrade The case adds a notable figure from the world of athletics to a growing list of individuals charged in crypto-related frauds. Ujah, who won a gold medal…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (436+ words) Bitcoin World Global Crackdown: US DOJ, FBI, and International Partners Uncover Nine Crypto Fraud Rings Targeting Americans In a significant coordinated international effort, the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced the discovery of at least nine cryptocurrency fraud rings that…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (488+ words) US Jobs Report Beats Expectations: Nonfarm Payrolls Rise by 115 K in April Police in New South Wales, Australia, have seized 52. 3 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $4. 1 million, following a 15-month investigation into an illegal darknet marketplace. The operation, which authorities describe as…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (803+ words) In its complaint, World Liberty Financial claims that Justin Sun invested $45 million in WLFI tokens starting in November 2024. The project alleges that Sun used third-party proxy buyers to acquire tokens. It further claims that Sun transferred tokens to Binance without…...