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SBF Claims His Arrest Was Politically Motivated
In a post he shared on GETTR, Bankman-Fried said his arrest, which happened just before a congressional hearing and crypto bill vote, was part of an “anti-crypto” agenda led by SEC Chair Gary Gensler ...
New York City Establishes Nation’s First Office for Digital Assets and Blockchain
On October 14, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 57, establishing the Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain — the first such office in the United States. This strategic mov...
US Treasury Moves to Seize 127,271 BTC From Chinese National Behind Global Scam Ring
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sweeping sanctions and forfeiture actions targeting transnational criminal organizations tied to large-scale “pig butchering” scams, including an effo...
Norway Probes Nobel Peace Prize Bets on Polymarket
The probe mainly centers on blockchain-based platform Polymarket, where one user reportedly made more than $30,000 after wagering on Machado’s victory. This quickly raised suspicions of leaked informa...
Bhutan Pioneers Ethereum-Based National Identity System with Over 200,000 Users
Bhutan's National Digital Identification Enters a New Era Bhutan’s National Digital Identification (NDI) system is set to migrate from the Polygon blockchain to Ethereum, aiming to enhance security, s...
Libra Class-Action Revelations: Milei Token Was in the Works
A new confidential informant linked to actors who orchestrated the launch of Libra revealed that there was, at one point, an intention to launch a token directly tied to Argentine President Javier Mil...
Indian Court Rules Wazirx Operator Responsible for Safeguarding Frozen Assets
India’s crypto landscape just took a decisive turn as a landmark Bombay High Court ruling cemented crypto exchanges’ fiduciary responsibilities and strengthened protections for digital asset investors...
Report: DOJ and Roger Ver Strike Deferred-Prosecution Agreement
Roger Ver, a prominent cryptocurrency investor, has reportedly reached a tentative agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to resolve a criminal tax fraud case brought against him in 2024, accordin...
Russian Stablecoin Transfers Exceed 6 Billion Since August: FT
Russian Entity Moves $6.1 Billion Through A7A5 Stablecoin A Russian-controlled cryptocurrency entity has processed $6.1 billion in transactions using the A7A5 stablecoin since August 2025, despite US ...
Court Rules BAYC NFTs Are Not Securities
A U.S. federal judge in the Central District of California dismissed a 2022 class-action suit, finding that Yuga Labs’ Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs) do not meet the Howey test...
Libra Probe Stalls in Argentine Congress: What’s Happening?
The commission in charge of investigating the Libra incident failed to get hold of the testimonies of several government officials. Karina Milei, the sister of President Milei and General Secretary of...
Officials Warn Against Using Seized BTC to Fill UK Fiscal Gap Amid Legal Uncertainty
The UK Treasury is reportedly considering keeping most of the 61,000 bitcoins seized from Chinese fraudsters in 2018, potentially to help address fiscal shortfalls. However, officials have warned agai...