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Binance has collaborated with Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau and the Taipei District Prosecutors Office to crack down on a $6.2 million money laundering scheme. According to the official release, the massive operation valued at nearly NT$200 million was…

The U.S. Senate passed a measure to overturn an SEC bulletin on crypto custody standards, and it is now awaiting President Joe Biden's expected veto.

Speaking to crypto.news, Paul O’Leary, CTO of Polygon Labs, discussed how Polygon’s zkEVM technology aims to enhance Ethereum’s scalability by reducing transaction costs and increasing throughput. Polygon’s zkEVM technology is set to significantly enhance Ethereum’s scalability by reducing transaction costs…

A credit rating startup Synnax has hired former Fidelity International head of digital assets to guide its commercial strategy. Synnax, an artificial intelligence-powered financial platform designed for credit analysis and ratings, has hired former Fidelity International head of digital assets…

Ethereum layer-2 project Eclipse is seeing a change in leadership after its former CEO faced allegations of sexual misconduct. Neel Somani, the project’s founder and now former CEO, has stepped down from his role. Per a May 16 announcement from Eclipse Labs,…

Canada’s self-named ‘crypto king’ has been has been charged with $30 million fraud. According to a May 15 announcement from the Ontario Securities Commission, Two Canadian men, namely Aiden Pleterski, 25, and Colin Murphy, 27, have been charged for duping…

Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) emerged as the top performer on May 15, recording an inflow of $131 million as market data shows a total net inflow of $303 million from the broader spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF)…

The global cryptocurrency market capitalization has recorded an impressive momentum after the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) report was released. Notably, the US CPI for April increased by 3.4% over the past year, crypto.news reported. In March, the CPI reached…

Stanislav Andreyev, a senior lawyer with SBSB Fintech Lawyers, and Bing Wang, a legal advisor at basedVC, spoke to crypto.news about how Roger Ver’s case might shape the regulatory landscape for cryptocurrencies. Roger Ver, an early investor in Bitcoin and…

Indian authorities are actively working to bring all cryptocurrency exchanges operating in India under stringent Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering Financing of Terrorism (CFT) guidelines to enhance compliance and oversight in the burgeoning digital asset market. The Indian government’s Financial…

The British arm of Interactive Brokers, known as Interactive Brokers U.K. Limited (IBUK), has launched cryptocurrency trading for its clients. According to a press release on Businesswire, IBUK’s investors and financial advisors can start trading Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin…

Several officers from the Indian Crime Branch, including an Inspector General of Police (IGP), are being probed by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with a Bitcoin scam. The SIT has issued a notice to Inspector General of Police…

Data shows that ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), also known as ARKB, recorded the highest amount of inflows after reaching a crucial level. According to data provided by Farside Investors, the US Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs registered $100.5 million in…

Crypto investment firm BlockTower Capital has reportedly been targeted by fraudsters, resulting in a partial loss of funds from the firm’s main hedge fund. BlockTower Capital, a crypto investment firm founded by Matthew Goetz and Ari Paul, has allegedly fallen…

ArcBlock’s native token, ABT, has seen a significant surge in its market value, with a 26% rise over the last 24 hours, pushing the token to a new all-time high of $3.92. The latest surge in trading volume, which reached $31.8…

Following the Pepe (PEPE) price rally to new all-time highs, a trader made a 15,718x profit in one year. According to data provided by Lookonchain, the trader purchased a total of 4.9 trillion PEPE for less than $3,000 on April…