Thai authorities have dismantled nine illegal Bitcoin mining operations, arresting two individuals in electricity theft worth over $280,000. The crackdown, reported by The Straits Times, highlights ongoing efforts to curb illicit cryptocurrency activities in the country. The operation in...
Daren Li could face a maximum of 20 years in a United States prison after pleading guilty to laundering millions in stolen funds through cryptocurrency scams. According to a plea deal filed on November 11 in a U.S. federal...
United States prosecutors are pushing to seize nearly $18.5 million worth of cryptocurrencies linked to alleged bribes paid by FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried to Chinese officials. A November 12 court filing in the New York District Court alleges that...
A recent survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reveals that in 2023, cryptocurrency usage was significantly more prevalent among underbanked households compared to fully banked households in the U.S. The FDIC's report published on November 12 surveyed...
Coinbase has introduced the Coinbase 50 Index (COIN50), a regulated cryptocurrency benchmark that offers investors globally a transparent and reliable means of gaining exposure to the growing crypto market. According to the U.S.-based exchange, the index allows traders to...
HashKey Group chairman Xiao Feng has suggested that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pro-crypto policies could eventually influence China to rethink its approach to digital assets. In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Xiao proposed that a strong...
CoinShares, a leading European crypto asset manager, has announced a new educational campaign targeting Swedish investors as part of its promotional strategy for its new financial product, CoinShares XBT Provider. According to a November 12 press release, the "CoinShares...
An investor in the Gigachad (GIGA) token, known online as "Still in the Game," reportedly suffered a $6.09 million loss in a targeted phishing attack involving a fake Zoom link. The investor explained in an X post that the...
Mesh, a U.S.-based fintech backed by PayPal Ventures, has partnered with Reown (formerly WalletConnect) to introduce wallet ownership verification for UTXO-based assets, starting with Bitcoin. In a press release on November 11, the company highlighted that the wallet ownership...
Web3 game developer Immutable has introduced a new feature to improve the Web3 gaming experience by allowing players to conduct transactions seamlessly within games. Announced on November 11, the "Pre-Approved Transactions" feature addresses a common friction in Web3 gaming:...
