INTERPOL Busts $562M Cryptocurrency Scam Syndicate in Nigeria.
In a major breakthrough, INTERPOL, in collaboration with Nigerian authorities, has dismantled a massive cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded victims of over $562 million. The operation, codenamed “Thunderstrike,” led to…
SpaceX Transferred $268 Million in Bitcoin Amid Market Turbulence.
A wallet linked to SpaceX, an American space technology company, founded by Billionaire and CEO of X, Elon Musk, transferred around 2,495 Bitcoin (BTC), worth about $268 million, to new…
EU Approves 19th Sanctions Package Banning Russian LNG Imports.
The European Union on Wednesday approved its 19th package of sanctions against Russia over its ongoing war in Ukraine, according to the Danish EU presidency. The agreement, reached in Brussels…
Ben Chow Accused of Stealing $57M From Libra and Melania Tokens.
A class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York accuses Meteora co-founder Benjamin Chow of orchestrating a $57 million memecoin fraud using celebrity names to attract investors.…
Coinbase Rolled Out Payments Tool for AI To Transact Crypto.
Coinbase has rolled out Payments MCP, a new tool that lets AI systems send and receive money directly on the blockchain. The launch gives AI agents the power to create…
CIA Behind Bitcoin? Tucker Carlson Drops New Claim.
Tucker Carlson has stirred fresh controversy after claiming the CIA created Bitcoin. On his Tucker Carlson Network show, he questioned where Bitcoin came from, pointing to its mysterious creator, Satoshi…
BlackRock now own $86.5 billion worth of Bitcoin
The transaction, worth some $200 million, has pushed the fund’s total holdings to 803,200 BTC, valued at approximately $86.5 billion, according to data shared by HeyApollo ETF tracker co-founder Thomas…
Bitcoin Whales Are Now Getting Back Into TradFi Via ETFs Says BlackRock.
Bitcoin whales are moving their wealth from the blockchain onto Wall Street’s balance sheet, reported Bloomberg on Tuesday. Spot Bitcoin ETFs are providing a novel way for the crypto-rich to…
US Fed Plan Execution of New Account Model for Fintech and Stablecoin Access.
At the Federal Reserve’s Payments Innovation Conference on Tuesday, Governor Chris Waller announced plans for a new category of limited-access “skinny master accounts,” according to former Fox Business journalist Eleanor…
Coinbase’s Base to Activate Private Stablecoin Transactions.
Coinbase is working to make crypto transactions more private through its Ethereum layer-2 network, Base. CEO Brian Armstrong said the team is adding private stablecoin transactions, a move to help…