FBI charges Manhattan man with running $43m crypto Ponzi scheme
The FBI has uncovered a multi-year Ponzi scheme defrauding investors of $43 million, linked to crypto trading, with…
US sanctions crypto addresses tied to Russian drone developer
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s OFAC has sanctioned a Russian one-way attack UAV developer, which solicited donations…
Ethereum’s Buterin advocates multisig, says Shamir backup is ‘way easier to screw up’
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly favored multisig over Shamir backup, saying the latter is “way easier to screw…
Germany’s Bundesbank says households ‘appear open’ to CBDCs
Nearly 90% of German households “appear open” to the idea of embracing a central bank digital currency during…
NYC woman gets 18 years in prison for funding terrorism using Bitcoin
A New York woman gets 18 years in prison for laundering $12,000 in Bitcoin to fund a terrorist…
MicroStrategy boosts Bitcoin holdings to 214,400 BTC with $7.8m purchase
MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin holdings increased by 122 BTC in April, according to the company’s latest quarterly report. MicroStrategy, the…
Google suspends Trust Wallet from its Google Play marketplace
Google Play has apparently removed the non-custodial wallet Trust Wallet from its listing just a few days after…
Pakistan mulls CBDC for women amid concerns of financial abuse
Pakistan’s finance minister says the country is mulling a central bank digital currency to empower women and tackle…
Japan-based Akita dog society adopts blockchain to combat forgery
A Japan-based Akita dog society has started issuing digital pedigree certificates on a blockchain network in a bid…
Australia to launch spot Bitcoin ETFs by end of 2024: Bloomberg
Australia gears up for a crypto boom as the country’s largest securities exchange is poised to list its…