US hits Iran’s ‘shadow banking’ network in Hong Kong, UAE
Two Iranian financiers were sanctioned for using crypto and a "shadow banking" network to evade sanctions and facilitate Iran's oil sales.
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Donald Trump is suing the New York Times for harming his memecoin
Donald Trump accused the New York Times of harming his $TRUMP memecoin in a $15B lawsuit, calling it a Democrat "mouthpiece."
Bitcoin, beatings, and a billionaire’s vendetta: Georgia’s Bachiashvili case
Giorgi Bachiashvili was convicted in May 2025 and sentenced to 11 years in prison for misappropriating 8,986 BTC and laundering the funds.
ANALYSIS: Eric and Donald Trump Jr. are cashing in on crypto
Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, and Barron Trump have all profited from the cryptocurrency industry during their father's second term.
Nepal protests drive spike in Bitchat downloads
Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat saw a large spike in downloads from Nepal amid protests and a social media crackdown.
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Scoop: Bitfinex, Tether shareholder Harborne is Nigel Farage’s top donor
Christopher Harborne, who has shares in Tether, was also outed as the biggest donor to the Brexit Party and gave £1.5M to the Tory Party.
Commerce Secretary Lutnick wants US economy on blockchain for some reason
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says the Department of Commerce is to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain. But why?
UK mirrors US sanctions against Russian crypto networks
The UK sanctioned several Russian and Kyrgyz crypto entities that are being used to dodge Western sanctions during Russia's war on Ukraine.
US Treasury Sec says no BTC buys for Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Scott Bessent confirmed a disappointing amount of US government bitcoin this morning, putting the number at $15B to $20B.
Trump’s BTC U-turn not about the money, says David Bailey
David Bailey explained on CBS TV why Donald Trump was ‘absolutely not’ motivated by personal profit to change his mind about bitcoin.