Russia Opens Criminal Investigation Into Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Over Alleged Terrorism Links

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Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into Pavel Durov, accusing the billionaire entrepreneur of facilitating terrorist activity through the encrypted messaging platform Telegram. The investigation marks a major escalation in the long-running confrontation between Russian regulators and one of the world’s most widely used communication apps. According to official reports and public statements, the … Read more

South Africa Moves to Bring Cryptocurrencies Under Capital Flow Controls

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South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced plans to end the country’s crypto regulatory vacuum by drafting new rules to integrate digital assets into the national capital flow management regime. Closing the Regulatory Vacuum South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has signalled a definitive end to the regulatory vacuum surrounding digital assets, revealing the … Read more

Bitwise Bets Bigger on Staking With Chorus One Takeover

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Bitwise Asset Management has acquired Chorus One, folding one of the crypto industry’s longest-running staking infrastructure firms into its expanding onchain division. Bitwise Aims to Build Multichain Muscle Through Chorus One Acquisition Bitwise, a San Francisco-based crypto asset manager overseeing more than $15 billion in client assets, announced this week that it has acquired Chorus … Read more

Crypto Millions Finance Sale of Stolen US Trade Secrets, Treasury Says

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The Treasury Department sanctioned a Russian exploit broker network accused of trafficking stolen U.S. trade secrets and government cyber tools for cryptocurrency, marking the first use of a key intellectual property law to counter escalating national security threats. Treasury Sanctions Crypto-Funded Exploit Ring Trading Stolen US Cyber Tools The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced … Read more

David Schwartz: We Built XRP Ledger So Even Ripple Can’t Control It

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XRP Ledger was deliberately engineered to prevent Ripple from controlling it, Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz claimed, describing it as a design choice meant to shield the network from corporate influence, court orders, and regulatory pressure. Why Ripple Designed XRPL to Survive Even Court Orders and Corporate Pressure Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz defended the … Read more

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