India Raids Alleged Crypto MLM Empire as $275M Money Laundering Probe Expands Across States
India’s financial crime agency has intensified a sweeping crackdown on an alleged cryptocurrency Ponzi empire, targeting a sprawling fake crypto MLM network accused of draining billions of rupees from investors across multiple northern states. India’s Enforcement Directorate Targets Alleged Crypto Ponzi Network India’s federal money laundering watchdog launched coordinated searches tied to an alleged cryptocurrency … Read more
Trump to ‘look into’ recently convicted Samurai Wallet co-founder
Trump has already pardoned two crypto heavyweights, Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October and Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht in January. Go to Source
South Africa Crypto Sector Gains Regulatory Lift as 248 Providers Secure Licenses
South Africa’s crypto market is accelerating into a higher-confidence phase as the FSCA confirms 420 CASP license applications, approvals stacking up, compliance pathways clarifying, and institutional-grade oversight reinforcing momentum around which firms are positioned to scale under authorization. South Africa Crypto Market Builds Momentum as 420 Providers Flood Licensing Pipeline The regulation of crypto-related financial … Read more
Trump Signals Review of Samourai Wallet Developers’ Case as Pardon Calls Grow
On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is aware of the case involving Samourai Wallet developers Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill, adding that “We’ll look at that” when asked about the developers’ legal situation. Trump Says ‘We’ll Look at That’ When Asked About Samourai Wallet Developer Support has gathered around Samourai Wallet developers … Read more
NYSE Accelerates Crypto’s Path to Mainstream Capital With Expanding Public Listings
NYSE tightened its grip on blockbuster IPOs while opening a clear, regulated route for crypto companies and digital asset products to tap U.S. public markets, signaling digital assets are moving from the fringe into mainstream capital formation. NYSE Signals Structural Shift Higher for Crypto as Public Market Access Scales Crypto companies moved closer to mainstream … Read more
Bitcoin, altcoins sell-off as Fed chair switch-up, AI bubble fears spook markets
The crypto market corrected as a shake-up in the Trump administration’s Fed chair pick spooked traders, and growing US macroeconomic challenges led investors to risk-off. Go to Source
Early Bitcoin Moves Slow Significantly in 2025 as 2010 Block Rewards Rarely Budge
With 2025 winding down and just two weeks left on the clock, data from onchain parsers show that only eight block rewards from 2010 have been spent all year—unless a few decide to stir before the curtain falls in December. Officially, it’s shaping up as one of the quietest years on record for 2010 block … Read more
Galaxy Digital’s Head of Research Says Tether’s Global Reach Is Underestimated
Tether’s scale, profitability, and expanding business interests remain widely underestimated, according to a new analysis by Alex Thorn, head of firmwide research at Galaxy Digital. Alex Thorn: Tether Has Quietly Become One of Crypto’s Most Powerful Firms Alex Thorn‘s assessment appeared in Galaxy Research’s weekly brief published Dec. 12 and was later shared on X, … Read more
Saylor Buys Nearly $1B Worth of Bitcoin, Then It Plunges 4%
Many expected Strategy’s mega purchase to put the wind in bitcoin’s sails; instead, the asset tumbled to $85K. Michael Saylor’s Near-Billion Bitcoin Purchase Precedes Sharp Drop Michael Saylor is a man of conviction. At a time when pessimism seems to have permeated every corner of the crypto ecosystem, the 60-year-old billionaire chairman of bitcoin treasury … Read more