From Hawala to Swift: Inside the 1,000-year battle to move money safely
Finance has spent centuries decoupling wealth from physical transport, but constantly erasing friction creates vectors
240 UK taxpayers made more than $1.3 million each from crypto holdings in fiscal 2025
For the first time, the U.K.’s tax office broke out crypto capital gains figures, showing
Las Vegas businessman convicted in $24 million ‘AI supercomputer’ crypto Ponzi scheme
Brent Kovar has been found guilty of running a crypto Ponzi scheme, defrauding at least
Kraken adds U.S. stocks in Europe as TradFi-crypto divide blurs
The exchange said it is the first crypto company to offer European customers both traditional
BitMart founder dismisses calls for audit as users report blocked funds, unpaid employees
Summary BitMart founder Sheldon Lee dismissed as “fabricated rumors” an X post alleging that customers
Israel’s largest crypto broker Bits of Gold hit by data breach affecting 200,000 customers
Summary Cryptocurrency broker Bits of Gold stated hackers accessed personal data for about 200,000 customers
Bitget set to exit Japan, close all remaining positions by year-end
Summary Bitget will halt crypto trading services for Japan residents, having already stopped new registrations
BitRiver founder charged in Russia with $12.5 million fraud
Summary A Russian court transferred BitRiver founder Igor Runets from house arrest to a pretrial
Russia outlines new digital depository rules ahead of fall crypto framework roll-out
Summary The Bank of Russia has published draft regulations to create organized cryptocurrency markets, extending
EU hits Russia with massive 21st sanctions package targeting $120B crypto network
Summary The European Union has expanded its Russia sanctions to target the A7 cross-border payments
