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Bithumb, one of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has prevailed in two lawsuits against users who sold Bitcoin that was mistakenly credited to their accounts due to a significan
The US Treasury Department announced a new phase of sanctions targeting Iran with Operation Economic Outcast, adding digital assets to the list of affected sectors. The move, revealed on Augu
Terra Classic's $LUNC token traded at $0.00005497 on August 27, up 4.44% on the day, as renewed attention falls on the network's accelerating token burn program. The move follows one of the m
240 UK taxpayers each reported making more than $1.3 million from crypto holdings in fiscal 2025, according to new UK government data that puts a rare, official number on the country's concen
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 38 entities over allegedly false filings designed to lure retail investors, an enforcement action centered on the integrity of informat
Two separate developments touching XRP's payments network and its exchange-traded fund landscape were reported within hours of each other. Two updates concerning Ripple and its XRP token surf
Regulator says false filings were used to project legitimacy and attract retail investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against 38 entities accused of submitting f
Where Does The $4.7 Billion Loss Estimate Come From? Investors in cryptocurrency ventures linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his family are at least an estimated $4.7 billion underwate
Britain wants to give the Bank of England a new job: helping payment innovation grow, including stablecoins. The government announced the plan on August 27, 2026, adding a secondary innovatio
The two banking regulators have tightened the standard used to justify supervisory action against banks. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpor
The company behind XRP is reportedly building out services that could include stock and index trading for institutional clients. Ripple is reportedly preparing a new institutional trading bus
Prosecutors detain Radosław Piesiewicz as investigators examine suspected crypto-linked graft tied to the exchange's collapse. Polish prosecutors have detained Radosław Piesiewicz, the head o
