California’s lower house has passed a sweeping crypto payments-regulating bill that would also allow the state to take idle crypto holdings from exchanges if an owner hasn’t accessed their account in three years. The California State Assembly passed Assembly Bill (AB) 1052 in a 78-0 vote on June 3, which would make crypto subject to
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has been handed a $1.1 million court victory after a man it accused of running a crypto scam failed to answer the agency’s lawsuit. A Georgia federal court judge submitted a default judgment in the SEC’s favor on June 3 in its case against Keith Crews, who failed to
The derivatives arm of crypto exchange Crypto.com has sued the Nevada gaming and gambling regulator over its restriction on the trading of sporting event contracts. North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc., which does business as Crypto.com’s North American derivatives business, sued the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) in the state’s federal court on June 3, claiming
Magic Eden used an image of Trump holding up his fist that Trump himself has used to promote his $TRUMP crypto on January 18 [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS As U.S. President Donald Trump leans more heavily into the crypto sector, his name is being used to promote several crypto projects that have nothing to
The suspected mastermind behind a string of kidnappings targeting cryptocurrency entrepreneurs in France has reportedly been arrested in Morocco. According to a new Barron’s report, Moroccan law enforcement apprehended Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, a 24-year-old Franco-Moroccan man, after an Interpol red notice was issued for him by French authorities over kidnapping allegations. France has been
Victoria Police say new federal digital asset seizure legislation helped recover and return $80,000 in stolen cryptocurrency funds to its owner, an 84-year-old man in Victoria. Following an investigation, VicPD says the senior was targeted by a sophisticated tech support scam where $110,000 in cryptocurrency funds was stolen from his accounts. The investigation began in
Financial services and future markets trading platform Robinhood Markets has completed a $200 million acquisition of Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp. Jun 4, 2025 • 14:04 ET • 4 min read Photo By – Imagn Images. Financial services and future markets trading platform Robinhood Markets has completed a $200 million acquisition of Luxembourg-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp.
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans are forging ahead with legislation to establish regulations for U.S. crypto markets, dissecting that effort in a pair of hearings on Wednesday, but Democrats insist the complex bill is hurried, flawed and fails to address a chief complaint: their accusations that President Donald Trump is engaged in crypto corruption. The
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Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images The Trump family’s blitz into cryptocurrency has been a confusing entry into a market that is known to most people for being pretty confusing already. There is a meme coin. There is a stablecoin. There is a decentralized platform for crypto lending; that Trump-linked company has its own token, too.