A New Zealand man has been arrested for allegedly being a part of an international criminal organization that stole $265 million in crypto assets from seven people. In a new press release, authorities allege that the unnamed Wellington man participated in a scheme that fraudulently obtained the crypto assets by manipulating victims between March and
Businesses providing crypto services in the UK will be required to collect more extensive user and transaction data by next year. The HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says the new rule covers all UK-based reporting crypto-asset service providers (RCASPs), which include exchanges, brokers, dealers, and any firm that transacts with digital assets on behalf of
The world’s largest cryptocurrency options exchange is reportedly considering expanding its operations into the US. The Financial Times reports that Dubai-headquartered Deribit is eyeing to enter the US market to take advantage of President Donald Trump’s pledge to make the country the crypto capital of the world. Deribit chief executive Luuk Strijers says that the
President Donald Trump is reportedly pardoning the three co-founders of the crypto exchange BiTMEX, including prominent crypto investor Arthur Hayes. According to a new report by CNBC, Trump pardoned Hayes, Benjamin Delo and Samuel Reed on Thursday, nearly three years after they pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act by willfully failing to establish
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is announcing four more roundtable events in 2025 for its task force to discuss the digital assets industry. According to a new press release, the regulatory agency plans to add four roundtable discussions about crypto assets and how they are regulated to its calendar of events. The discussions,
The new Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly has a crypto portfolio worth millions of dollars. According to a new report from Fortune, an ethics disclosure reveals that Paul Atkins – President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next SEC Chair – holds about $6 million in crypto-related investments, including $1