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U.S. prosecutors charged two Robinhood engineers over alleged insider trading, saying they used confidential token-listing information to trade ahead of announcements through Hyperliquid perpetual futures.
US prosecutors are seeking to confiscate $61 million in crypto allegedly tied to an Iranian oil scheme. They claim two Chinese companies used Binance accounts to launder proceeds benefiting Iran’s government and military.
Prediction markets lowered the Clarity Act’s near-term passage odds after Republicans rejected a Democratic counter-proposal. Negotiations remained deadlocked hours before a key Senate vote, CoinDesk reported.
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil forfeiture complaint seeking $61 million in alleged crypto proceeds from Iran’s black-market oil sales, which prosecutors say helped fund the country’s military.
Bernstein analysts say crypto markets have not fully priced in a potential Clarity Act surprise. Ethics changes and banking concessions have improved the bill’s prospects, but Democratic support remains uncertain.
Mexican prosecutors allege suspects killed Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a cold wallet they believed held millions of dollars in Bitcoin.
Malone Lam pleaded guilty in a $245 million cryptocurrency theft conspiracy. US prosecutors said he organized an international network that targeted crypto holders through social engineering and home break-ins.
Polish prosecutors charged Romana Ż. with organized crime and misappropriation offenses involving $2.1 million in Zondacrypto user funds. They are seeking pretrial detention, according to Cointelegraph.
Polish prosecutors have charged a fifth suspect in a major crypto investigation linked to the exchange formerly known as BitBay. The platform became Zondacrypto in 2021 and halted trading in April after frozen withdrawals and losses estimated at $94 million.
The UK's National Crime Agency reportedly froze Sorare's $13.6 million payment to the Premier League. It was the first payment under a $163 million deal, as the Messi-backed fantasy card game faces a gambling prosecution.
A BPI study cited by CoinDesk suggests everyday Americans may respond more to bitcoin’s personal-control and micro-investing features than to broader “digital gold” or world-changing narratives.
Polish Olympic Committee president Radosław Piesiewicz faces charges in a prosecutorial investigation into his ties to collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, Poland’s justice minister said, according to Cointelegraph.
