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New York State has sued prediction market platform Kalshi for alleged illegal gambling violations, seeking penalties of up to $36 billion in a case that could redraw regulatory boundaries nationwide.…
Binance has been linked to an Iranian money-moving operation connected to illegal gambling and sanctions evasion, exposing critical gaps in global crypto oversight.…
An Iran-linked exchange allegedly routed $676M through Binance in a sanctions-evasion scheme, imperiling fragile U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations.…
The SEC has paused Nasdaq's Bitcoin options approval as the CME wages a jurisdictional turf war, shaking the future of Bitcoin derivatives markets.…
Asia's fastest-growing fraud vector isn't a hacker — it's a genuine customer, on a real device, executing a payment they were manipulated into making.…
A hacker spent $4M to buy voting power and drain $20M from BonkDAO's treasury — no smart contract failed, only governance did.…
Okta agrees to acquire Permiso Security, adding identity threat detection and response capabilities to its platform as AI and cloud risks intensify.…
Minnesota has banned crypto ATMs after state officials reported residents — largely senior citizens — lost roughly $1 million to kiosk-related scams between 2023 and 2025.…
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton is set to be sworn in as Director of National Intelligence on Monday, a move with sweeping implications for crypto regulation and national security.…
A CEO allegedly stole $5 million from a blockchain firm and deleted 194 expense records to conceal the theft, exposing a critical governance vacuum inside the industry.…
Galaxy Research pegs Coldcard wallet exploit losses at ~$70M — nearly double initial estimates — as Binance founder CZ urges diversification across wallets.…
The IFC plans to deploy up to €750 million alongside Deutsche Bank in an unfunded risk-sharing facility designed to bolster trade finance access for emerging market banks.…