FBI traces Bitcoin to alleged darknet opioid ring
The FBI traced Bitcoin payments linking two Florida brothers to an alleged darknet opioid network associated with 12 overdoses.
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India targets Weex, Blofin, WOO X and 12 other crypto platforms
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit has issued non-compliance notices to 15 crypto service providers and ordered action to take down their apps and URLs in India for operating without meeting the country’s anti-money laundering requirements. The Financial Intelligence Unit-India said Tuesday…
BitMart appoints A&M to review assets and withdrawals
BitMart appointed Alvarez & Marsal to review its finances and withdrawal arrangements, promising an action plan within three weeks.
XRP ETFs enter $11.4M Schwab collateral pool
XRP ETFs drew nearly $2 million as a Schwab fund disclosed $11.39 million of ETF shares securing Wall Street repo agreements.
Cardano founder weighs OpenAI’s math breakthrough
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson praises OpenAI’s mathematical progress while raising questions about research privacy and attribution.
Tether CEO unveils decentralized P2P search engine
Tether has tested its decentralized peer-to-peer search technology by storing the full Wikipedia archive across 100 distributed nodes, as the USDT issuer works on a system designed to remain available without relying on centralized search infrastructure. According to Tether CEO…
Bitcoin price holds near $79K as cycle drawdowns narrow
Bitcoin’s deepest current-cycle loss was about 50%, but its rebound near $79,200 leaves it roughly 37% below the October 2025 record.
UAE retailers begin accepting DDSC stablecoin payments in new pilot
DDSC and Network International have launched the UAE’s first in-store pilot for payments using a Central Bank-licensed, AED-backed stablecoin, allowing customers to spend DDSC through existing point-of-sale terminals at selected retailers. According to a press release shared with crypto.news on…
Polkadot community votes on DOT backed native stablecoin dotUSD
Polkadot’s community has opened a governance vote on a native decentralized stablecoin called dotUSD, with a proposal to make the dollar-pegged asset the network’s primary stable-value instrument and eventually back it mainly with DOT. According to OpenGov Referendum 1944, the…
Upbit drops HEMI after exploit, lists CP and USELESS
Upbit listed CP and USELESS but canceled HEMI trading after an exploit drained 124.5 million unclaimed tokens from a legacy contract.
Tether freezes $39.3M USDT linked to Xinbi Guarantee
Tether has frozen roughly $39.3 million in USDT held across 10 Tron addresses linked to Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language guarantee marketplace that blockchain investigators have tied to billions of dollars in crypto transactions. MistTrack, the onchain tracing platform developed by…
CleanSpark produces 593 BTC and sells 821 in August
CleanSpark mined 593 BTC in August as hashprice recovered, but undisclosed power and operating costs prevent a definitive profit calculation.