In brief The FBI has charged a Baldwinsville, NY man with wire fraud and money laundering over an alleged scheme to launder funds from scams into Bitcoin. Tushal Rathod is accused of masterminding a scheme […]
In brief Japanese firm Metaplanet has bought 1,005 more Bitcoin for $97 million, lifting its total holdings to 13,350 BTC worth $1.27 billion. The company relies on bond issuance and stock rights to fund rapid […]
In brief MiniMax-M1 excels at coding and agent tasks, but creative writers will want to look elsewhere. Despite marketing claims, real-world testing finds platform limits, performance slowdowns, and censorship oddities. Benchmark scores and feature set […]
In brief President Trump called the practice of denying banking services to crypto companies and conservatives “very bad and very dangerous.” Trump said that banking regulators, not banks themselves, drive debanking through intimidation and control. […]
In brief Self-styled Russian crypto expert “Bitmama” has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a $23 million Bitcoin fraud disguised as offshore investments. Russian prosecutors say she lured clients by promising to convert […]
In brief A U.S. judge ruled Meta’s AI training on copyrighted books qualifies as fair use, dealing a blow to 13 authors. The decision follows a similar ruling favoring Anthropic, though courts warned AI training […]
In brief Blockchain-based prediction platform Polymarket correctly predicted the surprise victory of Zohran Mamdani in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. Traders pivoted sharply to Mamdani following an Emerson poll. Polymarket is reportedly closing […]
Altcoin Sei (SEI) was the best-performing top 100 crypto asset in today’s trading, jumping 46.5% to $0.2855 in the past 24 hours, per CoinGecko data. Today’s impressive performance builds on its momentum from earlier in […]
In brief Japanese firm Metaplanet purchased 1,111 BTC at around $106,408 each, in its latest acquisition today. Metaplanet’s total holdings have reached 11,111 BTC, positioning the firm as the eighth largest corporate holder. The company […]
In brief Crypto prices tanked Sunday morning after the U.S. conducted strikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities. Ethereum led the selloff among the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market cap, dropping 7.4% on the day. Users […]
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