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Russian National Hit With 22 Charges for Laundering 0M in Crypto

Russian National Hit With 22 Charges for Laundering $530M in Crypto

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A Russian national faces 22 charges for laundering $530 million through cryptocurrency, using his companies to bypass U.S. sanctions and defraud financial institutions. 22 Charges Filed Against Russian National in $530M Crypto Scheme The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on June 9 that Iurii Gugnin, a Russian national living in New York, faces 22 […]

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BiT Global drops Coinbase lawsuit over wrapped Bitcoin delisting

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BiT Global, a crypto custody firm tied to entrepreneur Justin Sun, has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Coinbase over the delisting of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC). The move ends a months-long legal dispute that spotlighted growing tensions between centralized exchanges and token custodians as control over key infrastructure becomes increasingly contested. Filed on June 6 in

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Newly introduced GOP Bill seeks to write Trump’s strategic Bitcoin reserve into law

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A new House bill introduced Friday would lock in President Trump’s unprecedented executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, signaling the GOP’s deepening embrace of digital assets as fiscal and geopolitical leverage tools. The bill, H.R. 3798, sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), aims to codify Executive Order 14233, signed by Trump. Bitcoin reserve law

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President Milei Gets Absolved: No Infringement Found in Libra’s Promotion

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The Anti-Corruption Office (AO) found that President Javier Milei did not violate any ethics laws with his involvement in the promotion of Libra, a meme coin launched in February. Investigation Finds President Milei Did Not Break Ethics Laws by Promoting Libra One of the first investigations into Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s involvement in the Libra

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Argentine Anti-Corruption Office clears President Milei of ethics violation over LIBRA promotion

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Argentina’s Anti-Corruption Office has determined that President Javier Milei did not violate any ethics laws when he promoted the Solana-based LIBRA memecoin in February. In a resolution issued on Friday, the office declared that Milei’s Feb. 14 X post constituted a personal statement rather than an official announcement as a public servant. Therefore, Milei’s post

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WBTC Delisting Fight Ends: Bit Global Drops Case Against Coinbase

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Bit Global has officially dropped its $1 billion lawsuit against Coinbase, with both firms agreeing to dismiss the case with prejudice, according to a joint court filing submitted Friday. Antitrust Accusation Dropped The joint stipulation, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, confirms that the dispute between Bit Global Digital

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WLFI issues cease and desist notice to creators of ‘Official Trump Wallet’

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World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the crypto venture associated with President Donald Trump and members of his family, has issued a cease-and-desist letter to the creators of a newly announced Trump-branded crypto wallet, Bloomberg News reported on June 5, citing a person familiar with the matter. The letter, reportedly sent to Fight Fight Fight LLC, the

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Moroccan police arrests suspect behind recent crypto-related kidnappings in France

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Moroccan police have arrested a dual-national French-Moroccan man wanted for an alleged connection with a series of kidnappings in France that targetted individuals with crypto holdings, Reuters reported on June 4, citing a source familiar with the case. According to the source, Moroccan police identified the man as Bajjou Badiss Mohamed AmiDe, who is 24

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WazirX relocates to Panama after Singapore court blocks restructuring efforts

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Crypto exchange WazirX suffered a major legal blow after the Singapore High Court rejected its restructuring proposal to relaunch operations following a $230 million hack in July 2024. On June 4, WazirX announced that its request for court approval had been denied, saying: “The Honourable Singapore High Court issued an order declining to approve our

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Silk Road founder receives .4M BTC donation after bagging .8M in auction

Silk Road founder receives $31.4M BTC donation after bagging $1.8M in auction

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The founder of the darknet marketplace Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht, received 300 BTC, worth around $31.4 million, in a single donation from an unknown wallet, data from Arkham Intelligence shows. Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison, received a full and unconditional pardon from U.S. President Donald Trump on January 21. He was released

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