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The ‘Zksync.jp’ Scam: How a Fentanyl Smuggling Ring Defrauded Crypto Investors in Japan
According to local reports, a Chinese organization that exported fentanyl precursors to the U.S. was also involved in millionaire cryptocurrency fraud in Japan. The group issued a token linked to a domain similar to a Japanese fast-payments…
Safaricom Teams With Chainalysis as AI Hunts Payments Linked to Illegal Wildlife Trade
Safaricom, along with major technology and cryptocurrency companies, including Chainalysis, has joined Prince William’s United for Wildlife taskforce to combat the $23 billion illegal wildlife trade. Squeezing the Financial Flows Kenyan…
Thailand Expands $307M Crypto Mining Probe as Chinese Financiers Face Arrests
Thailand has expanded a probe into a transnational Chinese criminal network that used illegal crypto-mining to launder over $300 million annually from online scams and gambling. Rigs Seized and Power Stolen Thai authorities have expanded an…
Bitcoin Steadies Around $64,000 as US and Iran Agree on Roadmap to a Final Deal Within 60 Days
Mediators Qatar and Pakistan say the United States and Iran have agreed on a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days, with technical talks beginning immediately. A 60-Day Window The two mediators said a high-level committee agreed on a…
Base Activates Beryl Upgrade June 25 as B20 Token Standard Goes Live
Base, the Ethereum layer-two network backed by Coinbase, plans to activate its Beryl upgrade on mainnet this coming week on June 25, 2026, at 18:00 UTC. A New Native Token Standard The upgrade introduces B20, a new native token standard…
Ethereum Infrastructure Funding: Kleros Founder Proposes Protocol-Level Validator Redirect Rate
A proposal that seeks to implement a semi-voluntary redirect rate to subsidize the creation and operation of shared infrastructure by validators. If the majority of validators agree, the rate becomes mandatory for all, and they can choose…
President Milei Exempts Registered Crypto Exchanges From Argentina’s ‘Cheque Tax’
The administration of Javier Milei has issued an executive order establishing exemptions to the 1.2% tax affecting money flows involving VASPs. The measure directly benefits users, who will now save these funds when depositing (or…
FBI Director Kash Patel Vows to Bring ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Criminals to Justice
Patel stressed that the bureau would find those involved in these crypto crimes to “bring them to justice.” The FBI has been battling social crypto fraud, commonly known as “pig butchering” schemes, to prevent elderly Americans from being…
Ex-Ethereum Foundation Lead Warns Core Devs Could Run Short of Funding in 3-9 Months
The Ethereum network could face a slow-burning funding crisis within three to nine months, warned Trent Van Epps, adding that spending cuts and a wound-down incentive program could squeeze the roughly $30 million-a-year effort that keeps…
Fidelity Debuts GENIUS Act Aligned Stablecoin Reserve Fund With 0.25% Fee
Fidelity has launched a government money market fund designed for stablecoin issuers managing reserve assets under the GENIUS Act. The product joins a growing wave of institutional funds built for the fast-expanding stablecoin market.…