British authorities have wrapped up a major operation aimed at shutting down channels used by wealthy individuals to dodge sanctions tied to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The operation led to 128 arrests and the seizure of approximately £25 million, equivalent to roughly $33 million in cash and cryptocurrency. The scale of the action shows how
Bitcoin BTC$84,455.47 sentiment has plunged into extreme pessimism, suggesting a tactical or interim low from which a BTC price bounce is likely, according to analytics firm 10x Research. The firm’s proprietary “Greed & Fear” Index, which measures market sentiment, has crashed to a record low of less than 5 points. Readings below 10% represent extreme
On November 19, William “Bill” Hill, 67, co-founder of Bitcoin mixing service Samourai Wallet, was sentenced to four years in prison for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business that processed over $237 million in criminal proceeds, according to journalist Frank Corva. Hill pleaded guilty in July in the Southern District of New York, admitting that
Ethereum drops below $2,700 as strong US job data weakens rate-cut hopes, with analysts warning of a potential drop to $2,500. Ethereum’s price has recently dropped below the $2,700 level due to US job growth data that weakens hopes for a rate cut. The strong job figures for September have impacted market sentiment. This
19 Sep What are Prediction Markets? Posted at 14:32h in Education, Freedom by ricardom Prediction markets, long valued for their ability to aggregate information into accurate forecasts, have evolved from informal betting and academic experiments into powerful decentralised platforms, capturing the interest of the cypherpunk movement in the 1990s as tools for truth-seeking and resistance
European security agencies are uncovering a growing trend they once considered unlikely: intelligence operations funded not through secret bank accounts or cash drops, but through crypto. Yes, a full crypto spy operation in Europe. UK authorities revealed that Russian intelligence services used a cash-to-crypto laundering system to finance covert activities across Europe, marking a significant
Grayscale’s two new crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will go live on NYSE Arca on Monday, offering U.S. investors simplified access to DOGE$0.1412 and XRP for the first time through regulated public markets. The Grayscale Dogecoin Trust ETF (GDOG) and Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (GXRP) are each structured as spot ETPs that hold their respective underlying
Bitmain Technologies Ltd., the Chinese manufacturer behind most of the world’s Bitcoin mining machines, has been the focus of a federal investigation assessing whether its products pose national security risks, according to Bloomberg reporting. The inquiry, dubbed “Operation Red Sunset,” led by the Department of Homeland Security, reportedly examined whether the company’s machines could be
Here’s a breakdown of the memecoin market drop, the fall across top tokens and the parallel decline in NFT demand. The memecoin market saw one of its toughest days of the year, as traders pulled back from speculative crypto assets. Values slid across major tokens and sentiment weakened. This drop also matched the fall
21 Nov Bitfinex Launches Support for XAUT0 on Solana Posted at 12:07h in Media Releases by Maria Lobusova ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – 21 November, 2025 – Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a premier digital asset trading platform, announced the support for deposits and withdrawals of XAUT0 on Solana as of today, 21 November 2025. XAUT0
