Hong Kong
USDT trail helps uphold prison term in Hong Kong trafficking case
A Hong Kong appeals court has upheld a 56-month prison term for Ma Zhihao after investigators linked ransom payments from a human trafficking operation to a…
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Justin Sun
Justin Sun scores partial win in World Liberty lawsuit
A federal judge kept Justin Sun’s individual World Liberty claims in court while both parties determine which company claims face arbitration.
Bankruptcy
Crypto mining pool Poolin files for bankruptcy in New Jersey
Bitcoin mining pool operator Poolin Technology and two affiliated companies have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey, with court records placing Poolin’s estimated…
News
Ripple joins Clearpool, Cicada to launch institutional RLUSD credit fund
Ripple has backed a new institutional credit fund that will issue RLUSD working-capital loans to fintech and payments companies through the XRP Ledger, with Clearpool and…
Crypto traders
South Korea proposes new FIU powers to investigate unregistered crypto firms
South Korean lawmakers have introduced legislation that would give the Financial Intelligence Unit direct authority to investigate suspected unregistered crypto businesses instead of relying mainly on…
Bitcoin
Strategy Bitcoin treasury returns to profit above $75,385
Strategy’s 840,447 BTC returned above its $75,385 average cost as Bitcoin rallied, while BitMine retained a multibillion-dollar ETH loss.
Blockchain
Shinhan taps Solana for Korean won tokenized fund
Shinhan Asset Management signed a four-party agreement to test a Korean won tokenized fund on Solana before Korea’s 2027 regulatory rollout.
Bitcoin
Bhutan transfers 490 BTC worth $32.7M to new wallets
The Royal Government of Bhutan has moved 490.87 Bitcoin worth about $32.74 million to fresh wallets over the past 24 hours, extending a series of large…
AI
Bitcoin miners spend $5.1B chasing AI revenue
Nine Bitcoin miners spent $5.11 billion on capital assets while reporting $341.2 million in AI and HPC revenue during the first half.
Cryptocurrency
President Trump crypto profits called inappropriate by 63%: poll
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found 63% of Americans consider Trump family crypto profits inappropriate, with opinions divided sharply by party.