What Is the Scope of the DOJ’s Wash Trading Case? US prosecutors have expanded a multi-year crackdown on crypto market manipulation, charging 10 foreign nationals tied to four market-making firms in connection with alleged wash trading schemes. The latest development saw three executives extradited from Singapore appear in federal court in Oakland, marking a new
In a world where crypto has crossed a landmark threshold as being now regulated in more than 100 countries worldwide, rather than resting in the so-called “gray zone,” digital assets have formally entered the once-seemed distant reality. Yet, the landscape still lacks unified clarity. While a growing wave of governments formalize oversight, there is still
BTCUSD breaks below ascending trend channel Trades below 70,000 at lower boundary of consolidation Momentum signals suggest deeper declines may be limited for now Bitcoin is attempting a mild recovery after falling to a onemonth low slightly below 65,000, before paring losses and trading higher near 67,700, trying to reenter the multimonth upwardsloping channel intact since
BNP Paribas has expanded its exchange-traded product offering to include crypto-asset exchange-traded notes, providing clients with indirect exposure to digital assets through regulated securities. The bank is introducing six ETNs backed by crypto-assets, which will be available through securities accounts starting March 30, 2026. The products will initially be offered to clients in France, with
Why Did Dunamu’s Revenue Decline in 2025? Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Upbit, reported a 10.04% decline in operating revenue for 2025 as trading activity slowed following a stronger 2024. The company posted consolidated operating revenue of 1.56 trillion won ($1.03 billion), down from 1.73 trillion won ($1.1 billion) a year
What Does the Digital Asset PARITY Act Propose? US Representatives Max Miller and Steven Horsford have released a discussion draft of the “Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields Act,” or the “Digital Asset PARITY Act,” outlining a proposed overhaul of how digital assets are taxed under US law. The bill seeks to
What Do the Latest Bitcoin Transfers Show? An early bitcoin holder has moved another 500 BTC, worth about $33 million at the time of the transaction, to Binance, continuing a pattern of gradual distribution from a wallet dating back more than a decade. The same address sent 5,000 BTC to exchanges the previous week, according
What Is Driving Ripple’s Growth Momentum? Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the company is on track to deliver a record first quarter, pointing to the impact of recent acquisitions and broader expansion across the digital asset sector. The firm has accelerated activity following a series of large transactions in 2025, including the $1.25 billion
The U.S. Federal Reserve has stated that it has no intention of launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), reaffirming a clear policy position at a time when global central banks are accelerating efforts to develop state-backed digital money. The statement marks one of the most definitive signals from the Fed that a digital dollar
Spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) returned to net outflows on March 26, reversing intermittent inflow momentum seen earlier in the month and highlighting continued volatility in institutional positioning. Market estimates indicate that U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs recorded net outflows of approximately $300 million to $350 million during the session, marking one of the larger daily redemption