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French authorities have arrested three men accused of kidnapping and torturing a 74-year-old man for nearly 16 hours in a failed attempt to extort cryptocurrency from his son.

The WHITEWHALE meme coin on Solana has survived a major sell-off and rug pull accusations after a top holder exit triggered a sharp collapse and rapid rebound in price.

US lawmakers have approved a funding bill that will largely end a four-day partial government shutdown, with President Donald Trump expected to sign the legislation.

Tian Ruixiang Holdings said it plans to acquire up to 15,000 Bitcoin through an equity-linked agreement with an unnamed global digital asset investor.

Nevada gaming authorities have filed a lawsuit against Coinbase alleging it offered unlicensed wagers on sports event contracts through its recently launched prediction markets.

Trump Media & Technology Group has launched a Digital Token Initiative that will allow eligible shareholders to receive non-transferable digital tokens linked to its Truth Social platform.

US investigators are intensifying scrutiny of Iran’s expanding crypto sector amid concerns digital assets are being used to evade international sanctions.

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein invested in Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream during its 2014 seed round and invited co-founder Adam Back to his private Caribbean island, according to newly released U.S. Department of Justice files.

Bitcoin has been slammed back into the mid-$70,000s, wiping out weeks of gains and dragging the wider crypto market lower.

Spot crypto trading volumes have fallen to their lowest levels since 2024 as investor engagement weakens and liquidity dries up across major exchanges.

Bitcoin could extend its decline toward $56,000 as clear catalysts for a sustained rebound remain elusive, according to Galaxy Digital research head Alex Thorn.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest increased exposure to crypto-linked stocks this week, buying shares during a broader equity sell-off.

Vitalik Buterin has sold just over 700 ether in recent on-chain transactions, a move he said is linked to funding long-term public-interest initiatives rather than responding to market conditions.

Newly released Epstein files show Jeffrey Epstein received an email in March 2019 highlighting a “massive controversy” surrounding Coinbase and its acquisition of blockchain analytics firm Neutrino.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has issued a warning over rising crypto ATM scams and launched a new fraud reporting tool as losses mount, particularly among older adults.

Prediction market Myriad has teamed up with crypto proprietary trading firm AceTrader to let users predict outcomes in the AceTrader 100 competition, with $30,000 in prizes on offer.

Physical attacks targeting crypto holders, known as wrench attacks, rose sharply in 2025, resulting in at least $40.9 million in confirmed losses worldwide, according to blockchain security firm CertiK.

Law firm Fenwick & West has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by former users of FTX, who alleged the firm played a key role in the fraud that led to the exchange’s collapse.

US President Donald Trump said he had no knowledge of a reported $500 million investment by an Abu Dhabi royal into the World Liberty Financial crypto platform.

ING Deutschland has begun offering retail clients exchange-traded products providing exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana through its Direct Depot platform.

A US crypto market structure bill is unlikely to advance in Congress without direct involvement from President Donald Trump, according to investment bank TD Cowen.

Cboe Global Markets is in early talks to relaunch “all-or-nothing” binary options for retail investors, targeting the fast-growing prediction market sector, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

Ether’s 21% first-quarter slump should be viewed as an attractive entry point rather than a breakdown in fundamentals, according to Fundstrat research head Tom Lee.

Opera shares jumped nearly 18% after the browser company said its MiniPay wallet now supports Tether’s USDT stablecoin and Tether Gold.