
The DOJ Just Charged 10 Foreign Nationals for Running Crypto Pump-and-Dump Rings
Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in Oakland federal court as Operation Token Mirrors expands to four firms and 10 defendants.
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Three crypto executives extradited from Singapore appeared in Oakland federal court as Operation Token Mirrors expands to four firms and 10 defendants.

Brent crude oil surged 60% in March 2026, the largest monthly gain since the futures contract launched in 1988. What the energy shock means for crypto in Q2.

Better Money Company raised $10M from a16z crypto to build a stablecoin clearinghouse. USDT excluded under the Genius Act. Paxos, Bridge, and MoonPay onboard.

Moody's assigns a Ba2 rating to New Hampshire's $100M Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, the first rated crypto-collateralized bond in US public finance history.

Phantom wallet now has a virtual Visa debit card for US users. Fund with CASH stablecoin at 1:1 USD, spend anywhere Visa is accepted, and withdraw via ACH.

DOJ charges Jonathan Spalletta for the 2021 Uranium Finance exploit on BNB Chain. He laundered $50M through Tornado Cash and bought rare collectibles.

A federal court permanently bars KuCoin operator Peken Global from serving US users, capping a $297M DOJ settlement and adding a $500K CFTC penalty.

New Google research finds fewer than 500,000 qubits could compromise Bitcoin. Taproot's exposed public keys widen the attack surface to 6.9 million BTC.

Blumenthal and Warren demand SEC records after enforcement director Margaret Ryan resigned and fraud charges against Justin Sun were settled for $10 million.

Nasdaq scraps the 10% float minimum and adds a Fast Entry rule letting mega-cap IPOs join the Nasdaq 100 in 15 trading days, effective May 1, 2026.