Crypto companies, executives and investors have raised more than any other industry to influence the 2024 elections. Crypto now trails only the fossil fuel industry in political spending since 2010.

Crypto markets expect the Fed to announce new rate cuts this week. Investors anticipate a 25 or 50 basis point reduction in rates. While cuts may drive Bitcoin to new heights, some warn they may hurt ...

Binance blacklists attacker addresses linked to Clipper malware. Users advised to double-check wallet addresses before sending. Stealer-type malware increases, targets crypto transactions and wallet ...

Robbery gang conducted series of violent break-ins, crypto heists. Crew stole a total of $3.5 million in crypto, laundered funds. Prison sentences of five to 20 years handed out to other members. A ...

US sanctions Cambodian crypto scams tied to forced labour. Crypto fraud losses surged almost 154% from 2021 to 2023: FBI. Santa Clara prosecutor Erin West takes on rising crypto fraud. The US has ...

A version of this article appeared in our Roundup newsletter on September 13. Sign up here. Crypto lobbying group Blockchain Association says to brace for more legal attacks this month. That’s because ...

Grayscale relaunches its XRP Trust. This has sparked speculation on a possible upcoming XRP ETF. XRP price jumps 10% following the news. Grayscale Investments relaunches its XRP Trust in a move that ...

Senior Democrat highlights DeFi’s dangers during hearing. Hearing highlights partisan divide over DeFi, as Republicans fear regulation could derail the industry. Decentralised finance is dangerous — ...

Singapore’s deputy prime minister says Worldcoin is getting probed. The police are investigating suspected human ID traffickers. Singaporeans were warned not to trade their Worldcoin IDs. Worldcoin’s ...

SEC enforcement actions ramp up toward the end of the government's financial year. This year “marked the SEC’s most aggressive stance." SEC Chair Gary Gensler has cracked down on crypto, and wants ...

Friend.tech has shut down. The project's creators have revoked their ability to make changes to it. They still walked away with $44 million the protocol generated through fees. Friend.tech, the crypto ...

Wolfgang Münchau is a columnist for DL News. He is co-founder and director of Eurointelligence, and writes a column on European affairs for the New Statesman. Opinions are his own. The gold price has ...