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Engineer Gets 32 Months in Prison Over $750k Bitcoin Extortion Plot
A former IT engineer who locked his employer out of its network and demanded 20 BTC is heading to prison for 32 months.
US Hits Hamas With New Sanctions After Tracing Crypto Trail to France
The Treasury slapped sanctions on five new targets after following illicit crypto transfers back to France.
Bankers Sue OCC to Block Crypto Firm Charters
A major banking lobby is suing federal regulators to overturn trust bank rules used by crypto companies.
California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Hack Out of Test Sandbox
California prosecutors are investigating whether OpenAI is legally liable after its AI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face.
Quebec Watchdog Flags Pump Fun Over Unregistered Canadian Activity
Canadian financial regulators just slapped a warning on the popular memecoin launchpad Pump Fun.
X sues creators for £207k over alleged Bitcoin engagement farming
Social media platform X is attempting to claw back over £207,000 in creator payouts from individuals accused of gaming Bitcoin content monetization.
Polish Authorities Charge Fifth Suspect in $100M Zondacrypto Probe
Polish prosecutors just charged Roman Ż. as part of an active criminal investigation into crypto exchange Zondacrypto.
Robinhood Refuses to Pull Tokenized AMC Stock Despite Legal Threats
AMC CEO Adam Aron demanded a halt on the tokenized meme stock, but Robinhood says the product is staying.
Robinhood Stands Firm Against AMC Over Stock Tokens
Legal experts doubt AMC's securities claims against Robinhood's stock tokens, but IP and trademark fights remain a serious threat.
White House Aide Fined $65k for $107k Prediction Market Trade
A White House staffer used secret speech drafts to grab $107,000 on Kalshi, earning a CFTC ban and fine.
Federal Judge Slams Government's Illegal Retaliation Against Anthropic
A federal judge just tore up retaliatory government sanctions against AI builder Anthropic, slapping Washington with an immediate, permanent injunction.
Bithumb Wins Lawsuit Over $43B Fat-Finger Bitcoin Error
A South Korean court backed Bithumb after an internal slip mistakenly handed 620,000 BTC to hundreds of user accounts.