Brayden Lindrea

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting enforcement director Cara Petersen has quit, saying that she has never “seen the ability to perform our core mission so under attack.”

Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and audio to stay off the blockchain.

Five members of an international crypto scam ring are accused of stealing nearly $37 million from American victims and sending the funds to Cambodia.

The UK Insolvency Service has hired a former police investigator to help creditors recover cryptocurrency from failed companies and criminal cases.

Evita Pay founder Iurii Gugnin has been accused of using sanctioned Russian banks to launder millions into the US, with the funds used in part to undermine American interests.

Strategy’s Michael Saylor says even if a legitimate quantum computing threat emerged from a tech giant, it won't be released.

Argentina’s corruption watchdog has cleared President Javier Milei of wrongdoing over the LIBRA scandal, saying the post was made while acting in a personal capacity.

Improvements in Coinbase's machine learning models and infrastructure helped to cut the number of unnecessary account restrictions.

Moroccan police arrested Badiss Mohamed Amide Bajjou, who is accused of being one of the ringleaders behind a spate of recent crypto-related kidnappings in France.

The Foundation backing the Ethereum blockchain has laid out a new treasury policy to ensure it allocates resources efficiently while supporting its DeFi ecosystem.

The California State Assembly passed a bill that would allow state agencies to accept crypto for payment in a unanimous 68-0 vote, which will now head to the Senate.

Meta will use nuclear energy to power its data centers and AI models with a 20-year deal to secure 1.1 gigawatts of energy from an Illinois facility.

A Bitcoin ETF branded with Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, is seeking a green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Russia’s largest commercial bank, Sber, launched a Bitcoin-linked bond product that’s now trading on OTC markets and may soon be listed on the country's top stock exchange.

Bitcoin-stacking Strategy is looking to raise $250 million through a new perpetual preferred stock listing to buy more Bitcoin.

Robinhood has acquired the world’s longest-running crypto exchange, Bitstamp, for $200 million, expanding its institutional crypto offerings to Europe, the UK and Asia.

Meta shareholders shut down a proposal to assess whether Bitcoin should be added to its balance sheet, with just 0.08% of votes in favor of the idea.

Wintermute has created code that warns of malicious code in Ethereum delegate contracts to protect users from a new wallet-draining tactic.

Panama should allow ships wanting to transit the Panama Canal to skip the line if they pay in Bitcoin, says Panama City Mayor Mayer Mizrachi.

Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.

The SEC and Binance have filed a joint motion to end a nearly two-year legal battle in the agency’s latest backdown from its prior crypto enforcement actions.

Elon Musk says he’s quitting his cost-cutting side hustle DOGE, admitting he spent “too much time on politics” and it was harder than he anticipated.

Blockchain land record management firm Balcony has signed a five-year deal with officials in New Jersey’s Bergen County to tokenize 370,000 property deeds onchain.

A Manhattan federal court has frozen $57 million worth of USDC allegedly tied to the controversial Libra memecoin.

US Representative Bryan Steil wants lawmakers to hold off adding non-relevant items into crypto bills, arguing that political scandals should stay out of legislative text.

Nasdaq has filed with the SEC to list 21Shares spot Suit ETF, jumpstarting the agency’s review of the proposed listing.

Strategy’s Michael Saylor advised against institutions publishing proof-of-reserves to show their crypto holdings, saying it’s a “bad idea” that increases the risk of a security breach.

A second person suspected of being tied to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his crypto will surrender to New York City police, according to multiple reports.

Social media prankster Nicholas Pinto said the food served at President Donald Trump’s memecoin dinner was like trash and that Trump’s speech was “pretty much like bullshit.”

US House Speaker Mike Johnson avoided answering whether the attendees of Donald Trump’s crypto dinner should be disclosed as Democrats call for a DOJ probe.