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regulations

BitRiver CEO Igor Runets Arrested; Mining Giant Accused of Tax Concealment

Igor Runets faces house arrest as Russian authorities crack down on the country's largest crypto miner over alleged tax concealment.

February 2, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

regulations

Warren Demands Hearings Over $500M UAE Stake in Trump Crypto Project

Senator Warren alleges "corruption" after reports reveal the UAE's intelligence chief bought a 49% stake in Trump's crypto venture days before securing AI chip export…

February 1, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Binance Faces ‘Blame Storm’ as $19B Crash Legacy Pins Bitcoin at $80K

Four months after a $19 billion leverage wipeout, Bitcoin struggles at $80K as ARK's Cathie Wood and OKX leadership blame a Binance 'glitch' for the…

February 1, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Ethereum Declares War on Quantum: $2M Defense Fund & New ‘LeanVM’ Unit

Ethereum Foundation forms dedicated post-quantum team and leanVM unit to combat 'fee shock' risks, supported by Coinbase and Optimism roadmaps.

February 1, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

China Executes 11 Ming Family Ringleaders; $1.4B Crypto Scam Empire Dismantled

Beijing executes Ming Guoping and 10 others for running a $1.4B pig butchering operation, marking a lethal escalation in the crackdown on crypto-enabled fraud.

February 1, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Global Tax Dragnet Tightens: 48 Nations Trigger OECD Crypto Surveillance Protocols

Privacy premiums vanish as 48 nations begin mandatory CARF data collection, sending Bitcoin sliding to $78k.

February 1, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

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Abu Dhabi Royal Secretly Bought 49% of Trump’s World Liberty Financial for $500M

Documents reveal Sheikh Tahnoon's vehicle injected $500M into WLFI days before inauguration, with $187M paid directly to Trump entities.

February 1, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

US Treasury Blacklists Crypto Exchanges in Historic Iran Sanctions Expansion

OFAC sanctions Zedcex and Zedxion in a first-ever designation of entire crypto exchanges for Iran-related illicit finance, targeting a $1 billion USDT pipeline.

February 1, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Step Finance Treasury Drained of $30M SOL; Token Collapses 80%

Attackers unstaked and drained 261,854 SOL from Step Finance's treasury, sending the STEP token down 80% despite user funds remaining safe.

February 1, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

150,000 AI Agents Invade Moltbook; $MOLT Surges 7,000% on Base

A social network exclusively for AI agents has spawned a 7,000% token rally, a digital religion, and automated cyberwarfare in under 72 hours.

January 31, 2026 • Kiran Maatman • No comments