A Mexican national has been sentenced to eight years and four months in prison as a major player in a drug money laundering conspiracy that used crypto.
According to a new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, Jose “Meno” Martinez of Guadalajara, Mexico, helped drug traffickers launder money in Mexico.
Martinez laundered $5.5 million in drug money, transferring the funds to Mexico via...
A pseudonymous crypto analyst is predicting that a large-cap Ethereum (ETH) competitor could depreciate by double-digit percentage points from the current level.
The analyst, pseudonymously known as Capo, tells his 128,716 Telegram subscribers that Solana (SOL) is currently testing a resistance level that was previously a support zone.
According to Capo, Solana could fall by up to 58% from the...
A market intelligence firm says that Bitcoin (BTC) is flashing signs of an upcoming rally to the upside.
In a new thread on the social media platform X, the crypto analytics firm Bitcoin Vector tells its audience that liquidity cautiously returning to the top crypto asset by market cap is a sign of an upcoming bull market.
“The signal we’ve been waiting for:
Bitcoin liquidity has shown its...
The New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul says millions of residents will start receiving checks for up to $1,500.
In a new announcement, Hochul says nearly three million New Yorkers will receive $2.2 billion in tax breaks through the state’s School Tax Relief (STAR) program.
“Summer is here – and it’s also the start of STAR tax relief season for millions of New Yorkers. From tax credits to...
An international financial watchdog group based in France is urging stronger global actions against the risks associated with crypto assets.
In a newly published study, the International Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – established in 1989 to promote policies that protect the global financial system – says that stronger actions are needed by crypto service providers to ensure safety....
A widely followed crypto analyst says that Bitcoin may surge to a new all-time high (ATH) if BTC breaks through one key resistance level.
In a new thread, crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe tells his 792,500 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin will likely trade sideways a little longer before reclaiming $108,500 as support and then have a massive breakout to a new ATH.
“Slight...
Reputable financial institutions have reportedly served as stations in the multistep money laundering process that transports funds from US scam victims to crime syndicates in Asia.
ProPublica reports that Asian crime syndicates behind pig butchering scams tap on the services of financial titans like Bank of America, Chase, Citibank, HSBC and Wells Fargo, along with many other U.S. and foreign...
The banking titan JPMorgan is piloting a US dollar-backed permissioned deposit token on the Ethereum (ETH) layer-2 scaling solution built by the American crypto exchange Coinbase.
In a statement, Coinbase says that JPMorgan is launching the token called JMPD on Base through its blockchain business unit Kinexys.
“These are USD-denominated and backed 1:1 by deposits—combining the programmability...
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Leading Web 3.0 venture capital firm DWF Ventures has published a research report revealing the growth in crypto treasury investment by public companies.
It has identified 14 companies that have rolled out a crypto investment strategy, and who collectively now hold digital assets worth $76 billion.
In the past year, DWF Ventures has noted investments...
A US judge doesn’t think Ripple should get to walk back the civil penalty from its XRP lawsuit just because the new leadership regime at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now sides with the payments firm.
Ripple and the SEC first filed a joint request in May for an “indicative ruling” to see whether District Judge Analisa Torres would be open to vacating the firm’s previously...