Alarm bells over conflict of interest as filing shows Trump raked in $2bn in 2025 Crypto ventures eclipse much of property portfolio, with revenue also coming from Trump-branded products The Guardian - UK · Jul 1
Washington Said The SAVE Act Was Clarity For Crypto. The Market Is Reading It As Uncertainty Instead. Expectations for the bill to pass by the end of 2026 have fallen to 48%, down from 70% in mid-May, reflecting shifting sentiment around the timing of legislation and ongoing policy disagreements. International Business Times · Jun 30
Michael Saylor Signals Another Bitcoin Buy. The Same Week Strategy Filed to Sell $1.25 Billion On Sunday, June 29, Michael Saylor posted Strategy's Bitcoin acquisition tracker to X with the caption "We're gonna need more charts," International Business Times · Jun 30
Nigel Farage received £270,000 from gold marketer he promotes Reform UK leader’s Direct Bullion payment is double his fee from 2025 The Guardian - UK · Jun 30
Crypto firms operating in UK to be subject to sweeping new rules City regulator will require booming industry to prove its resilience to risk from October next year The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
Bitcoin plunges to year-low price as ‘crypto winter’ descends More than $2 trillion has been wiped from the crypto market since its peak The Independent UK · Jun 29
Reform UK would gladly accept more donations from billionaire – Nigel Farage Mr Farage is currently being investigated by Parliament’s standards commissioner over a £5 million gift, which critics say he should have declared. Evening Standard · Jun 29
Digital asset reform to be debated at SEC public hearing The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a public hearing on introducing the Travel Rule for digital assets, a move aimed at improving the traceability of digital asset transactions and bringing the country's regulatory framework into line with international standards. Bangkok Post · Jun 29
Thai-based crypto investor funding Reform unlikely to avoid cap on overseas donations Christopher Harborne, who also gave Nigel Farage £5m ‘gift’, reported to have registered to vote in Hampshire The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF Just Had Its Worst Month Ever. Here's What's Next BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, the product that turned "institutional demand" into a tidy bull-market slogan, just ran the slogan in reverse. International Business Times · Jun 29
Bitcoin Trades Near $60,000 As Strategists Flag Technical Breakdown, ETF Outflows Bitcoin's slide toward $60,000 has drawn renewed attention from Wall Street strategists as ETF outflows and macro pressures reshape investor positioning across digital assets. International Business Times · Jun 29
Trafficked, beaten and raped: raids reveal scale of abuse of women in Asia’s cyberscam centres As tens of thousands are freed, female survivors are increasingly reporting gender-based violence in the compounds, previously thought to hold mainly men The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
Thai-EU trade pact chapter on state enterprises completed Thailand and the European Union (EU) have concluded negotiations on the chapter covering trade and services of state enterprises for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA), says Tibordee Wattanakul, director-general of the State Enterprise Policy Office. Bangkok Post · Jun 28
‘Crypto v community’: 4,000 local US lenders join forces to fight ‘stablecoins’ law Up to 4,000 community banks fear looming legislation to regulate digital cash will deprive rural firms and farmers of $850bn-worth of loans The Guardian - UK · Jun 28
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28 Lost your crypto access code? Be wary, there‘s a scam for that too A niche type of fraud is lucrative enough for criminals to set up fake websites with dodgy software to harvest your data
International Business Times · Jun 26 Bitcoin ETFs Post Record $6.4 Billion Outflows As BTC Slides To 2024 Lows U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have recorded their largest monthly withdrawal streak since launch as risk-off sentiment spreads across crypto markets and broader macro conditions remain tight.
The Times of India · Jun 26 86-year-old Canadian woman loses $900,000 in AI crypto scam she found on Facebook; friend says she nearly took her own life An elderly woman from Ontario, aged 86, unfortunately fell victim to a cryptocurrency scam that cost her over $900,000. Deceived by a deepfake video featuring Mark Carney, she believed in a fraudulent investment platform that claimed to have the Bank of Canada’s endorsement. In a desperate move, she invested her…
International Business Times · Jun 26 Binance Says Some European Clients Could Be Affected After Not Getting a Regulatory License Binance said some of its European clients could be affected after not managing to secure a license to operate across the bloc.
International Business Times · Jun 25 Kraken Parent Payward Sues PowerTrade Over Alleged $7.2M Crypto Asset Misuse Payward has launched legal proceedings seeking recovery of digital assets and trading gains it says were improperly taken from its institutional derivatives account.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 25 Robert Jenrick says questions about £5m donation to Farage are legitimate Reform MP appears to contradict party leader’s claim money from crypto billionaire is ‘none of your business’
Bangkok Post · Jun 25 Thailand seeks Chinese fugitive over illegal crypto mining Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for a Chinese businessman featured in a Reuters investigation into transnational crypto-investment fraud, alleging he was part of a network that laundered money from scams and online gambling through illegal cryptocurrency mining.
The National (Scotland) · Jun 25 Labour ask finance watchdog to probe Nigel Farage over billionaire's secret £5m gift LABOUR have asked the UK financial watchdog to investigate whether Nigel Farage’s support for cryptocurrency has benefitted the billionaire donor…
Bangkok Post · Jun 24 DSI accepts forex fraud case The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has formally accepted a foreign exchange (forex) investment fraud case as a special investigation, citing extensive online solicitation and evidence of widespread financial damage.
International Business Times · Jun 24 EU Crypto Rules Force Industry Shake-Up As Most Firms Lack New Regulatory Approval Europe's landmark crypto regulations have left many firms scrambling to secure authorization as licensed operators gain access across all 27 member states.
International Business Times · Jun 24 Binance Says It Will Remain In Europe Despite a Regulatory Setback Binance is saying it will continue operating in Europe despite a recent regulatory setback.