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FIU-IND cracks down on 15 crypto platforms over money laundering rulesIndia's Financial Intelligence Unit has issued compliance notices to fifteen virtual digital asset service providers. These platforms are a...
Meet 22-year-old Malone Lam, the crypto thief who used the alias 'Anne Hathaway'. He spent $245 million in stolen crypto on jets, supercars and clubsMalone Lam, a young man from Singapore, confessed to orchestrating a significant cryptocurrency theft ring that illicitly acquired and laun...
Financial Intelligence Unit issues notice to 15 crypto service providers, asks to take down URLsThe Financial Intelligence Unit of India has taken significant action by issuing notices to fifteen virtual digital asset service providers...
Crypto's shopping hack; Centre eyes Meta child safeguardsIndians are buying groceries, fuel, food and gold via gift cards on overseas crypto platforms. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Party's over for crypto scammers who went on a spending spree after a $240 million bitcoin theftIn a bold social engineering heist, young con artists pilfered over $240 million in bitcoin, leading to an extravagant month of luxury splu...
Coinbase's India return: How a bespoke rupee on-ramp changes the game for foreign exchangesOperating under a fresh local entity fully registered with India's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) and compliant with local tax frame...
WazirX launches AI trading co-pilot to streamline crypto research and executionIntegrated into WazirX's app and website, the tool allows users to ask questions about live crypto prices, market news and macroeconomic de...
‘Crypto today is where mutual funds were in 1995’: BitDelta India CEO on digital assets and their role in your portfolioVikaas M. Sachdeva, CEO of BitDelta India, talks to Abhinav Kaul about his journey from mutual funds and PMS to crypto, and where digital a...
Assam man with China links held for Rs 1,071 crore cyber fraud across 1,090 casesGujarat CID arrested a man from Assam for orchestrating 1,090 cybercrimes. These frauds amounted to over Rs 1,071 crore and involved China-...
Unmasking digital syndicates: How public-private cooperation transforms cyber investigations in IndiaIndian law enforcement is leveraging blockchain transparency to combat financial crime effectively. Recent initiatives have focused on dism...
India's next crypto policy: What a balanced regulatory framework should look likeIndia currently lacks a well-defined legal framework for virtual digital assets, even though these assets are recognized for tax purposes. ...
UAE freezes 'Desi Bling' star Satish Sanpal's assets over money laundering probeBesides the financial services accounts and digital wallets of Satish, the FIU freezing order, issued about a fortnight ago, extends to acc...
Violent crypto attacks rise as criminals hunt bigger payoutsPhysical attacks targeting cryptocurrency holders surged 33% globally in the first half of 2026, with losses soaring to $124 million. Franc...
Parliamentary panel backs Sebi board expansion, longer cooling-off period for top brassStanding Committee on Finance, headed by Bhartruhari Mahtab, backs key provisions of the Securities Markets Code Bill, including raising Se...
House panel bats for interim crypto self-regulation under RBI/SEBI oversight, stresses investor protection normsA parliamentary committee has proposed the establishment of a self-regulatory organization for cryptocurrencies, functioning under the supe...
Explainer: How the Clarity Act could transform crypto regulation in the USU.S. Senate Republicans have introduced the long-awaited Clarity Act, a landmark bill aimed at creating a comprehensive regulatory framewor...
Parliament Standing Committee on Finance to review Virtual Digital Assets; RBI, ICAI to take partParliament's Standing Committee on Finance is set to scrutinize the regulatory future of Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) on July 2nd. The com...
Binance to suspend crypto services in several EU countriesBinance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume, said it had applied for authorisation to operate under the EU's crypto asse...
Binance to suspend crypto services in several EU countriesCryptocurrency exchange Binance said Thursday it will suspend services in several European countries from next week as it has been unable s...
Crypto money-laundering hit $82 billion in 2025, researchers sayMoney launderers received at least $82 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up sharply from $10 billion in 2020, driven in part by fast g...