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Odisha Police arrest 4 in Bhubaneswar for mule bank account racket linked to cyber fraud, crypto payments and VPNs; probe tied to Rs 91.9 lakh scam.

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A lawsuit accuses regulators of giving risky crypto companies access to the banking system without the same oversight as banks.

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Peirce's departure leaves the SEC with a narrowed perspective, potentially impacting future crypto regulation and innovation initiatives. The post Hester Peirce departs SEC after years of advocating for digital assets appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation.

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Jaipur police arrest two for alleged Rs 100 crore fake crypto investment fraud via Flinty-io/Flinty-live; Rs 1 crore FD frozen, Mercedes and bike seized.

The Bitget hack highlights escalating cyber threats from North Korea, stressing the need for enhanced security measures and rapid response capabilities. The post Chainalysis links most of the stolen XRP in $387M Bitget hack to North Korea appeared first on Cr…

U.S. prosecutors have seized nearly $84 million from bank accounts and cryptocurrency wallets tied to a Montana payments firm linked to Tether. The civil forfeiture targets Capstone, a money services business that allegedly posed as an information technology …

America at a crossroads: Commissioner Peirce’s parting challenge It is incumbent upon us to continue Commissioner Peirce’s mission, writes Will Schwartz, policy associate at the Blockchain Association. Today is Hester Peirce’s last day as an SEC Commissioner.…

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Anthropic's IPO highlights the vulnerability of AI firms to government actions, potentially impacting revenue and investor confidence. The post Anthropic flags US government views as revenue risk in IPO filing appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a custody framework on Oct. 1 that would let investment advisers and regulated funds hold crypto under rules written for it. It is the latest of nine agency actions since Aug. 18 that span most of an as…

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TL;DR SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is concluding her tenure at the agency on October 2. Peirce became one of the most visible voices inside the SEC on digital-asset regulation and led the agency’s Crypto Task Force. Her departure comes while major crypto ru…

The call for shared AI regulation highlights the need for collaborative frameworks to ensure safety, balancing innovation with accountability. The post Google’s James Manyika calls for shared responsibility in AI regulation appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Circle is urging European officials to amend several aspects of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation for stablecoins. An Oct. 1 comment letter from Circle to the European... The post Circle Pushes MiCA Overhaul as Just 3 of Top 30 Stablecoins Meet EU Rules…

Approximately $1.1 million of the nearly $388 million stolen from crypto exchange Bitget in last week’s cyberattack has been frozen, as the platform continues efforts to trace and recover the assets. Frozen assets had not necessarily been returned to the exch…

A federal judge in Florida ordered two individuals to pay more than $30 million in restitution and penalties for allegedly defrauding more than 9,000 people in a scam involving crytocurrencies and precious metals, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission s…

Zano says an attacker created 36.9 million unauthorized ZANO using a Gateway Address vulnerability before the project rolled its blockchain back by a month.

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