Federal prosecutors have charged 18 individuals under the RICO Act for stealing over 4,100 Bitcoin, worth about $263 million, through a social engineering scheme. The defendants impersonated officials to gain wallet access and spent lavishly, which helped investigators track them down. This marks the first use of racketeering charges in a crypto theft case, despite the DOJ disbanding its crypto enforcement unit. The case highlights ongoing security risks in crypto and shows law enforcement can still pursue major thefts effectively.
Boyaa Interactive, a Hong Kong-listed gaming company, purchased an additional 115 Bitcoin, increasing its total holdings to approximately 4,316 BTC. This move places Boyaa as the 22nd largest public company Bitcoin holder worldwide. The company acqui...
Six Flags has partnered with FinTech company Upgrade to launch Flex Pay, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) option for purchasing season passes. Guests can buy passes online for $49 or more and pay in fixed monthly installments while enjoying immediate acce...
President Donald Trump declared that Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier should be banned from selling planes in the US unless they are manufactured domestically. Trump criticized Canada for unfair trade restrictions on American companies and highligh...
Xverse, a self-custodial Bitcoin wallet, has launched a pooled Bitcoin staking product allowing users to earn Bitcoin-denominated yields without giving up control of their coins. The staking uses sBTC on the Stacks network paired with STX tokens, kee...
Lion Group Holding Ltd. announced it will change its American Depositary Shares (ADS) ratio from 1 ADS per 292,500 Class A shares to 1 ADS per 5,850,000 Class A shares, effectively a 1-for-20 reverse ADS split. This change will take effect around Sep...
