Australia’s corporate watchdog has been given the nod to shut down 95 “hydra” companies that it suspects engaged in crypto investment and romance scams, known as “pig butchering.” The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s application to wind up the companies was approved by the Federal Court of Australia on just and equitable grounds after ASIC

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has released the list of executives from US crypto and finance giants that will take part in a roundtable discussion on crypto trading regulation. On April 7, the regulator said its upcoming April 11 roundtable will discuss how it should handle crypto trading rules, calling it “Between a Block

Authorities in Spain have arrested six people who helped operate a global AI-powered investment scam that stole over $20 million from at least 208 victims.  The scammers would swindle victims up to three times. After stealing an initial sum through the investment scam, the fraudsters contacted victims twice more, masquerading as investment managers and then

A crypto lawyer has sued the US Department of Homeland Security, alleging the agency may know who created Bitcoin — compelling the department to share what it knows.  The Freedom of Information Act lawsuit was filed by James Murphy, who based his accusations on claims made by DHS Special Agent Rana Saoud at a conference

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to a four-month low of $74,500 on April 7, and data suggests that the price may not have bottomed yet. Investors dumped risk assets after US President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to impose global tariffs over the weekend, triggering a $9.5 trillion wipeout in global equity markets. BTC/USD vs.

Corporate Bitcoin (BTC) treasuries collectively shed more than $4 billion in value after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs triggered a global market sell-off, data shows.  As of April 7, corporate Bitcoin holdings are worth approximately $54.5 billion in the aggregate, down from roughly $59 billion before April 2, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.net. The cryptocurrency’s

A team of former Kraken executives has taken control of Janover, with Joseph Onorati, former chief strategy officer at Kraken, stepping in as chairman and CEO, following the group’s purchase of over 700,000 common shares and all Series A preferred stock. Parker White, former director of engineering at Kraken, was appointed as the new chief

XRP (XRP) fell on April 7 as the wider crypto market sold off, and the US-led tariff war dragged on into a third day. Nearly $60 million worth of XRP futures positions were liquidated over the last 24 hours and analysts said that the lack of enthusiasm among derivatives traders was weighing down XRP price.

Today in crypto, Pakistan has tapped former Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao as an adviser to its national crypto council; an Ethereum whale moved to deposit $14 million in ETH to prevent liquidation on a $340 million short position; and Bitcoin’s hashrate has officially surpassed 1 zetahash per second, marking a major milestone for the

The cryptocurrency market is down on April 7, with the total market capitalization dropping by 10% at the peak of the selling to $2.41 trillion. Trading volumes across the total crypto market spiked by 293% over the last 24 hours to $165.05 billion, reinforcing the intensity of the sell-side activity. Top cryptocurrencies and their 24-hour