Federal grand juries in the United States have indicted 10 executives and employees from four cryptocurrency market-making firms for orchestrating fraud schemes designed to artificially inflate token prices and trading volumes. On Monday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced the charges against individuals associated with Gotbit, Vortex, Antier, and Contrarian.
Arsenal’s First Title Push in 22 Years Plays Out as Clubs Face Revenue Cliff and Potential Blank Shirts Next Season In 2023, Premier League clubs entered a voluntary agreement to remove gambling front-of-shirt sponsors by 2026/27 – and the cliff edge is coming. Going beyond this change, the UK government announced on February 23 that
Ether Sees Renewed Selling as Bitcoin ETFs Lose $174 Million The early-week rebound for crypto ETFs did not last long. After two days of steady inflows, crypto ETFs turned lower again, a reminder of how fragile sentiment remains. Bitcoin ETFs posted a sharp $173.73 million in net outflows, erasing much of the week’s earlier gains.
CFTC-DOJ Lawsuits Target State Control Over Prediction Markets Authority The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the U.S. derivatives regulator, and the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits on April 2 against three states targeting prediction markets. The agencies challenged Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois, aiming to reaffirm exclusive federal jurisdiction over designated contract markets offering event
Coinbase Moves Closer to Federal Crypto Custody With OCC Approval According to a Bloomberg report, the OCC granted the preliminary green light to Coinbase National Trust Company, which Coinbase filed to establish on Oct. 3, 2025. The application was listed as pending on the OCC’s Digital Assets Licensing Applications page until Thursday’s announcement. The charter
Bitcoin Chart Outlook On the daily chart, bitcoin is consolidating inside a longer-term downtrend. Price has failed to reclaim resistance near $69,000 and remains below the levels that would need to change for buyers to shift the trend. Each recovery attempt has produced a lower high. The range between $65,900 and $69,000 is tightening. Volume
Bitgo Adds Native Stablecoin Minting With USD1 and SoFiUSD Support The New York-based digital asset infrastructure company, which trades on NYSE under the ticker BTGO, announced the new capability on April 2. Bitgo Mint launches with native support for two stablecoins: USD1 and SoFiUSD. Both assets are already integrated into Bitgo’s Stablecoin-as-a-Service product suite. Before
Seattle-based Luxor Technology Corporation launched Commander on April 1, 2026, to provide bitcoin mining operations with real-time fleet monitoring and remote command capabilities. The software integrates natively with the company’s existing ecosystem, which currently manages over 1 GW of data center compute and mining power. This full-stack infrastructure consolidation allows operators to manage pools, firmware,
The Australian government passed new legislation requiring all cryptocurrency exchanges and custodians to acquire financial services licenses. This mandate applies to any digital asset service provider operating within the country’s jurisdiction to enhance transparency and investor safety. The law targets the nation’s $16.5 billion (AUD 24 billion) cryptocurrency market by enforcing strict Know Your Customer
Six VASPs Tapped for New Supervisory Pilot The Central Bank of Nigeria has officially launched an anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism supervisory pilot program. The new pilot is designed to align Nigeria with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations 15 and 16—specifically the travel rule, which requires virtual asset service providers to share