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Chinese investors defrauded in the Zhimin Qian case are asking the UK High Court to reject a redress plan for 61,000 seized Bitcoin, saying it could deprive them of the assets’ gains.

CFTC Chair Michael Selig has said that the agency has authority over prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket and warned it will defend that jurisdiction in court if challenged.

Investors allege JPMorgan helped facilitate fund flows in a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme, while a parallel federal case targets Goliath Ventures’ founder.

Prosecutors say testimony from two former FTX executives cited by the defense does not qualify as newly discovered evidence, Bloomberg reported.

Bonk.fun warned users not to use its site after attackers hijacked the domain and pushed a fake wallet-draining prompt.

Andreessen Horowitz partner Noah Levine says AI agents made $1.6 million in payments in the past month, which “is not a big number, but the infrastructure being built around it is.”

Law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts, which acted on behalf of the stablecoin’s issuer, says the designation of the token is an important step for regulatory clarity.

Crypto ATMs or kiosks are the “lowest-friction extraction channel available to scammers,” said cybersecurity firm CertiK.

Industry groups have criticized the UK’s proposed stablecoin holding limits, arguing they would signal that the UK is hostile to crypto and stifle innovation.

Global demand for the US dollar is “massive,” and stablecoin yields will only bring more interest to the currency, argued the White House crypto chief.

Kalshi claims in a preemptive lawsuit that there is “a substantial risk” that Iowa will take action against it after a meeting it had with state regulators.

Ledger’s white-hat security team said it found a flaw in MediaTek’s secure boot chain that can be used to steal sensitive information from certain Android devices.

Metaplanet said the new firm would support Japan-based Bitcoin projects in the payments and lending space in addition to stablecoins and tokenization-focused startups.

Clear Street and Marex Group are planning to offer prediction markets to clients, with Kalshi’s CEO tipping it to become a “core pillar of the financial ecosystem.”

Ghana’s SEC could grant a full license to sandbox participants as early as six months, provided that their products are market-ready and that they tick all regulatory boxes.

Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange that was once a target of a long-running SEC lawsuit.

The SEC and CFTC said they would adopt a “minimum effective dose” regulatory strategy to foster innovation while maintaining market integrity and keep the US competitive globally.

The program connects crypto companies, banks and payment providers to explore blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure.

Despite a decline in the price of XRP in the last year, Ripple is expected to reach a valuation 25% higher than reported after a November 2025 funding round.

Bitcoin remains under pressure as war and poor jobs data offset ETF inflows, shifting the $78,000 price target from late March to the coming months.