Appeals Court Considers FTX Founder’s Retrial Motion Next week marks a critical moment for Sam Bankman-Fried as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments challenging his conviction and 25-year prison sentence. The hearing, scheduled for November 4, will give both prosecutors and Bankman-Fried’s new defense team just 10 minutes each to present their cases….

International Crackdown Intensifies Singapore has joined a growing international effort targeting Chen Zhi, the founder and chairman of Cambodia-based conglomerate Prince Holding Group. The Singaporean police revealed on October 31 that they had launched an enforcement operation against Chen and his associates the previous day, resulting in the seizure of assets valued at more than…

Recent Sports Betting Scandal Raises Questions Just last week, professional sports experienced what might be the largest betting scandal in recent memory. An FBI operation led to the arrest of an NBA player and a coach for their alleged involvement in gambling schemes that included manipulating game outcomes to influence sports bets. This happened at…

FCA takes legal action against crypto exchange The UK Financial Conduct Authority has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange HTX in London’s High Court. The regulatory body claims the exchange violated financial rules by promoting crypto asset services to UK consumers without proper authorization. According to Bloomberg’s report, the FCA specifically accused HTX of breaching…

Rapid Growth Raises Regulatory Alarms Australia’s crypto ATM market has exploded in recent years, growing from just 23 machines in 2019 to over 2,000 today. This rapid expansion has caught the attention of financial regulators who are increasingly worried about how these machines are being used. The numbers are pretty staggering when you look at…

New York City Embraces Digital Assets Mayor Eric Adams has established a municipal Office of Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology through an executive order. The move comes during the final months of his term, which ends in January 2026. Moises Rendon, who has served as the city’s digital assets and blockchain policy adviser since April…

Musk’s Energy-Based Bitcoin Perspective Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made another statement about Bitcoin, this time focusing on its fundamental relationship with energy. In a recent post on X, Musk responded to financial news site ZeroHedge’s analysis about artificial intelligence driving a new global arms race between the US and China. ZeroHedge had argued that…

The Complex Battle for Digital Assets Chinese investors are facing an uphill battle to reclaim 61,000 bitcoins seized by British authorities, a case that’s become much more complicated than anyone initially expected. What started as a straightforward fraud recovery has turned into a landmark legal test about digital property rights across international borders. The core…