Five members of an international crypto scam ring are accused of stealing nearly $37 million from American victims and sending the funds to Cambodia. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/5-plead-guilty-multinational-crypto-scam-scheme?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Monthly Archives: June 2025
Amazon doubles down on AI with $20B Pennsylvania investment
Amazon made similar commitments in North Carolina, with $10 billion earmarked to expand its data center infrastructure in the US State. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/amazon-invests-20b-pennsylvania-ai-data-centers?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto platform Parataxis eyes public listing via SPAC merger
New York City-based Bitcoin investment company Parataxis Holdings is exploring a public listing via merging with SilverBox Corp IV, a special purpose acquisition company. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-platform-parataxis-eyes-public-listing-via-spac-merger?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin, US crypto stocks rise as more firms plan BTC buys
Crypto-tied US companies gained alongside Bitcoin on Monday, as public firms continued to scoop up the cryptocurrency. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-stocks-bitcoin-gain-companies-buy-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
BlackRock’s Bitcoin fund blows past $70B in record pace for ETFs
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF milestone came shortly after the fund wrapped up a massive 31-day inflow streak. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-fastest-70-billion-assets-under-management?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Staked Ethereum hits all-time high as ETH tops $2.7K
The amount of Ethereum now staked is almost 30% of the current circulating supply, reaching a new record this week. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/staked-ethereum-hits-record-eth-tops-2700?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
SEC eyes exemption framework to boost crypto innovation
Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins also bashed the previous administration under former SEC Chair Gary Gensler and its approach to crypto. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-mulls-crypto-exemption-onchain-innovation?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
UK appoints specialist to recover crypto from bankruptcy cases
The UK Insolvency Service has hired a former police investigator to help creditors recover cryptocurrency from failed companies and criminal cases. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/uk-appoints-crypto-specialist-recover-funds-bankruptcies?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Crypto exec ran a ‘covert pipeline for dirty money,’ DOJ says
Evita Pay founder Iurii Gugnin has been accused of using sanctioned Russian banks to launder millions into the US, with the funds used in part to undermine American interests. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-founder-charged-laundering-253m-sanctioned-russian-banks?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
SEC Chair bashes Gensler’s approach to crypto, defends self-custody
Paul Atkins called the right to self-custody a “foundational American value” when addressing regulators and industry leaders discussing DeFi. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sec-paul-atkins-gary-gensler-self-custody?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound