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Manhattan DA Pushes Criminal Penalties for Unlicensed Crypto Operators

The CRYPTO Act would criminalize unlicensed crypto businesses, with penalties escalating to felony charges and up to 15 years in prison....

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Manhattan DA Urges Lawmakers to Strengthen Crypto Enforcement Tools

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is demanding criminal penalties for crypto scams, including one that have drained elderly New Yorkers' life savings....

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Tehran blames 'terrorists' for deaths of demonstrators in Iran

Iranian authorities have intensified their crackdown on nationwide unrest, blaming alleged "terrorists" and releasing graphic descriptions of violence to justify severe legal measures against those th...

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Utah Man Gets Three Years for $2.9M Fraud Tied to Crypto Cash Scheme

The sentencing of a Utah man links investor fraud and unlicensed cash-to-crypto activity under the same prosecution....

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AI, Impersonations Drove Crypto Scam Losses to Record $17 Billion in 2025: Chainalysis

A new report by Chainalysis finds that AI-enabled crypto scams are more efficient, profitable, and harder to stop....

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Feds Seek Forfeiture of $200K in USDT Tied to Tinder ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam

Law enforcement seized $200,000 belonging to a Massachusetts victim who wired more than $500,000 into a suspected fake crypto trading platform....

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Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams accused of $2.5 million crypto ‘rug pull’ as his NYC Token crashes

Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk , Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million ma...

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Huione-linked Tudou Guarantee winds down amid $130M USDT refunds: Bitrace

The apparent shutdown follows years of scrutiny over one of crypto’s largest fraud marketplaces....

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