Jamie Crawley

Jamie has been part of CoinDesk's news team since February 2021, focusing on breaking news, Bitcoin tech and protocols and crypto VC. He holds BTC, ETH and DOGE.

Jamie Crawley

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Finance

Bit2Me sets up specialized unit to help law enforcement track down crypto assets

The unit formalizes past operations, building on 1.5 million euros in seized crypto the exchange processed in 2025 for agencies including Interpol and Europol.

João Augusto C. Teixeira, Bt2ME's CCO, nex to Adrián Maroño, Head of Investigations at Bit2Shield.

Finance

Hunter Biden debuts 'LAPTOP' memecoin targeting TRUMP holders

LAPTOP debuts Wednesday on Base, with nearly a third of the supply set to be burned if a slate of political and market outcomes — including a Democratic win in 2028 — comes good.

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Policy

Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probe

BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million.

Police in Krakow, Poland (Daniel Silva/Unsplash)

Finance

Stablecoin wallets challenge traditional bank accounts as main consumer money hub

Industry leaders debate whether digital dollar wallets will dismantle traditional bank accounts or simply modernize the underlying infrastructure.

Bank accounts. ATMs. (Mika Baumeister/Unsplash)

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Finance

DBS and Citi complete weekend USD payment via Swift’s Digital Ledger using tokenized deposits

The transaction is the second confirmed live use of Swift's blockchain ledger, coming as the network races to prove it can compete with digital payment rails that never close.

Citi (Joshua Lawrence/Unsplash)

Policy

UK regulator weighs easing financial prediction market ban: Times

The FCA reportedly held talks with trading platforms as Britons turn to Polymarket and Kalshi, though its public position still supports the ban.

Kalshi website shown on a laptop.

Markets

Bitcoin struggles at $83,000 'wall' as whales flip into net selling

All wallet cohorts have shifted into net distribution for the first time since early June, but a potential golden cross offers bulls some hope.

Accumulation Trend Score by Cohort (Glassnode)

Finance

Coldcard hacker moves $7.7 million in BTC, 45% of bitcoin stolen in third attack wave

The attacker has now drained the 11 largest vaults tied to the third wave of Coldcard thefts, Galaxy Research said.

Hacker sitting in a room (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

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Markets

No, Friday's jobs report hasn't materially boosted Fed rate hike odds

BTC fell on Friday and Treasury yields rose, but the hawkish market reaction looks overdone when compared to the largely steady Fed rate hike odds.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's first news conference on interest rates (Getty Images)

Finance

British investor thought he lost $2,000 in bitcoin in 2012. He just recovered $4.5 million

CEL Solicitors says it has identified a wallet holding more than 5,500 BTC linked to former Intersango users.

Plant growing from the ashes (Matt Palmer/Unsplash)