Regulations
U.S. State Department Offers New $5M Reward for Missing ‘Cryptoqueen’
OneCoin founder Ruja Ignatova went missing in Athens in 2017.

Many EU Crypto Entities May Not Know the Correct Deadline for Sustainability Disclosures Under MiCA: Risk Analyst
The confusion around the correct deadline may be a matter of interpretation, even though a specific clarification has been made by the regulator.

Hydrogen Technology Execs Jailed for HYDRO Price Manipulation
CEO Michael Kane and Shane Hampton, head of financial engineering, were sentenced to a total of more than six years in prison.

Ron Wyden on FISA Reform and Crypto
The senior Senator from Oregon spoke at Consensus 2024 last month.

U.S. Lawmakers Visit Detained Binance Exec in Nigeria, Call for Release
The two House members said Tigran Gambaryan is being wrongfully detained and should be freed.

Winklevoss Twins Say They Each Gave $1 Million to Trump Presidential Campaign
The Winklevoss brothers have become two of the first big-name crypto CEOs to cross the campaign-contribution barrier that had kept big-time donations from the presidential race.

California Judge Dismisses Part of Civil Lawsuit Against Ripple, Sends Rest of Securities Case to Trial
U.S. District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton dismissed all four of the class action claims against Ripple but will allow one state law claim to proceed to trial.

Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.
The financial-crimes arm of the U.S. Treasury Department has flagged the increased use of several crypto assets to support Mexican drug trafficking

UK Regulator FCA Arrests Two People Associated With 1B-Pound Illegal Crypto Business
The two suspects were interviewed under caution by the FCA and then released on bail.

Italy to Increase Surveillance of Crypto Market With Fines as High as 5M Euros: Reuters
A draft document reviewed by Reuters is due to be approved by the cabinet later Thursday.

