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The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned more than a dozen individuals and entities tied to two Sinaloa Cartel-linked networks, including one operation accused of converting fentanyl and other drug proceeds into cryptocurrency on behalf of the cartel. Among t

Missouri authorities filed a lawsuit against CoinFlip, a major cryptocurrency ATM operator, accusing the company of knowingly enabling fraudulent transactions and profiting from scams that targeted vulnerable residents, including seniors and military veterans. The lawsuit was announced by the

Stride, a Vietnam-based rooftop solar financing platform for households and small businesses, raised a US$15 million Series B. The round was co-led by Lightrock and TRIREC through Accelerate7. Existing investors Clime Capital and UOB Venture Management also participated in the funding. Vietnam's

Syndicate Labs, an Ethereum infrastructure provider focused on rollups and sequencers, announced on Wednesday that it is winding down operations after five years. The company cited a broader contraction in the rollup market as the core reason for shutting down. "The rollup market has shrunk

South Korea's Broadcast Media Communications Deliberation Committee is reviewing blockchain-based prediction market service Polymarket for potential gambling law violations following complaints received on the 21st. A committee official stated: "Polymarket complaints have been filed, and we are revi

Opening Nvidia's latest earnings report triggered a 5.5% rally in Bloomberg's gauge of Asian chipmakers, with major semiconductor and electronics manufacturers posting significant gains. CEO Jensen Huang highlighted that artificial intelligence demand is expanding beyond large cloud companies

Solana delivers ultra-fast transactions with strong scalability for DeFi and NFT ecosystems. Immutable powers blockchain gaming and NFTs using Ethereum Layer-2 scaling solutions. Optimism improves Ethereum efficiency through Layer-2 rollups and lower transaction fees. Three major

Soluna (NASDAQ: SLNH) Holdings has acquired full ownership of another portion of its flagship Texas campus, continuing a broader effort to transform a bitcoin mining complex into an AI and high-performance computing site backed by owned renewable energy. This article first appeared in The Energy

South Korea's central bank released data on May 21 showing that the country's April producer price index (PPI) rose 2.5% month-over-month to 128.43, marking the largest monthly increase in 28 years. The surge was driven by the Middle East crisis, which pushed oil and raw material prices higher. The

Opening The state of Maryland has approved legislation directing its taxation agency to assess whether blockchain technology can strengthen protections against property deed fraud, following Governor Wes Moore's approval of the measure. Deed fraud, commonly known as home title theft, involves