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Under new EU cybersecurity rules, crypto wallet providers must flag exploits within 24 hours and file full reports within 72, or risk fines of up to $17.3 million.
Hackers have published identity documents and selfies belonging to Revolut customers online, threatening to release further data every day until the fintech pays a ransom.
Italian banking group UniCredit is said to be seeking an infrastructure partner to offer crypto trading, custody and tokenized investment products, joining a growing list of European lenders moving into digital assets.
The EU securities regulator has flagged tokenized equities, DeFi exploits and prediction markets as emerging channels through which crypto market stress could spill into traditional finance.
Polish prosecutors have filed organized crime and misappropriation charges against a suspect identified as Romana Ż. in connection with $2.1 million in Zondacrypto user funds, and are seeking her pretrial detention.
The US financial crimes watchdog says transnational criminal organizations operating from compounds in Southeast Asia are largely behind digital asset scams targeting American residents, a finding with direct relevance for European anti-money-laundering supervision.
The European fintech has secured preliminary approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national bank, a step that would allow it to offer cryptocurrency and stablecoin services directly to American customers.
Washington and London have agreed to run parallel investigations and share intelligence on crypto scam operations, with a private-sector disruption effort planned in London this October.
Standard Chartered says it is the first major global bank to offer institutional clients spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether within the UAE, a move that underscores the region's growing role in bank-backed digital asset services.
Westminster Magistrates' Court issued a freezing order in January 2025 covering $13.5 million tied to an investigation into Sorare, the fantasy football platform that sponsors the Premier League.
Bitfinex Securities has listed five tokenised notes backed by shares in companies including Strategy and Metaplanet, issued through Luxembourg's ORO II fund and open to eligible non-US investors.
The Cronos blockchain was brought to a standstill after an exploit on the Tectonic lending protocol was estimated at $75 million, though Crypto.com's app and exchange kept running.
Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee, has been charged as part of a prosecutorial investigation into his ties to collapsed cryptocurrency exchange Zondacrypto, Poland's justice minister said.