Singapore’s regulator has added Bybit and Bybit Fintech Limited to its Investor Alert List, saying the exchange is not licensed to provide digital asset services in the country.

Former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero denied claims that he helped secure a €53 million bailout for airline Plus Ultra as he faced corruption, money laundering and tax fraud allegations in court. Authorities are also tracing his assets, including possible Bitcoin and Litecoin holdings, as the investigation expands.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is urging governments to put stock markets on blockchain networks and launch stablecoins backed by their own currencies to expand global access and digital payments.

Xiaohongshu plans to file confidentially for a Hong Kong IPO by June 2026, with a possible listing in the second half of the year. It is targeting a valuation above $70 billion, supported by strong profit growth and investor demand.

Strategy’s Executive Chairman Michael Saylor defended the firm’s sale of 32 Bitcoin, saying it was done to support credit obligations and not a change in its long-term Bitcoin strategy. He also said wider market pressure from a surge in AI investment is pulling capital away from Bitcoin for now.

South Korean police arrested 23 people linked to a group that laundered about 16.8 billion won ($11.1 million) from Cambodia-based phishing and romance scams using cryptocurrency.

Deezer has launched a free tool that detects AI-generated songs in playlists across major streaming platforms. The company says AI-made music now accounts for 44 per cent of new uploads on its platform.

£8.59m linked to the OneCoin fraud has been seized in Guernsey and will now be returned to Germany. The money will be used to help compensate victims of the scam, which was linked to fugitive Ruja Ignatova.

A humanoid robot in China was filmed kneeling on a street and appearing to ask for donations via QR codes, with the video going viral online. The clip split opinion, with reactions ranging from humour to concern about robots taking on human-like roles in public spaces.

A US appeals court upheld Sam Bankman-Fried’s fraud conviction and 25-year prison sentence over the collapse of FTX. Judges rejected his appeal, ruling that evidence against him was overwhelming.