France Crypto Attack: Armed Men Tie Up Alès Couple For Hours In Attempt To Force Cryptocurrency Transfers
A couple in southern France were tied up and threatened by two armed men who tried to force them to transfer cryptocurrency.
AnaisA couple in southern France were tied up and threatened by two armed men who tried to force them to transfer cryptocurrency.
AnaisThailand’s SEC has introduced new crypto Travel Rule requirements that will make regulated platforms collect and share more information about people involved in transfers. The rules take effect on 27 February 2027 and will require checks on self-hosted wallet ownership or control, with transfer records kept for at least five years.
WeatherlyThe US Justice Department has backed OpenAI, arguing that training AI models on copyrighted material can qualify as fair use and warning that licensing costs could hurt smaller developers.
AnaisA federal judge dismissed Jake Claver’s lawsuit against Zach Rector, ruling that Rector’s videos contained no actionable false statements. The court also awarded Rector legal costs, while Claver can file an amended complaint by 23 September 2026.
WeatherlyUS prosecutors have charged Linqto founder William Sarris over an alleged $450 million fraud that affected more than 13,000 customers through manipulated private-share prices and high markups. Linqto later suspended its platform and filed for bankruptcy, while former CEO Joseph Endoso pleaded guilty and is cooperating with prosecutors.
AnaisCointelegraph tweeted that SEC approved iShares' Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETF, but was confirmed to be false by BlackRock.
AaronThis development follows a transaction made just three weeks ago, where another wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sent 400 ETH, valued at approximately $600,000, to Coinbase.
DavinFake spot Bitcoin ETF news’ approval disseminated by Cointelegraph caused BTC price to pump to $30k before dropping while the news outlet quickly jumped on damage control.
CatherineiSanctuary did not name the exchanges.
ClementFour suspects in South Korean cryptocurrency-linked murder case face possible capital sentence.
Hui Xin