A sweeping international law enforcement operation has dismantled a network of industrial-scale crypto scam centers, with 276 individuals arrested and at least nine operations shut down in a coordinated crackdown consisting of the Dubai authorities alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and China’s Ministry of Public Security.

China has stepped up pressure across its financial, technological, and capital markets while deepening restrictions on cryptocurrency activity and foreign investment—just as the United States intensifies sanctions targeting Chinese energy firms tied to Iranian crude imports. The coordinated moves mark a new phase in the widening economic confrontation between Beijing and Washington.

A Chinese model found her face had been used without permission in an AI-generated microdrama, where she was shown as a violent villain. She says the use of her image came from photos she had posted online and has now taken legal steps against the platform behind the show.

Tencent has quietly released Hy3 preview, a new open-source Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) artificial intelligence model that is drawing attention for its unusually high efficiency and strong performance across coding, reasoning, and agent-based tasks.

A Brazilian cybersecurity researcher has raised alarm bells, warning others about counterfeit ledger devices that has been planted by scammers in the Chinese market in the attempt to steal users' crypto.

China’s top tax and financial regulators are accelerating the integration of blockchain into banking infrastructure, urging lenders to overhaul credit systems and data sharing models—part of a broader strategy that also positions the digital yuan as a tool for global financial influence.

Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat from its China App Store after it was given an order from Beijing, highlighting the growing friction between censorship-resistant technologies and state-controlled digital ecosystems.

China’s Internet Finance Association warned that the OpenClaw AI agent platform has major security risks due to weak default settings and exposed systems. Authorities urged users and organisations to strengthen security controls and avoid unsafe deployments.

China’s highest court has signaled a tougher stance against cryptocurrency-related crime, warning that individuals and organizations using digital assets to launder money or move funds illegally across borders could face harsher penalties.

US lawmakers have launched an investigation into Trump's company for its role in helping bring multiple Chinese companies into the US stock markets that were later linked to alleged stock manipulation schemes.