River research reveals US banks extracted $434 billion from savers in 2025 - around $1,670 per adult - through deposit rate spreads, while Bitcoin offers an alternative.

Ireland's Criminal Assets Bureau seized a Bitcoin wallet with 500 BTC worth $35M linked to convicted drug dealer Clifton Collins, with Europol's technical support.

The CFTC launches its Innovation Task Force for crypto, AI and prediction markets. Chairman Michael Selig announced the initiative at the Digital Asset Summit in New York.

Tether has engaged a Big Four accounting firm to conduct its first full financial statement audit of the reserves backing its $184 billion USDT stablecoin.