Former LA Deputy Sentenced to 5 Years in ‘Crypto Godfather’ Extortion Case
A former LA County Sheriff’s deputy just got sentenced to 63 months in prison for running a violent extortion racket. The operation was led by a figure known as the “Crypto Godfather.” And it had nothing sophisticated about it. No…
Invisible Money Rails: StraitsX CEO on Stablecoins and Blockchain as Backbone of Digital Assets in SEA
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Inside the Massive Institutional Expansion and VASP Application
The company’s expansion in Brazil comes after it made big moves in Australia, the US, and Canada. Ripple announced earlier today that it has significantly enhanced its presence in Brazil by incorporating some of its key features in the…
Ironlight Group Secures $21 Million Series A to Scale Tokenized Securities Infrastructure
Austin-based fintech firm Ironlight Group, Inc. closes a $21 million Series A funding round to advance its regulated marketplace for tokenized securities. On March 16, 2026, Ironlight Group, Inc. announced the close of its $21 million Series A financing backed…
Crypto.com partners with KG Inicis to enable crypto payments for tourists in South Korea
Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to introduce crypto payment options for foreign tourists visiting South Korea. Summary Crypto.com has partnered with KG Inicis to enable crypto payments for foreign tourists across South Korea through its merchant network. International travelers…
GoTyme Drops TIN Requirement for Activating GoCrypto, Gold Investing on Its App
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XRP breaks through $1.5 after double-digit weekly growth
XRP surged past $1.5 on Monday, extending its gains as the crypto market rallied under Bitcoin’s lead. The token has climbed roughly 13% over the past week, driven by renewed investor interest and improving market sentiment, CoinMarketCap data shows. The…
Crypto King CZ Overtakes Bill Gates With $110 Billion Fortune
Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, known globally as CZ, has reportedly surpassed Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in total net worth. According to new estimates, CZ’s fortune now sits at approximately $110 billion, edging past Gates’s $108 billion valuation, despite…
Bitcoin Shatters $76K Resistance Before Sharp Retracement to $74K Support
Bitcoin broke past the $76,000 resistance level, reaching a peak of $76,013 before profit-taking caused a sharp pullback to around $74,000. Resistance and Profit-Taking at the Peak Bitcoin shattered the $76,000 resistance level early Tuesday, extending a rally that has…
XRP Ledger Hits All-Time High as Ripple Price Jumps 14% in 48 Hours
After months of steady outflows, XRP reserves on Binance have quietly climbed back toward 2.7 billion tokens. According to data from on-chain analytics company Santiment, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) has reached a record high of more than 7.7 million…
