Bitcoin Strategy Buys $370M in Comeback
MicroStrategy bought 4,603 $BTC for $370M, funded by selling MSTR shares. Total holdings now 845,050 BTC worth $6.71B. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Acquisition: Saylor Buys $370M
@Strategy bought 4,603 $BTC for $369.7M, raising holdings to 845,050 BTC. Net leverage is now 0.0%, with $6.71B in USD assets and $1.61B cash. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC
Bitcoin Banned in Ireland’s $203B Scheme
Ireland excludes crypto assets from its new tax-advantaged savings scheme, focusing on shares, bonds, and funds instead. The scheme aims to mobilize $203 billion in household deposits. Legal
More Markets Lending Reserve Drained $9.3M
Decentralized finance protocol @MoreMarkets lost approximately $9.3 million in a hack, draining 15.5 million Wrapped Flow ($WFLOW) tokens from its lending reserve, marking August’s total crypto hack losses at $139.7 million. #Crypto $WFLOW
Bitcoin Bans Belgium Seeks EU Data
Belgium’s BAPO demands EU domain registrars disclose financial and crypto data of suspected pirate operators; Hostinger named in court orders. Legal experts question compliance under EU Digital Services Act. #Breaking #Legal
Cronos Halts Blockchain After $75M Exploit
@Tectonic’s TONIC token surged 100-fold before an attacker borrowed real assets, leaving $75 million stranded when Cronos paused the network. #Breaking #Crypto $CRO
SEC Fines Insider Trading in Prediction Markets
Gabriel Perez fined $172,000 by CFTC for insider trading on prediction markets using advance knowledge of presidential speeches. #Breaking #Legal
Bitcoin Moves 6,427 BTC Worth $500M
Bitcoin blockchain saw 6,427.59 dormant $BTC worth $507M move in August amid Coldcard losses and wallet security scares. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC
CFTC Fines Ex-White House Staffer $172K
CFTC fined former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Peretz $172,500 for insider trading on Kalshi, exploiting confidential presidential speech info for over $107,500 in profits. #Breaking #Legal $USDT
Bitcoin Strategy Targets Illicit Cash Flows
Ireland launches a 30-point plan to combat money laundering, targeting crypto-assets with tougher regulations. Enforcement policies will update through 2026. #Breaking #Legal
Bitcoin Kidnappers Plead Guilty After $8M Heist
Two brothers pleaded guilty to kidnapping a Minnesota family at gunpoint to steal $8 million in cryptocurrency, facing up to 20 years in prison. #Breaking #Legal $BTC
Bitcoin Crackdown: FBI Targets Crypto Criminals
FBI Director Kash Patel warns crypto scammers after seizing 127,000 BTC in May; 300 arrests linked to scams and human trafficking. Operation Level Up saves $500M. #Breaking #Legal @FBI
Bitcoin Kidnappers Force $8M Transfer
The Garcia brothers from Texas admitted to an armed robbery in Minnesota, stealing over $8M in cryptocurrency. They face up to 20 years in prison. #Breaking #Legal
Bitcoin Fraud Verdict Reveals $1M Loss
Daniel Chartraw convicted for $1M fraud linked to Crypto-Pal and TDA Global, facing up to 20 years in prison and $250K fines per count. #Breaking #Legal