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Dutch Gambling Ad Ban Risks Pushing Players Offshore as Legal Share Falls Below 50%
15.6.2026
The Dutch cabinet wants to ban all online gambling advertising and bonuses, cap deposits behind affordability checks, and widen its powers against illegal operators. This would be the strictest tightening since the market opened in 2021. However, offshore and unlicensed sites, where crypto payments...
Massive Bitcoin Theft Case Draws Guilty Plea in Violent Kidnapping Plot
15.6.2026
Federal prosecutors detailed a guilty plea in a violent kidnapping plot tied to an attempted bitcoin robbery. Authorities said the scheme sought to steal bitcoin connected to a theft worth hundreds of millions of dollars and has led to multiple guilty pleas in the broader case. Federal Prosecutors...
Armed Intruders Demand Crypto Access in Fake Food Delivery Home Invasion Case
13.6.2026
Armed intruders allegedly used a fake food delivery to get inside a home and demand access to cryptocurrency accounts. The case shows how crypto wealth can become a real-world target when attackers believe valuable assets are reachable from a computer, phone, or safe. A Food Delivery Ruse Led to...
Global Takedown Cripples Dark Web Bitcoin Service After 10,333 BTC Hit Wallets
13.6.2026
U.S. prosecutors charged two men in a $389 million cryptocurrency laundering case tied to a dark web bitcoin service. Authorities said 10,333 BTC moved through its wallets, while arrests, domain seizures, frozen assets, and extradition efforts now span multiple countries. Global Operation Targets...
Millions Recovered in Crypto as $100M Fraud Scheme Falls Apart
12.6.2026
A federal fraud case led to major crypto seizures after prosecutors said nearly $100 million moved through bank accounts and exchanges. Authorities seized some $7.1 million from digital wallets tied to the scheme, while prosecutors separately seek $24,707,031 in restitution. Crypto Seizures Show...
CFTC Says Sports Contracts Involve Gaming but Proposes to Allow Almost All of Them
12.6.2026
The CFTC has proposed its first written framework for sports event contracts, formally defining sports markets as “gaming” – then writing definitions under which virtually everything currently traded on Kalshi and its rivals stays legal. Five banned categories, one legalized industry The Commodity...
Noah Doe-Linked Bitcoin Awakens Again as Another 2011 Casascius Coin Cashes Out
10.6.2026
Onchain records show yet another Casascius physical bitcoin has been redeemed, this time from an address originally created on Nov. 1, 2011. The plot thickens, however, because the spend traces back to another dormant wallet tied to the sprawling New York Supreme Court case Noah Doe v. John Does...
This Week in Crypto Law (May 30, 2026)
8.6.2026
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The final week of May illustrated...
1,878 BTC Moves Onchain as Noah Doe’s Declaratory Judgment Bid Unravels
8.6.2026
After a judge halted a default judgment Friday in the New York Supreme Court case Noah Doe v. John Does 1-39,069, several onchain wallets linked to the litigation have sprung into motion. On Sunday, Galaxy Research identified a wallet dormant since 2019 that transferred 1,878.5711 BTC, valued...
NY Court Pauses Default Judgment After Lawyer Argues 39,069 Bitcoin Wallets Were Not Abandoned
7.6.2026
A New York attorney intervened to stop what could have been the largest courtroom judgment in bitcoin in history, filing an amicus brief that persuaded a judge to freeze proceedings targeting nearly 40,000 dormant wallets collectively holding an estimated 3.8 million BTC. 2011-Era Coins Are Moving...
‘Too Many Coincidences’: Polymarket Accuses Kalshi of Corporate Espionage
6.6.2026
Polymarket has accused its archrival Kalshi of corporate espionage, alleging in a New York Post report that the federally regulated exchange serially copied its product launches and may be watching its SoHo offices. The crypto-native platform says it opened an internal probe and kept a dossier...
‘Unacceptable’: Argentina’s Probe Into Libra Token Frozen Over Lack of Tech Tools
6.6.2026
At the request of Eduardo Taiano, the public prosecutor in charge of the case, the Specialized Cybercrime Prosecutor’s Office (UFECI) stressed that it lacked the tools necessary to complete a forensic on-chain probe focusing on relevant wallets active at the time of Libra’s launch. Probe On Libra...
Chile Busts $88 Million Crypto Laundering Ring Tied to the Sanctioned Tren de Aragua Cartel
5.6.2026
An investigation that has been active since 2024 identified an 18-man money-laundering group that used several bank accounts, irregular companies, and cryptocurrency remittances to launder funds from the illegal activities of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua group. Chile Shuts Down $88 Million Crypto...
Valve Allegedly Threatened To Remove Games Like Rainbow Six Siege, Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War, If They Were Cheaper On Other Stores
3.6.2026
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Trader Loses 1,680 BTC Fight as South African Court Classifies Bitcoin as Capital
3.6.2026
A South African High Court ruled that bitcoin can be legally treated as “capital” and a “negotiable instrument” (a form of money) because it holds value, is used for speculation, and is accepted by merchants. The Catalyst: Seizure of 1,680 Bitcoins A South African High Court has ruled that bitcoin...
NY Lawsuit Served a 2011 Bitcoin Wallet — Owner Moves $2.54M to Prove It’s Not Abandoned
2.6.2026
A bitcoin wallet, silent since March 27, 2011, moved 35.55 BTC worth approximately $2.54 million on June 2, 2026, not too long after being named as a defendant in a New York court case that claims nearly 3.8 million dormant bitcoins are legally abandoned property. The Move Noah Doe Likely Did...
Ex-Miami Heat Guard Terry Rozier Hit With Federal Bribery Charges Over Alleged $100K Kickback
2.6.2026
The former NBA guard was hit with new federal sports bribery charges over an alleged six-digit kickback he received to manipulate his performance in a 2023 Charlotte Hornets game. The superseding indictment escalates a sweeping federal sports betting probe that has charged 34 defendants since last...
Swan Bitcoin Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Proton After UK Court Concession Kills Its Core Claims
1.6.2026
A federal judge dismissed Swan Bitcoin’s entire lawsuit against Proton Management Ltd. and its employees on June 1, 2026, after Swan admitted in parallel UK proceedings that it never owned the mining assets and trade secrets at the center of its claims. Case Collapses on Its Own Premise Swan filed...
This Week in Crypto Law (May 23, 2026)
1.6.2026
Law and Ledger is a news segment focusing on crypto legal news, brought to you by Kelman Law – A law firm focused on digital asset commerce. This Week in Crypto Law The opinion editorial below was written by Alex Forehand and Michael Handelsman for Kelman.Law. The final full week of May offered...
British Olympian CJ Ujah Appears at Court in Crypto Fraud Case
31.5.2026
British Olympic sprinter CJ Ujah and nine other individuals appeared before U.K. on May 28 on charges related to an organized cryptocurrency fraud scheme. Crypto Fraud Allegations British sprinter and Olympian CJ Ujah appeared in a U.K. court recently to face charges of belonging to an organized...