30 Years for Funding ISIS: Crypto Trail Leads to Harsh U.S. Sentence

Cryptocurrency has facilitated terrorism funding through tactics like chain-hopping and mixers. A U.S. court has sentenced an ISIS crypto financier to 30 years, while global regulators expand enforcement and surveillance to dismantle illicit crypto flows.
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eXch Crackdown: German Police Seize $38M Linked to $1.4B Bybit Hack

Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office and Frankfurt prosecutors have seized €34 million in mixed crypto from eXch and shut its servers, stating the privacy-centric swap service has processed large portions of the Bybit hack’s $1.4 billion haul and other funds linked to Lazarus Group and CSAM networks.
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Scott Bessent Slams 48-49 Senate Snub – Will GENIUS Act Failure Cost U.S. Crypto Crown?

Scott Bessent has warned that the Senate’s May 8 failure to advance the GENIUS Act has left U.S. stablecoin regulation fragmented and could push digital‑asset development overseas, as Democrats cited AML and national security concerns in narrowly blocking the bill, threatening dollar dominance.
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