Once sentenced to death for corruption, the Iranian billionaire is now suspected by Washington of running a cryptocurrency platform tied to oil transit payments.
State and federal regulators are racing to fill a regulatory gap left after comprehensive cryptocurrency legislation failed to advance through the Senate.
The platform activated its protection fund to cover losses while withdrawals remain suspended, according to Le Monde.
The theft from crypto exchange Bitget is the latest in a string of high-profile hacks targeting the crypto sector, TechCrunch reports.
Bitcoin extended a multi-day rally, with the market split on whether the 'crypto winter' has ended, according to CNBC.
TASS reports cryptocurrency circulation became legal in the country starting September 1.
First Deputy Governor Vladimir Chistyukhin noted a transition period runs until mid-2027, according to TASS.
Washington blacklists the exchange, its developer and three associates, accusing them of sanctions evasion and money laundering tied to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
Financial magazine attributes gains to cryptocurrency ventures and overseas business deals, according to a report cited by Russian news agency TASS.
BBC Politics highlights donations of £36 million each from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne, raising questions about political funding
A proposed federal framework for digital assets fails in the Senate, marking a setback for industry efforts to establish comprehensive regulation.
Federal prosecutors say two Chinese companies used Binance accounts to launder proceeds from Iranian petroleum sales to Tehran or its proxies.
Asset manager VanEck says growing worries over government debt and deficits are driving institutional demand for bitcoin, according to a CNBC report.
Analysis published by the Labour Party claims a Reform UK proposal to cut capital gains tax on cryptocurrency would benefit a small number of wealthy investors over five years.
The crypto exchange is opening its institutional wealth platform to qualified individual investors for the first time, according to CNBC.
Letters published in The Guardian raise questions about large donations to Reform UK from cryptocurrency entrepreneurs Christopher Harborne and Ben Delo
A new Al Jazeera video report explores how billionaire donors and far-right activists are increasingly turning to Bitcoin and other digital currencies to fund political movements.
Ben Delo, convicted in the US over anti-money laundering failures and later pardoned by President Trump, has become the largest political donor in UK history, according to The Guardian.
The party's largest ever donation has prompted criticism from union leaders and calls from Labour for tighter, potentially retrospective, rules on political funding.
A crypto billionaire's $49m donation brings total pledges to Reform UK to $98m since Friday, according to a report by Al Jazeera.