Operation RapTor, a global darknet drug crackdown, resulted in 270 arrests and $200M+ seized. The U.S. JCODE team and Europol led the multi-continent operation targeting fentanyl and opioids. Key convictions include Incognito Market operator Rui-Siang Lin pleading guilty in New York City. Global authorities just delivered a major hit to the darknet drug trade. A … Read more
In brief Decrypt’s sister media outlet Rug Radio descended on Token2049 this month for a whirlwind tour. Founder Farokh Sarmad sat down with former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao for an exclusive interview. Rug Radio hosted its iconic R HAUS event alongside Infinex, with partners including Near Protocol, Auros, MOG, Uniqly, Bing Bong, Market Across, Magic … Read more
Are you watching the crypto market? If so, you’ve likely felt the growing buzz around Bitcoin. Something significant is happening, and it involves everyone from the smallest retail investor to the largest crypto whales. For the first time since January, Bitcoin accumulation has surged across all wallet sizes, indicating a strong, broad-based buying phase. What … Read more
On Friday, Kalshi—the federally regulated prediction exchange headquartered in New York City—disclosed that it now permits solana ( SOL) deposits for account funding. Solana Lands on Kalshi Established in July 2021 under the oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Kalshi has periodically announced its support for digital assets through a collaboration with Zero … Read more
This content is provided by a sponsor. PRESS RELEASE. Geneva, Switzerland, May 23, 2025 – TRON DAO, the community-governed DAO dedicated to accelerating the decentralization of the internet through blockchain technology and decentralized applications (dApps), has announced the expansion of a strategic integration from Bridge, a leading stablecoin orchestration platform and a Stripe company. This … Read more
When Venezuela was experiencing hyperinflation, Ledn co-founder Mauricio di Bartolomeo hedged against the collapsing local currency by shorting it in favor of the more stable US dollar. Today, he’s using a similar strategy — this time borrowing against his Bitcoin (BTC) to hedge against the crumbling US dollar. Di Bartolomeo connected with me during Canada … Read more
May 23, 2025 – Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates The Venom Foundation has successfully completed a closed-network stress test of its next-generation protocol, which is capable of completing 150,000 TPS (transactions per second) and finalizing all transfers in under three seconds. The implementation of this upgrade is set to occur in Q3 2025 and make … Read more
Members of the US House of Representatives called for the Justice Department to investigate Donald Trump’s May 22 dinner for his top memecoin investors, citing concerns about “foreign influence over US policy decisions” and “potential corruption and emoluments clause violations.” In a May 22 letter to the Justice Department, 35 House members asked the public … Read more
Elden Ring Credit: FromSoftware One of the most quotable lines in FromSoftware’s hit video game Elden Ring is a line of of the early bosses says to you, foul Tarnished, during a fight. “Put these foolish ambitions to rest,” the hideous Margit says, rather arrogantly, as he gives you a good thrashing. Eventually you’ll put … Read more
Sui Network is reported to have deployed a whitelist function as part of the preparation to return the frozen stolen money to Liquidity Providers. Of the over $220 million reportedly stolen, $63 million is said to have been bridged to the Ethereum network, making it almost impossible to recover it. Months after we covered a … Read more