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In a remarkable collaborative effort to combat cybercrime, Binance, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, has joined forces with the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) of the Royal Thai Police to crack down on criminal networks using digital assets for illicit activities. The joint operation has arrested five key members of a vast criminal organization responsible

The ongoing legal skirmish between the SEC and Ripple Labs added another chapter as Judge Analisa Torres denied the SEC’s request for an interlocutory appeal on Oct. 3. With the appeal motion off the table, both parties gear up for a trial set for April 23…

Illustration: The Verge A judge has ruled that X, the platform previously known as Twitter, must pay $1.1 million in legal fees associated with the investigations of the platform that unfolded during Elon Musk’s buyout of the platform last year, according to a report from Bloomberg…

Investors have historically been skeptical of green hydrogen. High production costs, expensive infrastructure builds, competition with batteries and minimal government support have made the green hydrogen sector a risky bet. But at least one company, Electric Hydrogen, seems to have found a way to convince investors that its tech is a bet they should take…

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said he will “look” at remaining in Congress after a group of Republicans voted with House Democrats Tuesday to remove him as Speaker. ‘I’ll look at that,” McCarthy said when asked at a press conference if he will remain in Congress. McCarthy did rule out considering another position with leadership…

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy agreed with those attacking Republicans who removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the Speakership on Tuesday, but said the resulting chaos is actually a good outcome. “The point of removing the House Speaker was to sow chaos. That’s what the critics of Matt Gaetz and everybody else is saying,” Ramaswamy said…

Both Eric and Donald Trump Jr. displayed their particular personal brands in depositions making the rounds as the court proceedings get underway…