Brazils top prosecutor defends X ban, urges Supreme Court to end disputes

For Brazils Attorney Generals Office, the ban on X does not violate free speech rights in the country.

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Nansen acquisition enables staking services to over 20 blockchains

Nansen expands its services by acquiring StakeWithUs, enabling users to stake assets onchain across 20+ blockchains.

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Absolutely nuts Crypto community reacts to X suspension in Brazil

Some members of the crypto community believe this could trigger a domino effect, with other countries potentially following Brazils lead.

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Brazils Supreme Court threatens to suspend X by Aug. 29

The proposed suspension of services came amid an ongoing feud between Elon Musk and Judge Alexandre de Moraes.

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Tornado Cash dev Alexey Pertsev seeks more funding for legal appeal

Pertsevs case is a pivotal moment for the crypto community and advocates of digital privacy.

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Bitfinex Derivatives Launches Public Beta Integration with Thalex

Bitfinex Derivatives has announced the public beta integration with Thalex, enhancing account and asset management for users. (Read More)

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Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev denied bail while preparing appeal

Pertsev will now spend the next year in prison while his lawyers prepare an appeal for money laundering charges.

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Floki (FLOKI) Lands Flat Creating Automatic Rush To Cryptos Latest Meme Craze

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Ex-Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Fraud

Prosecutors had sought 20 years, citing Mashinsky's $48M personal profits and unrepentant attitude toward defrauding retail investors.

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Former Cred execs face wire fraud and money laundering charges

After their initial court appearances on May 2, the former CEO and chief financial officer of Cred must enter their plea by May 8.

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Alex Labs rolls out post-exploit recovery plan

Alex Labs has revealed a recovery roadmap and enhanced security measures post-exploit aimed at rebuilding community trust and resuming operations.

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Alex Labs freezes $3.9M of exploited funds sent to CEXs after hack

The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried to cash out by sending funds to exchanges.

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Tornado Cash developer challenges conviction in Dutch court

Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev has reportedly filed an appeal with the Dutch s-Hertogenbosch Court of Appeal following his recent conviction on money laundering charges. The appeal follows Pertsev’s May 14 sentencing to a 64-month prison term by a Dutch court. The court found him guilty of laundering approximately $1.2 billion through the Tornado Cash […]

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North Korea used Tornado Cash to siphon HTXs $147.5M loot: UN

A UN report reveals North Korean hackers laundered $150 million in stolen crypto assets through Tornado Cash in March 2024.

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Alex bridge on BNB Smart Chain drained of $4.3M after suspicious upgrade CertiK

The deployer account changed an Alex contracts implementation address, and multiple tokens were subsequently drained from its bridge.

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Developing Financial Privacy Tools Was Today Criminalized by the Dutch Court

A breakdown of today's ruling in the Alexey Pertsev, Tornado Cash developer, case in the Netherlands and the implications this will have for open source developers going forward.

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Crypto community outraged as court jails Tornado Cash developer for over five years

A Dutch court has sentenced Alexey Pertsev, a developer involved with Tornado Cash, to 64 months in prison. He was convicted of laundering $1.2 billion in crypto through the Tornado Cash mixer between July 9, 2019, and August 10, 2022. Pertsev’s legal team has a 14-day window to appeal the court’s decision. This verdict follows […]

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Tornado Cash developer guilty of money laundering

Pertsev has been under arrest in the Netherlands since August 2022 after the United States government blacklisted Tornado Cash.

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Crypto News You May Have Missed | May 10, 2025

Here are the crypto stories you may have missed this week.

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DOJ Seeks 20-Year Sentence for Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky

The U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) demands a 20-year prison sentence for former CEO of Celsius Network Alex Mashinsky. The DOJ accuses Mashinsky of creating a multibillion-dollar fraud which resulted in major financial losses for thousands of customers. The sentencing will take place on May 8 as prosecutors stress on the need for strict punishment […]

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