Former FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million in seized crypto
Patrick Steven Yaroch, a former FBI supervisory special agent, admitted to using seed phrases from 35 investigations to steal $2.47 million in digital assets.
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XRP recently broke above the $1.00 level, reaching a monthly high of $1.14 amid rising whale transactions, exchange outflows, and increased network activity.
Swift, HSBC and Standard Chartered have completed the first live interbank transaction on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger, connecting two separate tokenized deposit systems.
The total crypto market capitalization jumped about 9.32% to $2.34 trillion following a US Treasury bond buyback announcement that lowered yields and triggered a massive short squeeze.
Multicoin Capital has deposited hundreds of thousands of HYPE tokens worth millions into Coinbase Prime, prompting questions among market observers regarding potential sell pressure.
Nexo has introduced regulated crypto-backed credit lines in Australia, allowing eligible clients to access liquidity using digital assets as collateral.