Tommy Argo

Hong Kong has unveiled its updated digital asset strategy—Policy Statement 2.0—reaffirming its ambition to become a global crypto innovation center. Building upon the original 2022 framework, the new policy introduces the “LEAP” agenda: Legal clarity, Ecosystem expansion, Application advancement, and People-first development. Speaking at the launch, Financial Secretary Paul Chan emphasized blockchain’s potential to drive

An ongoing sting operation by Australian authorities has revealed heartbreaking details of a romance scam that cost a 77-year-old widow her entire life savings. According to the country’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, the woman was tricked into sending over 433,000 Australian dollars (approximately $282,000) through Bitcoin ATMs over an 18-month period. The widow believed she

Kalshi, the U.S.-regulated prediction market platform, has secured $185 million in fresh capital through a Series C funding round led by crypto investment firm Paradigm. The round reportedly values the company at $2 billion, signaling strong investor belief in the emerging potential of prediction markets. Other notable backers in the round include Multicoin Capital, Sequoia

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the U.S. extended their winning streak on Tuesday, pulling in $588.6 million in net inflows — the largest single-day total so far in June. This marks 11 consecutive trading days of positive inflows, the longest such stretch since December 2024. BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the surge with $436.3

Crypto-related stocks in the U.S. surged Tuesday, fueled by investor optimism after President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel. Though sporadic military activity continued on both sides, the president declared via social media that the truce would “go on forever,” temporarily easing geopolitical tensions and bolstering global markets. Despite uncertainty over

Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the parent company of Truth Social, has clarified that its newly announced $400 million stock buyback program will not interfere with its much larger Bitcoin treasury strategy. In a statement released Monday, the company said the buyback initiative will run independently of the $2.3 billion it has allocated for

Trezor, the well-known hardware wallet manufacturer, issued a security alert on Monday after scammers exploited its support contact form to launch a sophisticated phishing campaign. The attack involved using victims’ email addresses to submit fake inquiries, which in turn triggered legitimate-looking automated replies from Trezor’s support system. These emails, designed to appear as official responses,

Bitcoin briefly fell below the $100,000 threshold for the first time in over six weeks following U.S. military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites—an escalation that triggered turbulence in global markets and over $1 billion in crypto liquidations. The leading cryptocurrency dropped to $98,500 late Sunday before recovering to above $101,000 by Monday morning in Asian