The industry, which spent $119m backing Trump and other candidates, is eager for crypto-friendly regulators to pave the way for greater adoption of digital assets

The world's biggest cryptocurrency soared to $89,982 on Tuesday amid hope for a crypto-friendly Trump Administration in the US next year.

13 states lodge suits that accuse social media giant of creating an intentionally addictive product, "like digital nicotine", that exposes children to harm via live streaming and virtual currency features

Use of the encrypted messaging app, crypto and deepfakes are new tech devices that officials around the world are struggling to counter, a new UN crime report says

Top analyst says crime zones are seeing a huge inflow of stolen funds; calls for sanctions to be imposed on Karen warlord who hosts scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border

Caroline Ellison is the former partner of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, and was also one of the failed crypto exchange’s top executives

The State Department said in June Cambodian government officials were complicit in trafficking for criminal activities and that some owned facilities used by scam operators

French investigators say Durov has failed to take action against illegal activities like terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking and cyber-bullying on Telegram

The Nikkei in Japan suffers its biggest ever one-day loss, plummeting by a whopping 13%, while Taiwanese and Korean shares both sank by more than 8%.

Cryptocurrency industry bodies are making their presence felt in politics and Trump has now U-turned after slating the sector three years ago

One leading asset management firm has projected that ether ETFs could attract monthly inflows of $1 billion

Huione Pay in Phnom Penh received crypto worth $150,000 from the Lazarus hacking group, two blockchain analysts say. But the central bank in Cambodia says the firm is not allowed to trade in crypto.