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New York, April 28, 2026: Maximilien de Hoop Cartier, 58, a resident of France and citizen of Argentina, who is described as a descendant of the Cartier family known for luxury jewelry, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for operating an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange that laundered more than $470 million in criminal proceeds, including proceeds from drug trafficking.The sentencing was handed down on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, by U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in the Southern District of New York. Cartier had pleaded guilty on October 23, 2025, to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting…

Hong Kong’s central bank warned that counterfeit tokens are already exploiting the city’s incoming stablecoin regime, before a single licensed product has even been introduced.In a statement, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said tokens using the tickers “HKDAP” and “HSBC” are circulating in the market, but have no connection to any authorized issuer. Both licensed stablecoin applicants referenced in related press materials confirmed they have not issued any regulated stablecoins, it said.Earlier this month, the HKMA granted its first stablecoin licenses under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025, selecting two groups from a pool of 36…

Bitcoin’s Hash Ribbons indicator has flashed another buy signal, reviving a historically watched miner-capitulation setup. But according to crypto analyst Darkfost, the signal may require more caution this cycle as miner activity becomes increasingly exposed to energy shocks, geopolitical pressure and shrinking block rewards. Hash Ribbons is designed to track stress in Bitcoin mining by comparing the 30-day moving average of hashrate with the 60-day moving average. When shorter-term hashrate falls below longer-term hashrate and later recovers, the model has often been interpreted as a sign that miner capitulation is ending and that conditions are improving for the network’s operators.…

A new documentary is in production that traces the nuances of bitcoin’s four-year cycle and David Bailey — the founder of BTC Inc. and chairman and CEO of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) — through what filmmaker, Parker Worthington, describes as one of the most pivotal chapters in BTC’s history. “It’s been a long run,” Worthington said on the Bitcoin Magazine live desk at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference.  The documentary is tentatively titled This Time Is Different and was produced in association with Michael Markle. The project began as a focused documentary about Bitcoin payments, with early footage shot in 2024…

Aptos Labs founding engineer Sherry Xiao said Aptos’ newly introduced privacy coin could fix a long-standing trade-off between protecting user privacy and preserving transparency for compliance.“Confidential APT” launched on the Aptos mainnet on Friday after a governance proposal to integrate the privacy feature passed in a near-unanimous vote. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to conceal token balances and transfer amounts while still enabling transactions to be verified.Source: AptosWhile blockchains offer a level of transparency that most traditional ledgers do not, the lack of privacy has slowed individual and enterprise adoption due to the risk of exposing financially sensitive information.In an interview…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday sued the state of Wisconsin in the agency’s latest effort to assert jurisdiction over prediction markets after the state sued multiple platforms.The CFTC said in a statement that it filed the lawsuit against Wisconsin “in response to the state’s lawsuits against Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, Robinhood, and Coinbase, five CFTC-regulated prediction markets.”“States cannot circumvent the clear directive of Congress,” CFTC Chairman Michael Selig said. “Our message to Wisconsin is the same as to New York, Arizona, and others: if you interfere with the operation of federal law in regulating financial markets, we will…

Peter Brandt：比特币当前缺乏强劲底部信号 – BitRss – Crypto World News ChainCatcher 17 minutes ago 3 ChainCatcher 消息，曾成功预测 2018 年比特币暴跌的著名交易员和图表分析师 Peter Brandt 昨日发布图表指出，比特币爱好者应放弃今年币价冲上 25 万美元的观点。 Brandt 认为，当前 BTC ($77,024.00 · Live) 走势为通道形态，而非看涨底部反转模式。此形态虽不排除进一步上涨，但缺乏强劲底部信号。 BitRss shares this Content always with License. Read Entire Article Screenshot generated in real time with SneakPeek Suite Homepage International Peter Brandt：比特币当前缺乏强劲底部信号 BitRss World Crypto News | Market BitRss | Short Urls Design By New Web | ScriptNet

Canada is proposing to ban crypto ATMs as part of a broader crackdown on fraud and money laundering, citing growing evidence that the machines have become a key tool for scammers.The measure, included in the Liberal government’s Spring Economic Update released Tuesday, would eliminate crypto ATMs nationwide. Officials described the machines as a “primary method” for defrauding victims and laundering illicit funds.”To protect Canadians by shutting down a primary method for scammers to defraud victims, and for criminals to place their cash proceeds of crime,” the government said, it plans to prohibit the machines entirely.A crypto ATM (automated teller machine)…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure On-chain data shows the Ethereum network is nearing in on the 190 million holders milestone, hosting more than triple the userbase of Bitcoin. Ethereum Has Been Widening Its Adoption Gap To Bitcoin In a new post on X, on-chain analytics firm Santiment has shared how the various top networks in the digital asset sector like Bitcoin and Ethereum currently compare against each other in terms of the Total Amount Of Holders. This indicator measures, as its name implies, the total number of addresses on a given blockchain…

Galaxy Digital reported a tough start to the year as crypto prices fell and market values broadly contracted. In its first-quarter (Q1) results, the company reported a net loss of $216 million while the total crypto market capitalization slid by roughly 20% during the same period.  Despite that difficult environment, Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz said in an interview with Bloomberg that Hyperliquid (HYPE) helped the company avoid even worse outcomes. Galaxy Digital Q1 Snapshot In Galaxy’s Q1 2026 reporting, the company attributed the net loss primarily to the depreciation of digital asset prices over the quarter. The firm also posted…