A joint investigation by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic and Thailand’s police has identified more than half a billion dollars in suspicious cryptocurrency transactions across Southeast Asia. The probe traced activity across 32 blockchains.

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT says a coordinated set of X accounts exploited Middle East war-related narratives to drive traffic into crypto scams. He said the cluster promoted a pump-and-dump token called $ORAMAMA on February 22, 2026 and that onchain evidence indicates the operation made six-figure profits. After his posts, he said X appeared to suspend 16 accounts tied to the activity.

On March 9, 2026, federal prosecutors asked a New York court to schedule a retrial for Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm on money laundering and sanctions-related conspiracy counts after a jury deadlocked on these charges in August 2025. Storm, who was convicted only on a separate unlicensed money transmitter conspiracy count, says on social media that the remaining two counts could carry up to 40 years in prison and is seeking to raise $250,000 for his legal defense.

Blockchain analytics firm Glassnode reports that Bitcoin leveraged markets are showing renewed buying interest as BTC retreats from $74,000. In a March 9th market update, the firm highlights a sharp rise in the Cumulative Volume Delta and notes that futures open interest and perpetual markets are signalling a cautiously bullish setup. Despite these signs, Glassnode points out that broader demand remains weak and market conviction has not fully recovered, while Bitcoin trades around $69,953 with a modest daily gain.

On February 11, 2026, analyst Michaël van de Poppe told his 819,500 X followers that Ethereum is showing a signal he links to 2020: ETH is down 30% while stablecoin transactions on Ethereum rose 200% over the past 18 months. He also pointed to MVRV readings suggesting undervaluation, with ETH at $1,947.56, down 2.99% in 24 hours.

On February 11, 2026, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki reiterated his support for precious metals while warning that gold's supply is theoretically unlimited. He said that, if forced to hold only one asset, he would choose Bitcoin because its supply is capped at 21 million, and he criticized saving in US dollars, calling fiat savers the biggest losers.

On January 28, 2026, Kraken announced DeFi Earn, offering DeFi-style rewards with up to 8% APY on cash and stablecoins. The service will initially be available in most U.S. states (excluding New York and Maine), Canada and the EEA, and uses Veda's vaults managed by Chaos Lab and Sentosa.

On January 28, 2026, cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler reported uncovering a 96 GB database containing more than 149 million unique logins and passwords that had been left exposed online. The unprotected trove includes credentials for users of major services such as Gmail, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Netflix, Binance and OnlyFans, as well as accounts with .edu and .gov domains. Fowler says the records were accessible without encryption or password protection, and that the total number of entries increased between his discovery and the time access was restricted.

On December 25, 2025, the Bank of Russia said it has readied a regulatory framework that would permit both qualified and retail investors to trade digital currencies and stablecoins, while keeping a domestic payments ban. Retail buyers must pass a risk test and face a 300,000 rubles, or about $3,800, annual limit through one intermediary, and qualified investors can purchase without volume caps after testing.