Newly examined financial records from Tether's early years have raised questions about the effectiveness of customer due diligence surrounding the issuance of USDT, after several entities and individuals that purchased the stablecoin directly from the company were later connected to sanctions evasion, money laundering, drug trafficking and other financial crimes. The records provide an unusual look at Tether's primary customer base during a period in which USDT was undergoing

US authorities have seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency allegedly intended to support Hamas, while simultaneously dismantling websites, servers and online communication infrastructure used to solicit digital-asset donations and recruit supporters. The operation represents another significant intervention against the use of cryptocurrency as a channel for terrorist financing and demonstrates the increasingly sophisticated methods being used by law enforcement to identi

Fast-fashion giant Shein suffered a weak start to its long-awaited stock market debut on Tuesday, with its shares falling sharply after beginning trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The disappointing performance highlights growing investor concerns about the company's slowing growth, rising costs and increasingly difficult regulatory environment. Shein's shares opened at HK$48.56, the price set for its initial public offering, before falling as much as 10% to around HK$4

NorthStar Gaming has been hit with a C$100,000 monetary penalty by Ontario's gaming regulator after failing to apply enhanced anti-money laundering controls to a high-risk customer whose deposits ultimately reached almost C$190,000. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario found that NorthStar Gaming (Ontario) Inc. did not comply with provincial AML requirements in relation to a single player account that remained active from March 2024 until June 2025. The case has highl