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Organized crime groups across Southeast Asia have scaled their operations by exploiting cryptocurrency, launching their own coins, exchanges and blockchain networks to launder billions of dollars, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).The report said criminal syndicates are no longer just using existing crypto infrastructure. Instead, they are actively building tailored financial ecosystems to evade detection.One example cited in the report is the Chinese-language ecosystem and marketplace known as Huione Guarantee, now rebranded as Haowang, which has processed more than $24 billion in crypto linked to fraud over the past four years.Value…

Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin RLUSD continues its push for adoption with its latest integration into Aave. According to the April 22 official announcement on X, Aave (AAVE) users can now supply and borrow RLUSD, with the lending pool capped at $50 million and the borrowing pool at $5 million. This integration marks a major milestone in RLUSD’s adoption journey, as Aave is currently the largest decentralized lending protocol by total value locked, according to DeFiLlama. The platform operates across 16 blockchains including Ethereum (ETH), Base (BASE), Optimism (OP), and Arbitrum (ARB). The Aave integration also follows closely on the heels of…

The Solana blockchain has introduced the Solana Game Pass, a free NFT aimed at encouraging engagement with new and existing games on the network.Available to mint through Magic Eden, the Game Pass provides holders with early access to selected titles and the chance to earn crypto-based prizes by completing specific tasks.More than 30,000 Game Pass NFTs have already been minted, and the offering will remain open for the duration of the campaign. Solana has indicated that the Game Pass programme will continue beyond the initial season, with additional features planned for future updates. Source: Solana GamingWhat is the Solana Game…

Digital asset investment products maintained a delicate balance last week, recording modest net inflows of $6 million despite volatile mid-week conditions triggered by unexpected U.S. retail sales data. This nuanced performance, as revealed in the latest CoinShares report, highlights both the resilience and regional divides in investor sentiment. A minor US$6m inflows, sentiment remains mixed but showing signs of recovery Inflows into digital asset investment products were modest last week. @Bitcoin saw minor outflows of US$6m, @ethereum also saw outflows of US$26.7m, while @Ripple’s $XRP saw inflows of US$37.7m.… pic.twitter.com/DD86OwBZIQ— CoinShares (@CoinSharesCo) April 22, 2025 While the initial part of…

HYPER, the native token of ​Hyperlane, an interoperability protocol facilitating cross-chain communication, is set to be listed on Binance following an exclusive TGE campaign hosted via Binance Wallet. In an April 21 official announcement, crypto exchange Binance revealed that it will list HYPER on April 22, 2025, at 13:00 UTC, offering trading pairs with USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY. The tokens will be available on the Binance Smart Chain and the Ethereum network. Prior to the spot listing, the exchange will hold an exclusive TGE campaign hosted through Binance Wallet, offering 20 million HYPER tokens at a price of…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Amid the latest market recovery, Ethereum (ETH) attempted to break out from its multi-month downtrend, leading some market watchers to suggest that a new rally could start soon. However, as price struggles to hold the $1,600 level as support,…

Homepage > News > Finance > United States senators reintroduce PROOF Act Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) have reintroduced the Proving Reserves of Others Funds (PROOF) Act, which aims to prevent digital asset custodians from co-mingling customer assets with company funds and strengthen reserve transparency requirements. The Act, first introduced in October 2023, is a bipartisan bill requiring digital asset companies to undergo monthly third-party proof-of-reserves (PoR) audits. The audits would verify that firms hold sufficient assets to match customer liabilities, with results being submitted to the U.S. Treasury Department and made public.  Firms failing to comply would face civil fines, with increased penalties for repeat offending.…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto is out of narratives, out of patience, and running out of time to matter. The only way out is forward—by building products people actually use and don’t have to think about. For the past several months, AI agents have been pitched as that future, but most of them are just noise: flashy wrappers that don’t actually do anything. In the middle of a macro meltdown, with Ethereum’s (ETH) value against Bitcoin (BTC) hitting five-year lows and…

Binance has announced the launch of $DEEP/USDT on Perpetual Contracts.Listing DetailsListing date: 2025-04-22 08:30 (UTC)Maximum leverage: 50xCapped Funding Rate: +2.00% / -2.00%Detailed information about the listing is here.About Deepbook Protocol ($DEEP)DeepBook Protocol is a cutting-edge DeFi platform on the Sui blockchain, offering a fully on-chain central limit order book (CLOB) for high-speed, low-cost trading. As Sui’s native liquidity layer, it rivals centralized exchanges and has gained traction among U.S. crypto investors, alongside projects like Walrus. DeepBook ensures transparency and efficiency, serving as a key liquidity venue for DeFi protocols and traders in the Sui ecosystem.The DEEP token powers DeepBook, enabling trading…

Polygon-based non-fungible tokens (NFTs) took the top spot in digital collectible sales after surging 20% in the last seven days. On April 22, NFT data tracker CryptoSlam showed that Polygon NFTs overtook Ethereum, reaching a $22.3 million volume in the past week. This represented 24% of last week’s overall NFT sales volume, which reached $92.9 million. The network also had over 39,000 NFT buyers for the week, an 81% increase over the previous week. Ethereum remained second in sales, with a $19.2 million NFT sales volume for the week. Mythos Chain followed with $14.3 million, while Bitcoin-based collections ranked fourth with $14.1 million…