According to police sources cited by NHK and other outlets, the four individuals—ranging in age from their 20s to 50s—allegedly created and sold posters featuring indecent images of women through online auction platforms.
CatherineThe US is looking at using tariff funds and gold revaluation to buy Bitcoin without raising taxes or debt. Plans include building a long-term Bitcoin reserve, while criticism grows over Trump’s personal crypto ties.
WeatherlyThailand has introduced stricter crypto laws to fight online fraud and illegal foreign platforms, giving authorities power to block unlicensed services and punish misuse. The new rules also raise security standards for crypto firms and come after several high-profile scams and arrests.
WeatherlyDonald Trump’s family is set to launch a Monopoly-inspired crypto game this month, aiming to capitalise on their public profile to attract attention. The game adds to Trump’s expanding digital asset ventures, which include a meme coin, NFT collections, and the DeFi project World Liberty Financial. However, the crypto community remains sceptical, citing vague tokenomics and possible legal challenges. Is Trump’s rapid expansion into Web3 moving too fast?
CatherineHarvard rejected Trump administration demands to regulate campus speech, citing First Amendment violations. In response, the administration froze $2.3 billion in federal funding. Barack Obama praised Harvard for defending academic freedom and resisting political pressure.
KikyoOpenAI is developing its own social media platform that integrates ChatGPT’s image generation with a social feed, aiming to compete with X and Meta. The project is still in early stages, with prototypes already being tested internally.
JoyChina has seized large amounts of crypto from criminal cases and is using private firms to quietly sell them, despite its trading ban. Officials are now debating if the country should create formal rules—or even build a national reserve—to manage these assets.
AnaisAB DAO officially announced the launch of a dual reward campaign in collaboration with Bitget (bitget.com), the world’s second-largest digital asset trading platform. In celebration of AB’s Token Generation Event (TGE), the campaign will distribute a total of 213,307,000 $AB, valued at approximately $2.6 million USD
AlexCBEX, a fraudulent digital trading platform, scammed thousands of Nigerian investors by promising unrealistically high returns and freezing accounts after taking their money. The platform, which was never registered, collapsed in April 2025, leaving victims with significant financial losses.
WeatherlyOKX has expanded into the US with a new headquarters in San Jose and the appointment of Roshan Robert as CEO for US operations. This follows a $504 million settlement with US authorities over past regulatory violations, as the company focuses on compliance and growth.
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