Crypto Mixers Targeted in U.S. House Democrats’ Effort to ‘Clamp Down’ on Money Laundering

Several Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee have a bill coming this week to target money laundering through cryptocurrency mixing services, said Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.), one of its backers.Source

U.S. DOJ Identifies and Charges LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader with Fraud, Extortion

U.S. authorities have identified Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev as the mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, and are offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest.Source

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Pro-Crypto Presidential Candidiate, to Appear at Consensus 2024

“As an environmental lawyer, scion of a Democratic political dynasty, and now maverick presidential candidate, Kennedy will explain his support for cryptocurrency and self-custody,” according to a statement.Source

Ethereum Developers Target Ease of Crypto Wallets With ‘EIP-3074’

EIP-3074 has drawn both support and concern from the Ethereum community, a code change that is supposed to improve the user experience with wallets on the blockchain.Source

Bitcoin Slips to $63K as Crypto Market Faces More U.S. Regulatory Pressure

Despite the recent bounce, the correction isn’t over, said one technical analyst, expecting bitcoin to fall to the low-mid $50,000 area before rallying to new all-time highs.Source

Two Big Bitcoin Catalysts Could Drive MicroStrategy Stock Gains, TD Cowen Says

Bitcoin has significant upside potential this month thanks to two big catalysts and Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock could surge, too, on its way toward getting “meaningfully higher” by the end of the year, TD Cowen analyst Lance Vitanza said in a note Monday.Source

Jack Dorsey Leaves BlueSky Board, Touts ‘Freedom Technology’ of X and Nostr

Former Twitter CEO turned crypto entrepreneur Jack Dorsey is no longer a board member at BlueSky, the social network startup that he started backing in 2019 in an effort to decentralize social media.Source

Popular Crypto Wallet MetaMask Rolls Out ‘Smart Transactions’ to Combat Ethereum Front-Running

It’s the first step on a more ambitious roadmap to transform how Ethereum’s biggest wallet works under the hood.Source

Robinhood Gains 2%, Erasing Early Losses Following SEC Wells Notice

The trading platform previously ended support for all tokens that were named in SEC lawsuits against Binance and Coinbase.Source

Crypto Now Has a ‘Neighborhood Watch’ to Guard Against Hacks

Justine Bone, a cybersecurity firebrand whose research led to recalls of half a million faulty pacemakers, leads the new information-sharing and analysis center for crypto firms.Source