🇬🇧 The banking group BPCE launches crypto trading for 2 million retail clients.
Starting Monday, users of Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Épargne will be able to buy and sell $BTC, $ETH, $SOL and $USDC directly from their banking app. A first in France on this scale.
🇲🇾 In Malaysia, law enforcement is hunting down illegal Bitcoin miners using drones.
Indeed, drones equipped with thermal cameras are used to hunt down clandestine installations.
They track the slightest unusual heat sources in abandoned shops, disused warehouses, and sometimes even in houses.
To avoid being detected, some groups have developed astonishing techniques: 🔹 Thermal shields to mask the heat emitted by ASIC machines. 🔹 Partitions to isolate the noise from fans. 🔹 Sophisticated electrical diversions to leave no trace on the meters. 🔹 And even artificial bird sounds broadcast outside to mask the constant hum of the machines.
Electricity theft is a real scourge in the country and represents $1.1 billion of stolen energy, not to mention that it endangers the power grid and can cause huge fires.
Since 2020, Malaysian authorities have identified nearly 14,000 illegal locations operated for Bitcoin mining. $BTC
🇬🇧 Two people were arrested by the SDPJ94 for their involvement in the kidnapping of a crypto holder in Maisons-Alfort last June.
They were presented to an examining magistrate in Créteil and are being charged with Kidnapping and organized gang detention.
On June 17 in Maisons-Alfort, a couple unable to find a parking space, the man drops his partner in front of their home and goes to look for a spot, but a few minutes later, the man disappears… The partner then receives a video call, in which she sees her companion kidnapped and beaten.
The kidnappers demand a ransom of several thousand euros and his ledger key. The ransom is paid and the key is given.
The man will be released in Créteil at the end of the afternoon that day.
The investigation and the elements collected by the technical and scientific police allowed the identification of the suspects. $SOL
🇬🇧 The Council of Mandatory Contributions has just recommended a measure: to require holders of non-custodial wallets (Ledger, MetaMask…) to notify their existence to the tax authorities beyond a certain amount.
The CPO suggests the creation of a national file listing all wallets held by French residents, similar to the FICOBA banking file. With the aim of detecting reporting anomalies and facilitating controls.
Today, Ledger, MetaMask, or any non-custodial wallet are completely outside of automatic surveillance, as there is no intermediary to transmit information. For the CPO, this is the biggest tax blind spot. $BNB
🚨 UPDATE: U.S. prosecutors declare that Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon should be sentenced to 12 years in prison for the "colossal" fraud that led to the collapse of TerraUSD, worth $40 billion.
His sentencing is scheduled for December 11 in New York. $BTC
🔥 NEW: $ONDO a submitted its roadmap for tokenized titles to the SEC, calling for support of multiple ownership models and broader on-chain integration to help the United States lead the transition to asset tokenization.
🇪🇺 NEW: The EU has imposed a fine of X 120 million euros for misleading design of blue badges, failures in advertising transparency, and blocking researchers' access to public data. $XRP
🇪🇺 Europol dismantles a crypto network worth 700 million euros.
Europol announces a major international operation that has put an end to a large network of scams and money laundering related to cryptocurrencies.
The group operated through fake investment platforms, attracted victims via manipulated ads, and then laundered the funds through a mosaic of exchanges and blockchains.
Two phases of action, in October and November 2025, led to arrests in Europe and Israel, as well as the seizure of more than 1.5 million euros in cash, crypto, and luxury goods. Over 700 M€ are believed to have been laundered. $BTC
🇪🇺 Europol dismantles a crypto network worth 700 million euros.
Europol announces a major international operation that has put an end to a vast network of scams and money laundering related to cryptocurrencies.
The group operated through false investment platforms, attracted victims via manipulated ads, and then laundered the funds through a mosaic of exchanges and blockchains.
Two phases of action, in October and November 2025, led to arrests in Europe and Israel, as well as the seizure of more than 1.5 million euros in cash, crypto, and luxury goods. More than 700 million euros are believed to have been laundered. $BTC