According to The Defiant, under the Income Tax Act 2025, India's income tax department will be given the authority to monitor individuals' digital activities, including social media accounts, emails, and online financial transactions, from April 1, 2026. The new powers are designed to enhance the department's ability to detect tax evasion and undisclosed assets, including cryptocurrency holdings.
On February 22nd, according to the official website of the Department of Justice, Brazilian man DouverT. Braga was extradited from Switzerland to the United States on suspicion of a $290 million bitcoin Ponzi scheme and appeared in Seattle Federal Court. He was charged with 12 counts of wire fraud and 1 count of conspiracy to commit fraud, which can be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison. TradeCoinClub (TCC) operated by Braga claimed to use advanced algorithms to make profits, but in fact it w...
"We have reported this case to the relevant authorities and will send an update as soon as we have any further information," Bybit said in a post on the X platform. "Fortunately, we have worked quickly and extensively with on-chain analytics providers to identify and isolate the addresses involved. These actions will effectively prevent hackers from selling ETH through the legitimate market and reduce their access to dispose of assets."
According to people familiar with the matter, the US Marshals Service (USMS) is unable to confirm the amount of bitcoin it currently holds, or even give a rough estimate. This management flaw could affect the US government's plan to build a crypto reserve, proposed by White House crypto director David Sacks, which could change the way the government handles seized crypto assets and could even involve the purchase of cryptocurrencies. At present, the USMS still relies on Excel records and manual ...
According to CNN, the US Department of Defense has suspended the implementation of a large-scale layoff plan.
According to the Department of Government Efficiency, which released a contract update report today, a total of 95 contracts were cancelled, saving about $115 million. These include two USDA contracts: a $265,000 contract for a three-day Atlanta Food and Nutrition Services Leadership Seminar and a $30,000 contract for a Malaysian Study Tour Service.
据美国政府效率部门(Department of Government Efficiency)消息,该部门今日发布合同更新报告。报告显示,共取消95份合同,节省约1.15亿美元。其中包括两份美国农业部(USDA)合同:一份价值26.5万美元的"亚特兰大三天食品和营养服务领导力研讨会"合同,以及一份价值3万美元的"马来西亚考察服务"合同。
On February 20, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference. Reuters reporters asked about the US State Department's revision of the US-China relations page. Guo Jiakun said that the US State Department revised the US-China relations page and the list of facts about US-China relations, distorted the truth, slandered China's foreign policy, and promoted the so-called Sino-US strategic competition. China is strongly dissatisfied with this and firmly opposes it.
"We work with DOGE to identify waste, fraud and abuse," the US Treasury said in a statement. "To that end, the IRS has rescinded a previously planned $1.90 billion contract and committed to focusing on and using taxpayer funds wisely. We have included project SoW and FPDS entries for full transparency. We look forward to continuing to work with the DOGE team to reduce waste."
According to the New York Times, the IRS will begin laying off about 6,000 employees on Thursday.
According to the official website of the Department of Justice, US prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit in a crypto investment fraud case, recovering 7.24 BTC, 14,120 USDT, 105.75 ETH and other crypto assets. Investigations revealed that a Massachusetts resident was lured to join a fake investment group and tricked into transferring funds to a suspicious trading platform. Law enforcement found that at least three victims across the United States sent money to the same platform, and ...
On February 18 local time, the US State Department issued a statement saying that US Secretary of State Rubio met with the Russian Foreign Minister in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia earlier in the day, and then talked with the foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Rubio briefed the foreign ministers of the meeting, and all parties agreed to continue to maintain close contact and work together to end the Ru...
On February 18th, according to the financial industry, eight departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued the "Action Plan for High-Quality Development of New Energy Storage Manufacturing Industry". It proposes to promote the wide application of new-generation information technologies such as blockchain, big data, artificial intelligence, and 5G in the new energy storage manufacturing industry. Speed up the construction of smart factories, encourage the produc...
Ip Chi Heng, Executive Director of the Intermediaries Department of the Hong Kong Securities Supervision Commission, is expected to announce the virtual asset development roadmap within this month. In addition to explaining the development principles, the roadmap will also mention the short-term expectations of the Securities Supervision Commission and the scope of market research, as well as the areas that platform participants hope to optimize. In addition, the focus of the virtual asset roadm...
An Argentine law firm filed a criminal complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on February 17, accusing them of being behind the LIBRA token crash and asking for an investigation into Argentine President Millai's role in it. On another legal front, the Civic Coalition ARI also filed a criminal complaint on February 17, asking the Justice Department to investigate Millay's alleged bribery and corruption.