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John Woeltz and William Duplessie reportedly pleaded not guilty to the kidnapping and false imprisonment of Michael Valentino Teofrasto Carturan in New York City.

Pakistan’s Crypto Minister Bilal Bin Saqib is pursuing high-level US partnerships with figures like Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brandon Lutnick and NYC Mayor Eric Adams.

According to the payments company, it had secured approval across a patchwork of regulatory regimes in individual US states allowing it to operate across the country.

Mayor Eric Adams’ push for a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond faces strong opposition from Comptroller Brad Lander, who found the plan "legally dubious and fiscally irresponsible."

Two NYPD detectives allegedly linked to a crypto torture case in Manhattan have been placed on modified duties as the investigation unfolds, according to multiple reports.

Eric Adams wants to repeal New York’s BitLicense, which the state launched in 2015 and has been criticised by the crypto industry for being too costly.

A second person suspected of being tied to the alleged kidnapping and torture of an Italian man for his crypto will surrender to New York City police, according to multiple reports.

The jury in John Karony's case took a matter of hours to deliberate after a roughly two-week trial, during which he repeatedly claimed he was innocent.

Eric Adams told a crypto conference that he wants to make New York City the “crypto capital of the globe” and will make policy recommendations in the coming weeks.

Adrienne Harris says the financial services regulator she runs takes a “tough but fair" approach to digital asset companies.

Eric Adams spoke at a press conference in New York City on May 12 to announce that it was "open for business" for crypto firms.

US Securities and Exchange Commission Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw says if approved, the settlement with Ripple would join the long line of dismissals that is slowly eroding the credibility of SEC lawyers in court.

Michelle Bond, facing campaign finance charges, is one of the last significant figures tied to cryptocurrency exchange FTX, through her husband, to be awaiting trial.

Though Alex Mashinsky's sentencing was still pending, the US government said it did not oppose his voluntarily surrendering after his daughter's wedding.

John Karony took to social media as his criminal trial for fraud and money laundering charges began in New York.