I n the past decade, as the use of cryptocurrency has picked up and its market value has soared past $3 trillion, governments have been struggling to regulate the technologically novel and financially …
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VIDEO WATCH: How crypto companies have empowered a shadow economy As governments grapple with the burgeoning crypto industry, this new investigation from ICIJ reveals how cryptocurrency companies have …
The stage was set for a night of glamour and redemption. On a mild August evening, as Hollywood stars paraded down the red carpet at the Venice Film Festival, Kevin Spacey was across the lagoon at the …
From Dubai to Toronto, inside the crypto-to-cash storefronts fueling money laundering’s new frontier
W e had just pulled into the bus station in Lviv, Ukraine, when the city’s air-raid sirens began to wail. I’d taken an eight-hour trip from Kyiv with Richard Sanders, a U.S. Army veteran who was …
Crypto giants moved billions linked to money launderers, drug traffickers and North Korean hackers
W hen President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng “CZ” Zhao in October, the White House press secretary painted the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange as the victim of a political …
Some spam I just received: Greetings from the Illuminati World Elite Empire. We extend this invitation to individuals who are ambitious, talented, and determined to rise above limitations. The …
Arnett Jackson Bonner has multiple felony convictions. This means he cannot possess a firearm. Under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), convicted felons may not “possess in or affecting commerce, any …
Sometime in the late 1980s, as an elementary schooler in the Soviet Union, I discovered in my family’s library a heavy, dust-laden tome. I still remember the brown-yellow-tinged paper, the thick …
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The Washington Post building. Picture: Shutterstock/Phil Pasquini The Washington Post is cutting one-third of all staff across the company including “substantial newsroom reductions”. “Nearly all” …
Sun Fabulous magazine cover on 1 February and top of Fabulous website section on 4 February 2026 The Sun has proposed merging its features team with the Fabulous celebrity and lifestyle desk. Sun …
Peter Geoghegan (centre left) and Lucas Amin (centre right) pick up the Specialist Journalism prize for Democracy for Sale at the British Journalism Awards 2025. Picture: Press Gazette/Adam Duke …
Kylie Minogue pictured in Cannes in 2012. Picture: Andrea Raffin/Shutterstock A former private investigator for the Daily Mail said he obtained the phone records of Kylie Minogue’s former boyfriend …
BBC Media City in Salford. Picture: Shutterstock/Nebelung The BBC is proposing to close a unit dedicated to investigative journalism in the English regions less than four years after it was set up. …
The Wrap’s Gillian Joseph (L) and Anna Botting (R). Picture: Sky Sky News has replaced its late-night news bulletin with a new show called The Wrap driven by a “desire to bring in a younger …
LBG Media CEO Solly Solomou. Picture: LBG Media Ladbible owner LBG Media is investing in direct advertising ad sales in the UK and US in 2026 as it relies less on revenue share from tech platforms. …
Pictured left to right: CEO of Shizuoka Shimbun, Shinko Ōsuga , Go Oishi (representative director and chairman at Shizuoka Shimbun), Lau Harting Jeppesen (CCO of Stibo DX) and Gert Bendsen (CFO of …
The logo of the Daily Mail is displayed on a smartphone screen. Picture: Bangla press/Shutterstock Digital advertising revenue at the publisher of the Daily Mail fell by 15% last year. Daily Mail and …
Doreen Lawrence accuses Mail of ‘pretending to be her friend’ while stealing her private information
Baroness Doreen Lawrence arriving at the International Dispute Resolution Centre in November 2025. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire Baroness Doreen Lawrence has accused the Daily Mail of “pretending to …
News diary 2-8 February: Alphabet financial results, Winter Olympics, NFL Super Bowl
Winter Olympics 2026 logo. Picture: Shutterstock/kovop This week features a wave of financial results to be released from major multinational and media companies, including Google parent Alphabet, …
ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Perplexity app icons are seen on the screen of an iPhone. Picture: Shutterstock/Tada Images AI answers from OpenAI, Google and Perplexity draw on a …
‘Claudio is scamming’ article over which Mill Media’s The Londoner is being sued A reporter for Mill Media has been hit with an unusual £10,000 county court judgment after being sued by a businessman …
Richard Sexton. Credit: William Reed. Family-owned UK B2B media business William Reed has appointed Richard Sexton as chief operating officer. He is a former UK operations director at marketing …
Anna Starners. Picture: Newsquest Newsquest has appointed Anna Starnes as editor of the Ipswich Star and East Anglian Daily Times. She joins Newsquest on 2 February after spending time as a senior …
Ben Smith, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Semafor. Picture: Semafor Semafor will “double down on what’s working” in 2026 with new editorial investment in London and Washington DC after reporting …