A Green Beret who helped plan a covert operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro used his advance knowledge of the mission to place a series of winning bets on a crypto prediction market, federal prosecutors alleged Thursday.
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Hong Kong | April 23, 2026
Tron founder claims World Liberty Financial secretly blacklisted his wallet, locked him out of governance, and threatened to destroy his holdings unless he invested another $200 million.
Tron founder files federal lawsuit against World Liberty Financial, claiming secret smart contract changes locked him out of roughly $75 million in assets. The Trump family holds 22.5 billion WLFI tokens and receives 75 percent of net proceeds from token sales.
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority approved fewer than 6% of applicants under its new stablecoin law, signalling a high-barrier regime that favours institutional incumbents over a field that included firms from the crypto-native sector.
Markets shift on Iran-Pakistan diplomacy while on-chain data and regional regulation reshape the crypto landscape beyond Wall Street.