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Utah has enacted a law targeting VPN services as part of its age-verification crackdown, raising legal and privacy concerns highlighted by privacy advocates.

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, Christian Castro, has been charged with lying to investigators regarding the shooting of a Venezuelan man, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, during a Minneapolis immigration operation.

The article reports criticism directed at the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) following the collapse of PM Law, a UK-based law firm.

The DOJ reported that three 2025 warrants led to the seizure of over $560,000 from Hamas-linked crypto fundraising operations, which also enabled law enforcement to intercept additional donations.

Norway seized the Russian vessel Professor Molchanov in the Svalbard archipelago to enforce a US$4.22 billion compensation claim won by Ukrainian energy firm Naftogaz regarding assets seized during the 2014 annexation of Crimea.

BeInCrypto, a cryptocurrency news and data platform, announced a partnership with the Government Blockchain Association (GBA) to launch its Legal & Regulatory Expert Council at the GBA's 'Future of Money, Governance, and the Law' summit in September-October 2026.

Australia is enforcing a regulatory deadline for crypto businesses, with firms missing the October 1 deadline potentially facing civil or criminal penalties under financial services law.

A law firm and a tokenization platform announced a proposed structure to issue catastrophe (cat) bonds on a blockchain, enabling onchain legal ownership and potentially reducing minimum investment amounts.

Beijing announced that its coastguard conducted a 'law enforcement' patrol in waters east of Taiwan, marking the latest in a series of increased maritime activities over recent weeks.

A Hong Kong woman discovered a non‑consensual nude photo of her had been turned into an Instagram sticker and sent to her, highlighting ongoing image‑abuse issues on the platform.

Norway's consumer watchdog has urged retailers to halt sales of 'pervert glasses' (spycams disguised as regular eyewear) until regulatory clarity is achieved.

A Russia-linked malware operation, Sality, was dismantled by CrowdStrike and federal authorities after secretly replacing cryptocurrency wallet addresses to steal Bitcoin and Ethereum for eight years.