The UK government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, plans to ban cryptocurrency donations to political parties amid concerns over transparency, foreign interference, and untraceable funds, particularly after Reform UK's adoption of crypto fundraising. This move, part of broader electoral reforms, aims to safeguard democratic integrity.
In late November 2025, Swiss and German authorities, with Europol, shut down Cryptomixer.io, a crypto mixing service accused of laundering over $1.4 billion in illicit Bitcoin since 2016. They seized servers, €25 million in Bitcoin, and 12TB of data, highlighting escalating crackdowns on tools blurring privacy and crime in digital finance.
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