PANews reported on July 17 that according to The Block, Paul Chowles, a former official of the UK National Crime Agency, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for stealing 50 seized bitcoins (now worth $5.9 million). The official used his position to steal the bitcoins involved in the case in 2017 and transferred them to cash through a currency mixing service. He was arrested by the police in 2022 with the assistance of blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. The UK has passed a new bill in 2024, authorizing law enforcement agencies to freeze the crypto assets involved in the case without arrest.



Nubank Vice-Chairman Roberto Campos Neto said the bank will test stablecoin credit card payments, as adoption of stablecoins accelerates across Latin America. Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, is reportedly planning to integrate dollar-pegged stablecoins and credit cards for payments.The move was disclosed by the bank’s vice-chairman and former governor of Brazil’s central bank, Roberto Campos Neto. Speaking at the Meridian 2025 event on Wednesday, he highlighted the importance of blockchain technology in connecting digital assets with the traditional banking system. According to local media reports, Campos Neto said Nubank intends to begin testing stablecoin payments with its credit cards as part of a broader effort to link digital assets with banking services.Read more