Cryptocurrency Requests: Outside U.S. Law Enforcement Takes the Lead

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In a dance as old as money itself-though with more digital flair-Coinbase, that charming cryptocurrency sandbox, unveiled its annual transparency scroll. Turns out, law enforcement’s love for request letters (think subpoenas, warrants, legal voodoo) is flourishing, especially from across the pond. Yes, the foreigner’s charm is not lost on our crypto belles and beaux; over half-hold your breath, 53%-hail from beyond American borders, the land of Uncle Sam, where requests are as common as traffic tickets. 🌍

Between October 2024 and September 2025, Coinbase received a staggering 12,716 writs-an increase of 19%, as if the request fever spread like wildfire. From the US, Germany, UK, France, Spain, down Under-Australia, mate!-and others, law enforcement’s digital detectives pinged away. In their infinite wisdom, Coinbase notes that the bulk-about 80%-springs from these nations, hinting at a global love affair with legal papers. 📜

“As in years past,” claims Coinbase’s tome of truth, “most requests stem from criminal enforcement matters,” gurgled the report, as if crime was a seasonal citrus fruit. The requests include the usual suspects-subpoenas, court orders, warrants-the legal equivalent of asking for your grandma’s secret jam recipe, but with more legal weight.

Meanwhile, the company, ever the diligent custodian of your crypto secrets, admits that while users fret about privacy (who wouldn’t?), it must bow to the law’s mighty sword-if those requests are, of course, valid. Trust us, it’s just legal ballet, no privacy ruin here. 🕺💃

Coinbase sniffed out a sweet spot: 5,444 requests from American law enforcers-since 2022, the reigning champs, no surprise. The ties to Uncle Sam tighten: Coinbase’s boss, Brian Armstrong, keeps visiting Capitol Hill and chowing down at White House dinners-because nothing says crypto like political gala. 🇺🇸

Coinbase’s sidekick eyed for top Fed gig-because what could possibly go wrong?

Jerome Powell’s reign as the head honcho of the Federal Reserve is winding down in May 2026, and the whispers are loud. Names like Kevin Hassett-Trump’s economic sage and a flirt with Coinbase advisory-are being thrown about like political confetti. The guessing game is fierce; in the world of finance, who needs poker when you have prediction platforms like Polymarket? 🎲

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2025-12-02 00:23