RegulationUS Treasury Freezes $131M in Iran-Linked USDT
The US Treasury worked with Tether to freeze $131 million in USDT held in wallets tied to Iran's central bank after the ceasefire collapsed.
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RegulationUS Government Moves $297M in Bitcoin and Ethereum to Coinbase Prime
The US moved 3,940 BTC and 30,014 ETH to Coinbase Prime. Does this break Trump's Bitcoin reserve order? A breakdown of the numbers and the case.
BitcoinStrategy Raises $467M, Leaves Bitcoin Stack Untouched
Strategy skipped Bitcoin buys for a third week, raising $467M in stock sales to push cash reserves to $3B while its 843,775 BTC stack stayed untouched.
InstitutionalUK Recruits BlackRock and JPMorgan for $44B Tokenization Push
The UK Treasury built a 54-firm taskforce to push tokenization across financial markets. The first tokenized government bond is due by 2027.
SecurityFraudster Tried to Move $290K in Crypto From Kraken While Jailed
The DOJ charged Rossen Iossifov with trying to move $290,000 in forfeited crypto from a Kraken account while serving his prison sentence.
StablecoinsCircle Secures Federal Trust Bank Charter From the OCC
The OCC gave Circle final approval to open a national trust bank for its $73.2B USDC stablecoin. What changes, and why the stock jumped 8.4%.
StablecoinsSony Bank Wins OCC Approval for Dollar Stablecoin
The OCC gave Sony Bank preliminary approval to issue a dollar stablecoin via trust Connectia Trust with $40 million in capital, targeting a 2027 launch.
RegulationKraken Wins $22M Arbitration Against Auditor Mazars Over Chokepoint 2.0
Payward, Kraken's parent, won a $22M arbitration against auditor Mazars USA, which abandoned its 2022 audit. The company ties it to Operation Chokepoint 2.0.
InstitutionalVanguard Seeks Head of Digital Assets
Vanguard, manager of $12.5 trillion in assets, posts a head of digital assets role covering tokenization, stablecoins and custody after years resisting crypto.