Cryptocurrencies
A7A5 Stablecoin Processed $100B in Sanctions Evasion Before Volume Halved
The ruble-pegged token funneled $100B through Kyrgyzstan before US and EU sanctions slashed daily volume by 66%.
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F/m Investments Files First-Ever SEC Application to Tokenize $6B Treasury ETF
The $18B asset manager is seeking SEC exemptive relief to make its $6.3B TBIL ETF the first regulated fund to offer tokenized shares under the…
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Senate Deal Implodes: Grassley & Durbin Axe Developer Protections
Senate Judiciary leaders Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin have blocked the inclusion of key developer protections in the market structure bill, citing money laundering concerns…
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Risks $60K Slide as Trump-EU Trade War Over Greenland Intensifies
Bitcoin shed 3% as the EU froze a key trade deal in response to Trump's Greenland tariff ultimatum, putting $60K targets back in play.
Cryptocurrencies
Columbia Professor Labels NYSE Tokenization Plan ‘Vaporware’
Omid Malekan dismantles the NYSE's vague blockchain announcement, citing a total lack of technical specs and business model compatibility.
Cryptocurrencies
Iran’s Central Bank Hoards $507M USDT to Build ‘Shadow’ Dollar Standard
Elliptic analysis reveals Tehran’s pivot to "synthetic dollars" for open market operations, bypassing US banking rails.
Cryptocurrencies
Delaware Life Embeds Bitcoin in Annuities via BlackRock Index; BTC Holds $87K
Delaware Life becomes the first insurer to offer Bitcoin exposure in fixed indexed annuities, utilizing a BlackRock index with a 25% IBIT allocation.
Cryptocurrencies
Trump Fast-Tracks Crypto Bill at Davos: ‘Strategic’ Dominance Over China
Bitcoin reclaims $89k as Trump frames crypto regulation as a national security issue against China.
Cryptocurrencies
Iran’s Central Bank Burned $507M USDT to Stop Currency Bleed
Blockchain forensics confirm Iran's Central Bank deployed nearly half a billion in Tether to fight hyperinflation, signaling a new era of crypto-based sovereign monetary policy.
Cryptocurrencies
Trump Signals ‘Imminent’ CLARITY Act Signing; Sacks Previews Crypto-Bank Merger
Trump cites competition with China as the catalyst for fast-tracking the CLARITY Act, while Crypto Czar David Sacks predicts a forced merger of banking and…