U.S. expands Iran crypto sanctions over $100M oil payments
OFAC expanded sanctions to Iran’s crypto sector after alleging over $100 million supported IRGC-linked oil sales since 2023.
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Pi Network’s August 24 pricing shakeup: the end of subsidized app building
Pi App Studio drops its flat 0.25 PI fee and moves to usage based pricing. Only apps with real users keep the subsidy. This is the network’s first real filter for quality. The change looks small on paper. Pi Network…
Block Bits Capital founder convicted in nearly $1M crypto fraud
A federal jury has convicted Block Bits Capital co-founder Japheth Dillman of wire fraud and conspiracy after prosecutors said more than 20 investors lost nearly $1 million in a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading fund. The U.S. Department of Justice said on…
Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen faces Flock protest
Protesters gathered outside Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen’s San Francisco home over his funding for police surveillance technology.
Seven spot XRP ETFs and $1.4B in flows later: is XRP still undervalued?
Institutional capital keeps arriving through seven regulated funds while the token trades 57% below its cycle high. The numbers suggest the market has not caught up. The question sounds premature for a token that just posted its best week in…
Bitcoin price hits $80,000 after 28% rally
Bitcoin crossed $80,000 after an eight-day rally, supported by ETF inflows, Treasury buyback changes and short liquidations.
BNB Chain activates Pasteur hard fork on mainnet
BNB Chain activated Pasteur on BSC, strengthening bridge and validator security while introducing a fuller block-building route.
CFTC clashes with U.S. soldier over $400K Polymarket bet
The CFTC entered a criminal Polymarket case to defend its view that event contracts are swaps covered by commodities law.
Standard Chartered becomes first bank to offer HKDAP
Standard Chartered became HKDAP’s first bank distributor and plans tokenized fund settlement services using the stablecoin in Q4.
Stablecoin ID rules should exclude P2P transfers: Blockchain Association
Blockchain Association backed federal stablecoin identity checks but urged agencies to exclude peer-to-peer secondary-market transfers.
Cosmos EVM chains told to halt after security incident
Cosmos Labs urged EVM chains to halt as incidents hit MANTRA, TAC and KiiChain, with a detailed Cosmos report still pending.
Bitcoin bull market underway, Arthur Hayes says
Arthur Hayes says expanded Treasury buybacks and possible TGA spending could support dollar liquidity and extend Bitcoin’s rally.