11 US Senators Urge Treasury, DOJ to Probe Binance Over Iran Sanctions Risks

Senate Democrats are urging a federal probe into Binance over alleged sanctions and anti-money laundering violations, intensifying scrutiny of the crypto exchange amid concerns its compliance failures could pose serious U.S. national security risks. Senate Democrats Demand Binance Sanctions Probe U.S. senators sent a letter to the Treasury and Justice Departments on Feb. 27, urging … Read more

Morgan Stanley Seeks OCC Trust Charter for Crypto Custody Arm

Morgan Stanley has applied for a national trust bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), seeking to launch a federally regulated subsidiary focused on digital asset custody and related crypto services. Morgan Stanley Seeks Federal Charter for Digital Asset Custody Morgan Stanley has submitted an application to the Office of … Read more

Tether Freezes $4.2 Billion In USDT Linked To Criminal Activity As Stablecoin Supply Surpasses $180 Billion

Tether has frozen approximately $4.2 billion worth of USDT linked to illicit activity, marking one of the largest enforcement efforts in the history of the stablecoin market. According to Reuters, roughly $3.5 billion of that total has been frozen since 2023, signaling an aggressive compliance shift by the world’s largest stablecoin issuer. The figures highlight … Read more

World Liberty Financial Sets New Transparency Benchmark With Real-Time Proof-Of-Reserves For USD1

The race to make stablecoins safer and more transparent has entered a new phase. World Liberty Financial has unveiled a real-time proof-of-reserves system for its USD1 stablecoin, marking a shift from periodic disclosures toward continuous on-chain verification. The move positions USD1 as one of the first major stablecoins to allow anyone to monitor backing assets … Read more

Moonpay, Paypal, And M0 Launch Pyusdx Framework To Accelerate Next Generation Stablecoin Development

A new collaboration between MoonPay, PayPal, and M0 is aiming to reshape how stablecoins are created and deployed. The partners have unveiled PYUSDx, a tokenization framework designed to simplify the process of issuing and managing application-specific stablecoins while maintaining backing through PayPal USD. The announcement signals a growing push toward modular stablecoin infrastructure, tools that … Read more

Ethereum Unveils A Comprehensive Two-Track Scaling Strategy For The Next Era Of Network Growth

Vitalik Buterin has laid out a detailed and methodical roadmap for Ethereum’s next chapter of scaling, clearly separating the plan into two distinct tracks: short-term upgrades designed to expand execution capacity safely, and long-term structural changes aimed at fundamentally transforming how the network validates and stores data. In a recent post shared on X (formerly … Read more

Bitcoin Erases Iran Strike Losses as Traders Reprice Geopolitical Shock

On Saturday, as tensions intensified across the Middle East and U.S. airstrikes targeted Iran, bitcoin climbed from an intraday low of $63,176 per coin to $67,152 by 3:45 p.m. Eastern time. The digital asset now sits 2% higher against the greenback, hovering just shy of the $67,000 threshold. Crypto Markets Whipsaw After U.S. Airstrikes, Bitcoin … Read more

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