US authorities freeze $344M in crypto linked to Iran
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The announced crypto freeze came just one day after Tether said it had frozen $344 million of its USDt stablecoin in response to a request from US law enforcement.
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The announced crypto freeze came just one day after Tether said it had frozen $344 million of its USDt stablecoin in response to a request from US law enforcement.
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The US President has confirmed his attendance for the Florida event, but it's unclear whether Tron founder Justin Sun, suing the Trump family's crypto business, will appear.
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After reporting more than $1.7 million to election officials, a crypto-aligned political action committee has reportedly backed out of advertising for a Texas Senate candidate.
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More than 120 entities associated with the crypto and blockchain industry signed onto a letter urging US Senators to move forward with a crypto market structure bill.
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The ex-FTX CEO said he consulted with his parents and lawyers regarding a recent filing he sent from prison, but claimed to be the βultimate author of the documents.β
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Unlike previous years, only a handful of official events at the 2026 version of the iconic Austin festival featured crypto.
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Dubbed βOperation Atlantic,β the effort involves law enforcement agencies from the three countries and is aimed at preventing phishing attacks involving cryptocurrencies.
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Despite a decline in the price of XRP in the last year, Ripple is expected to reach a valuation 25% higher than reported after a November 2025 funding round.
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A proposed plan by the agency would ban βpass-through insuranceβ for stablecoins by third parties in addition to the FDIC not insuring deposits under the law.

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Ben McKenzieβs film βEveryone Is Lying to You for Moneyβ features interviews with former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and others discussing crypto and political influence.
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The crypto exchange's parent company acquired several platforms in 2025 while confidentially filing for an initial public offering with the SEC.
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Starboard Value said that βtime is of the essence,β stressing urgency in Riot getting βmore material deals completedβ related to AI and HPC.
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Joachim Nagel said euro-pegged stablecoins would offer the bloc more independence from US dollar-pegged coins soon to be allowed under the GENIUS Act.

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The addition is the first crypto company to be licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission since June 2025, when the regulator approved Hong Kong BGE.
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The management company behind the universityβs $56.9 billion endowment opened a new position in BlackRock's spot Ether ETF, while reducing its Bitcoin ETF stake by 21%.
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The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September.
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The crypto company reported significant net losses to its balance sheet in 2025 due in part to βlower digital asset prices and approximately $160 million of one-time costs.β
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Pedro SΓ‘nchez announced that Spain would implement several changes to laws impacting social media platforms starting next week, with potential criminal liability for executives.
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The meeting came more than two weeks after the Senate Banking Committee postponed a markup on the CLARITY Act, adding that everyone βremains at the tableβ to work on the bill.
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The blockchain security auditor said violence against wallet holders was a βcore threat vector in the crypto ecosystem,β reporting a significant increase from 2024 to 2025.