US authorities freeze $344M in crypto linked to Iran

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Unlike previous years, only a handful of official events at the 2026 version of the iconic Austin festival featured crypto.

Dubbed βOperation Atlantic,β the effort involves law enforcement agencies from the three countries and is aimed at preventing phishing attacks involving cryptocurrencies.

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.

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.

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.

The crypto exchange's parent company acquired several platforms in 2025 while confidentially filing for an initial public offering with the SEC.

Starboard Value said that βtime is of the essence,β stressing urgency in Riot getting βmore material deals completedβ related to AI and HPC.

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.

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.

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%.

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September.

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

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.

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.

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.