U.S. adds four Iran central bank crypto wallets to sanctions, Tether freezes $131 million of contents
Summary The U.S. Treasury added four wallets linked to Iran’s central bank to its sanctions
Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak steps back from Base app leadership after admitting his crypto social strategy failed
Summary Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak said he is stepping back from leading the Base app to
DTCC moves tokenized securities into live trading, marking a milestone for Wall Street’s blockchain push
Summary DTCC processed live trades involving tokenized stocks, ETFs and U.S. Treasurys in its largest
Cantor and Securitize collaborate on blockchain-based IPOs
Summary Cantor will leverage its equity capital markets and trading capabilities, while Securitize will provide
Ostium suffers $18 million exploit as oracle attack wave continues to hit DeFi
Summary An attacker exploited a registered component of Ostium’s price-feed automation system, submitting oracle reports
Open USD poses biggest threat yet to Circle’s USDC, CoinShares says
Summary CoinShares stated Open USD directly challenges Circle by giving partners income generated by reserves
The launchpad that fueled Robinhood Chain’s memecoin boom just gave away all its revenue
Summary Noxa generated nearly $12 million in cumulative fees before abruptly halting token launches on
Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal
Summary Stripe offered to buy PayPal in a $53 billion deal alongside private equity firm
UK plans first G7 digital sovereign bond by early 2027
Summary The U.K. plans to issue its first digital sovereign bond by early 2027, becoming
Binance bets on becoming a crypto ‘super app’ as stablecoins reshape growth
Summary Binance is shifting its growth strategy from pure crypto trading toward becoming a payments-focused
