The sanctions come four days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US had seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iranian crypto exchanges and wallets since late February.
The jump signals return of fear after two months of calm market sentiment.
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XRP lost another major support level on heavy selling, with traders now focused on whether buyers can defend the $1.20 area after a 15-week low.
AI robotics company Figure posted several videos on X throughout May showcasing its robots performing basic tasks, including cleaning a room and sorting packages.
The single biggest unwind was a $59.67 million BTC-USDT long on HTX.
“Investors still believe in crypto, but now that it’s a contrarian bet, they favor fundamentals over vibes,” says Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan.
BTC plunged 6.4% to a 24-hour low of $65,708 and ether broke below $1,900 in Asian trading on Wednesday, just hours after the MSCI All Country World Index set a fresh all-time high on the AI rally.
The company plans to offer stablecoin, weekend and holiday settlement as demand grows for real-time movement of money.
Microsoft said AI helped speed Majorana 2 development, adding to growing concerns about when quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin’s cryptography.
Despite the planned wind-down, TapTools says it is open to being acquired or taking on external resources to continue maintaining the platform.
The crypto market is seeing a capital flight into dollar-linked stablecoins even as stocks and the Dollar Index remain calm.
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Cardsmiths’ latest Currency trading card series tackles American history—and some packs include codes for real Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more.
A UK House of Lords committee warned that strict stablecoin rules could make pound sterling tokens commercially unworkable despite supporting regulation.
Ala Shaabana explains how using Bitcoin network’s coordinate-and-reward playbook can bust open corporate monopolies on AI.
Even in a future of robot taxis, someone still has to return the things passengers leave behind.
The Bank of England proposed limits of 20,000 pounds per coin for individuals and 10 million pounds for businesses.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control accused the platforms of enabling illicit finance activities across Iran’s crypto ecosystem.
The cybersecurity company is nearing a $300 million round led by Evolution Equity Partners.
The three members of Congress said the volatility of digital assets and “lack of regulation and safeguards” could put Americans’ retirement savings at risk.
Bitcoin is falling following Strategy’s first BTC sale since 2022—and one analyst sees that as a good thing for Ethereum.
The regulator’s five-year roadmap calls for clearer crypto rules, support for tokenization and a framework for staking and onchain markets.
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OFAC said it was blacklisting Nobitex and three other Iranian exchanges, as well as a few executives, citing links to terror and other crimes.