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treasury widens iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two more exchanges Wallets that the U.S. Treasury attributes to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps received more than $2 million from Shelbit Exchange addresses, and sent back just over $1 million. Those figures, released Friday in a Treasury press statement, are the kind of specifics that mark the difference between a crypto sanctions action and a diplomatic communiqué.

Treasury widens Iran crypto crackdown with sanctions on two more exchanges

trump media walks away from its cro treasury venture with crypto com and from most of its crypto plans Five months ago, Trump Media set out to launch a publicly traded company with one purpose: stockpiling a single token. On Friday, it abandoned that plan — along with most of the crypto strategy built around it.

Trump Media Walks Away From Its CRO Treasury Venture With Crypto.com — And From Most of Its Crypto Plans

bitcoin has stopped moving traders are paying up anyway Bitcoin is parked at $64,700 and hardly flinching. What matters here isn't the stillness itself, but the price traders are willing to pay for insurance against it ending.

Bitcoin Has Stopped Moving — Traders Are Paying Up Anyway

bitcoin refuses to budge below 65000 as middle east conflict widens Friday found bitcoin parked at about $64,700, and it stayed there. A full session of trading produced almost no net movement.

Bitcoin Refuses to Budge Below $65,000 as Middle East Conflict Widens

bitcoin faces its bip110 deadline three ways the split could play out Over the past several weeks, somewhere around 1-2% of Bitcoin's hash power has been signaling support for BIP110. That single figure tells you most of what you need to know, and it explains why the coming weeks could turn ugly for anyone operating Bitcoin Knots.

Bitcoin Faces Its BIP110 Deadline — Three Ways the Split Could Play Out

wall streets staking pipeline narrows bny and blackrock both lean on galaxy The coins are yours. The yield lands in your account. But the validators Wall Street quietly contracts with — the firms no marketing deck bothers to name — are the ones holding the operational levers.

Wall Street’s staking pipeline narrows: BNY and BlackRock both lean on Galaxy

enjin governance vote would grow relaychain validators from 25 to 35 In Brief:

Enjin Governance Vote Would Grow Relaychain Validators From 25 to 35

a moonshot clarity act ethics text under white house review as senate recess closes in The window for senators to move the crypto Clarity Act onto the floor is measured in days now, not weeks. By Wednesday afternoon, the calendar was ahead.

“A Moonshot”: Clarity Act Ethics Text Under White House Review as Senate Recess Closes In

bitmarts aug 8 u s cutoff lands weeks before the global trading halt and late withdrawals risk being locked in The date that actually matters for BitMart customers covered by its U.S. rules is Aug. 8 at 23:59 UTC — a full 18 days ahead of the Aug. 26 global trading halt that has absorbed most of the attention.

BitMart’s Aug. 8 U.S. Cutoff Lands Weeks Before the Global Trading Halt — And Late Withdrawals Risk Being Locked In

ethereum researchers push plan to burn staking rewards down to zero at 60 million eth Roughly 34% of ETH's supply — about 41 million coins — is currently staked on Ethereum. A group of six researchers now argues the network should stop paying for the 19 million that would come next.

Ethereum Researchers Push Plan to Burn Staking Rewards Down to Zero at 60 Million ETH