The U.S. Treasury is stepping up pressure on Iran’s crypto networks, saying digital assets are being used to dodge sanctions and support IRGC-linked activity. Bitcoin barely flinched, but the message to exchanges, stablecoins, and global intermediaries was clear: tighten up or get dragged into the crosshairs.
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Bitcoin and Ethereum ripped higher as more than $3 billion in shorts got liquidated in a violent leverage squeeze, helped by a Treasury bond buyback move that improved risk appetite. BTC and ETH led the charge, but DeFi leverage still leaves plenty of fragility underneath.
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Bitcoin surged to nearly $69,000, but the bigger move was a record short squeeze that wiped out roughly $1.7 billion in bearish crypto bets. A Treasury buyback announcement may have helped set the stage, but crowded leverage did the heavy lifting.
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U.S. Treasury is seeking public comment on how to apply the GENIUS Act to payment stablecoins, with a focus on when a token is considered issued, offered, or sold in the United States. The answer could shape licensing, foreign issuer access, and the future boundaries of stablecoin regulation.
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U.S. yen intervention and Trump’s Iran strikes jolted global markets, sending Bitcoin below $63,000 as traders weighed currency stress, oil risk, and Fed uncertainty. The mix is messy: BTC is under pressure, but its longer-term resilience in macro shocks still matters.
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U.S. sanctions on Iran-linked wallets just met Tether’s blacklist button: about $131 million in USDT was frozen, lifting the total locked in the cluster to roughly $475 million. A sharp reminder that stablecoins can move fast — and be shut off just as fast.
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Bitcoin jumped back above $65K after the U.S. eased Iran oil tensions, cooling crude prices and risk fears. Bulls now need to defend $65K and break $68.2K-$68.5K, or this rebound could turn into just another short squeeze.
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The US Treasury has hit a Sinaloa Cartel-linked crypto laundering network with fresh sanctions, saying the group helped move fentanyl trafficking proceeds through cryptocurrency and Ethereum wallets. See the Treasury action against this drug money-laundering ring linked to the Sinaloa Cartel. US Treasury sanctions target a Sinaloa Cartel-linked laundering network Fentanyl trafficking proceeds allegedly converted […]
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Binance is back under a microscope in Washington, with the US Treasury reportedly demanding tighter compliance over alleged Iran-linked crypto flows that may have run into the billions. For the biggest exchange in crypto, this is not just a paperwork problem — it’s a sanctions fight, a political headache, and another reminder that centralized platforms […]
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US Treasury Extends Bank-Grade Threat Intelligence to Crypto Sector The US Treasury has dropped a bombshell on the crypto world with a bold new initiative: extending bank-grade threat intelligence to the cryptocurrency sector. This move aims to arm digital asset players with high-level security tools typically reserved for traditional banks, tackling the persistent plague of […]
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