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Institutional

Bank of Russia Says Digital Ruble Is Ready for September Rollout

The central bank says its CBDC is technically ready for a September 1 mass rollout, even as polls show weak public demand and the EU…
Institutional

Tether Freezes Over 130 Tron Wallets Tied to Terror Group

The U.S. Treasury added 134 crypto addresses tied to ISIS-K, the Islamic State’s Afghan and Pakistani affiliate, to its sanctions list on July 1, and…
Institutional

Treasury Department Sanctions Over 130 ISIS-Affiliated Crypto Wallets on Tron

More than 130 Tron wallets connected with a Central Asian ISIS affiliate were sanctioned by the U.S. government, with funds frozen by Tether. Read Full…
Infrastructure

ENS DAO Sunsets Public Goods Working Group After 4.5 Years of Ecosystem Grants

The working group’s final term committed $450,000 in USDC and 72.5 ETH to Ethereum infrastructure projects including Vyper, Argot Collective and Remix Labs before it…
Infrastructure

Tether freezes 134 ISIS terror wallets as stablecoins now sit inside the sanctions machine

The 131-wallet freeze exposes how public-chain intelligence and issuer controls are becoming real-time enforcement infrastructure. The post Tether freezes 134 ISIS terror wallets as stablecoins…
Institutional

US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million

ISIS-K allegedly used its media wing to solicit donations via Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, highlighting stablecoin issuers’ growing role in sanctions enforcement. Read Full Story…
Infrastructure

Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402

Cloudflare opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway on Wednesday, letting customers charge for web pages, datasets, APIs or MCP tools with payments settling in…
DeFi

Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC’s network effect before its 140 backers matter

Allaire says the stablecoin fight will hinge on liquidity, integrations and regulated usage once OUSD goes live. The post Circle CEO says Open USD must…
DeFi

Is OpenUSD the answer to bank push back on CLARITY? Hints stablecoin yield concessions will fail

The 140-partner model challenges USDC reserve economics while leaving issuer, reserve and redemption tests unresolved. The post Is OpenUSD the answer to bank push back…
DeFi

Taiwan’s new crypto law gives banks the first real stablecoin advantage

The rules do not hand issuance to banks, but reserves, custody, audits and no-yield limits put financial infrastructure first. The post Taiwan’s new crypto law…