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DOJ Seeks Forfeiture of $3.4M in USDT Tied to Ethereum Investment Scam

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts have moved to forfeit 3.44 million USDT linked to an alleged text-based crypto investment fraud. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Payments

US seeks forfeiture of $3.4M in USDt tied to crypto investment scam

US prosecutors moved to forfeit $3.44 million in USDt allegedly tied to a crypto investment scam that tricked victims into sending Ether to wallets controlled…
Industry News

Ripple Strengthens Asia-Pacific Presence Through Australian Regulatory Acquisition

Digital asset payments firm Ripple plans to acquire BC Payments Australia to secure financial services licensing in a key regional market. The transaction underscores Ripple’s…
AI

Circle Launches Nanopayments on Testnet

These ultra-small, gas-free USDC transactions are designed for use by AI agents. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
DeFi

Senators try to unlock stalled crypto Clarity Act with compromise on stablecoin yield

As the window narrows to pass a crypto market structure bill this year, lawmakers told bankers at a Washington summit that the final bill won’t…
AI

Circle could rally 60% more on stablecoin adoption, AI agentic finance, Bernstein says

Stablecoins are decoupling from crypto market cycles as they are increasingly used for digital payments, Bernstein analysts said, which bodes well for USDC issuer Circle.…
Infrastructure

Societe Generale-FORGE launches EURCV stablecoin on Stellar

The French banking group’s digital asset arm expanded its MiCA-compliant euro-backed stablecoin as part of a multichain strategy for regulated digital asset infrastructure. Read Full…
Payments

Bhutan Keeps Selling Its Bitcoin, Reserves Sold by Over Half

Bitcoin Magazine Bhutan Keeps Selling Its Bitcoin, Reserves Sold by Over Half Bhutan is steadily selling portions of the country’s Bitcoin reserves, moving about $42.5…
AI

Tron joins Agentic AI Foundation as founder sees future in AI

Tron has joined the Linux Foundation’s Agentic AI Foundation to collaborate on building open infrastructure for agentic AI, joining Circle and JPMorgan. Read Full Story…
AI

Mastercard and Google Team Up to Build Trust for AI-Powered Shopping

Verifiable Intent creates a tamper-resistant, cryptographic record of what a user authorized when an AI agent acts on their behalf. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…