It’s no surprise that Iran is now accepting cryptocurrency payments from cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Experts in blockchain criminality say this move fits perfectly with Tehran’s existing sanctions‑skirting trade networks. Iran’s crypto tolls have now been confirmed via recent comments from a spokesperson for Iran’s Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters’…
The U.S. government is making its clearest case yet that betting on sports can be regulated as finance, not gambling. In a filing late Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Department of Justice asked a federal court to block Arizona from enforcing its gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The agencies argue that…
XRP dropped back toward $1.33 after failing to hold recent gains, with selling pressure still outweighing buying even as inflows turned slightly positive. The move suggests rallies are being used to exit positions, not build new ones, keeping the broader structure weak. News Background Ripple-linked products saw $3.32M in ETF inflows, marking a shift from…
Bitcoin traded at $70,981 on Thursday, down 0.5% over 24 hours but still up 6.1% on the week, as the two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran that triggered Tuesday’s broad rally began showing cracks less than 48 hours after it was announced. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said three clauses of the ceasefire…
A top Bitcoin developer says he’s built something the community has debated for years but never actually produced: a way to rescue ordinary wallets if the network is ever forced to defend itself against a quantum computer. in the face of quantum adversary, a commonly discussed emergency soft fork for Bitcoin would be to disable…
Pharos Network, a layer 1 blockchain focused on tokenized real-world assets, said it raised $44 million in a Series A round led by a mix of traditional finance and crypto investors. Backers include Sumitomo Corporation’s venture arm, SNZ Holding, Chainlink and Flow Traders, along with unnamed financial institutions the firm described as “giants in global…
Standard Chartered PLC is reportedly seeking to fully acquire Zodia Custody Ltd. to merge it with one of its digital asset divisions, sources close to the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday. The ‘restructuring’ plan, which could come as soon as this month, contemplates merging Zodia’s crypto custody business into one of the investment bank’s divisions…
Bitcoin BTC$71,000.30 has pulled above $70,000 on news of the Iran ceasefire, but the rally is, for now, fairly cautious. There may be good reasons for that. One of the more reliable signals for gauging where bitcoin may be headed comes from tracking margin long positions on Bitfinex. These positions, which reflect bullish bets funded…
Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Bob Williams on how stricter crypto regulations in Asia are putting more personal responsibility on senior leaders, making strong governance and D&O insurance essential. The FBI’s Haidy Grigsby on how crypto scams are increasingly targeting experienced investors by building trust and tricking them into…
Morgan Stanley’s spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) began trading Wednesday with solid early activity, logging more than 1.6 million shares traded and roughly $34 million in inflows, the bank said. The fund, listed under the ticker MSBT, tracks the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4 PM New York Settlement Rate and charges a 0.14% expense ratio. It…
