U.S. Treasury moves to cut off crypto exchange MEXC over $16 billion in alleged illicit flows
Treasury billed the move as part of its campaign against Iran, but the order rests on MEXC’s alleged role in Russian illicit finance.
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Bitcoin treasury stock plunges 50% after firm says it can’t access its BTC
Datavault AI (DVLT) shares plunged nearly 50% on Tuesday after a filing revealed that the company had been unable to withdraw bitcoin from crypto exchange Biconomy since June and would have to restate its financial results. The stock closed at $0.067, down 49.55%, with roughly… Read More
Goldman Sachs brings $100 billion Treasury fund into crypto’s institutional plumbing
“There’s a convergence now that you’re seeing between traditional market participants and digital asset market participants as well,” Lynq CEO Jerald David said in an interview with CoinDesk TV. For firms using Lynq, FTIXX gives them somewhere to put cash between trades rather than leaving… Read More
U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee
Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks.
XRP on track for biggest weekly gain in 21 months as Treasury buyback spurs 'curve control' hopes
XRP’s price has surged by 50% this week, the best performance since November 2024. Here’s what’s driving the rally.
US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses in latest enforcement action
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) sanctions entry on Wednesday, including 131 Tron addresses and 3 Monero addresses. The TRON wallets received more than $1.4 million since 2023 and sent more than $880,000,… Read More