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Tether freezes 134 ISIS terror wallets as stablecoins now sit inside the sanctions machine
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (1633+ words) ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate active across Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of Central Asia, had USDT balances frozen on 131 TRON addresses after an OFAC sanctions update, creating an enforcement test for stablecoins. Once public-chain intelligence, a sanctions list, and issuer…...
Mystery owner challenges the $200 B "lost" Satoshi Bitcoin claim in New York court
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (1060+ words) A respondent has appeared in court to argue that wallet inactivity does not erase the rights of real owners. A pseudonymous respondent has appeared in New York court to challenge a lawsuit seeking control of over $200 billion worth of long-dormant…...
Liquid Mercury Completes Mi CA Disclosure for MERC, Enabling Trading Admission Across the EU
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (392+ words) With its white paper now listed on ESMA's Mi CA register, MERC has met the disclosure threshold needed to pursue admission to trading across regulated venues in the EU and EEA. Chicago, United States, July 2nd, 2026, Chainwire Chicago, United States, July…...
BNB Chain Launches BNB Agent Studio: The AI Agent Infrastructure Behind Smart Money
11+ hour, 34+ min ago (379+ words) Co-engineered with AWS, BNB Agent Studio lets developers deploy self-funding AI agents in about 15 minutes that can persist onchain, accept crypto payments, and be transferred without losing their accumulated intelligence. Dubai, UAE, July 2nd, 2026, Chainwire BNB Chain, one of the largest…...
Robinhood's expanding crypto bet meets a faster-moving prediction market boom
5+ hour, 10+ min ago (1533+ words) New blockchain, tokenized stock and De Fi products deepen its crypto bet, but prediction markets may be catching up faster. Robinhood is pushing deeper into crypto infrastructure with the launch of its own blockchain network, tokenized stocks and decentralized lending…...
Coinbase helped build USDC - Why is it now backing the stablecoin trying to replace it, Open USD?
8+ hour, 49+ min ago (1301+ words) Coinbase's role in Open USD gives the new consortium added weight as Circle defends USDC's liquidity and distribution moat. The stablecoin market has long rewarded the companies that issue digital dollars. They take in customer cash, hold reserves in short-term…...
A US Bitcoin treasury company sold every BTC because debt and Nasdaq pressure just closed in
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (1698+ words) New SEC filing ties a full BTC liquidation to debt repayment, collateral language, Nasdaq pressure and an AI pivot. K Wave Media has become a new case study for corporate Bitcoin trade stress. In a June 30 Form F-3, the Nasdaq-listed company…...
Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC's network effect before its 140 backers matter
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (710+ words) Allaire says the stablecoin fight will hinge on liquidity, integrations and regulated usage once OUSD goes live. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire used Open USD's launch to draw a harder line around USDC's moat: a partner-owned stablecoin can challenge Circle only…...
Bitcoin starts H2 in a bear market as ETFs, Fed and Strategy set $100 K-or-$50 K test
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1703+ words) ETF outflows, Fed rate risk and Strategy's shift leave July as a critical month for the crypto market. Bitcoin is entering the second half of the year with its support system, which powered its last rally, under pressure. Data from…...
Is Open USD the answer to bank push back on CLARITY? Hints stablecoin yield concessions will fail
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1382+ words) The 140-partner model challenges USDC reserve economics while leaving issuer, reserve and redemption tests unresolved. Open Standard's Open USD is trying to make the stablecoin yield fight about distribution before the token is live. The company announced Open USD on…...