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Standard Chartered Becomes First G-SIB Bank to Offer USDC Minting Access
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (424+ words) The service was announced in Dubai on July 2, with Standard Chartered saying the capability was developed in partnership with Circle Internet Group, the issuer of USDC through its regulated entities. The launch is initially available to eligible institutional clients through…...
U. S. Treasury Sanctions 134 Crypto Wallets Linked to ISIS-K Terror Network
5+ hour, 31+ min ago (288+ words) On July 1, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the U. S. Treasury Department expanded its sanctions registry to include 134 digital currency addresses associated with ISIS-Khorasan, the terrorist organization's branch operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tether Freezes USDT in All 131 ISIS-K-Linked…...
Ethereum Institutional Receives Strong Support From Leading Financial Figures
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (378+ words) Oliver Dale is Editor-in-Chief of Money Check and founder of Kooc Media Ltd, A UK-Based Online Publishing company. A Technology Entrepreneur with over 15 years of professional experience in Investing and UK Business. His writing has been quoted by Nasdaq, Dow…...
Tether Freezes USDT Across 131 ISIS-K TRON Wallets After OFAC Sanctions List Update
3+ hour, 47+ min ago (433+ words) Tether has frozen USDT balances in all 131 TRON wallets linked to ISIS-K after the U. S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control added the addresses to its sanctions list. Chainalysis said the TRON wallets had received more than $1. 4 million since 2023 and sent…...
Korean Tech Giants Plunge: Samsung and SK Hynix Face Worst Trading Session of 2026
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (331+ words) Trading on South Korea's primary stock exchange came to an abrupt halt Thursday morning as semiconductor stocks experienced dramatic losses, activating automatic trading suspension mechanisms. The decline rippled throughout Asian markets, impacting prominent chip manufacturers in Japan and beyond. The…...
Kooc Media PR Services for AI Agents, Chatbots and Machine Learning Platforms
11+ hour, 37+ min ago (1057+ words) Kooc Media now offers PR services built specifically for AI agents, chatbots, and machine learning platforms. These services help the companies behind these products get press, reach the right audience, and build trust in a market that grows more crowded…...
World Launches Solana Prediction Markets In Phantom Wallet
15+ hour, 49+ min ago (423+ words) Block Beats reported on July 1 that World officially went live as a full-chain prediction market platform on Solana. The platform has integrated trading functions inside Phantom Wallet, giving users access to event-based markets without moving assets into a traditional off-chain…...
Binance Stock Trading Tops $1 B AUM in 30 Days as Demand Surges Quickly
16+ hour, 57+ min ago (426+ words) Binance Direct Stocks has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management within 30 days of launch, according to Binance News, the exchange's verified official account. The product, launched on June 1, also recorded nearly $3 billion in cumulative trading volume as users accessed U. S. stocks…...
Trump's 2025 Financial Disclosure: Crypto Windfall Exceeds $1 Billion with Major Tech Stock Holdings
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (433+ words) President Donald Trump's annual financial disclosure for 2025, made public this Tuesday, reveals the president generated more than $1 billion through cryptocurrency-related activities throughout his initial year following his return to the White House. Through his holding entity CIC Digital, Trump collected…...
Taiwan Enacts Comprehensive Virtual Asset Service Act to Regulate Crypto Industry
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (359+ words) Oliver Dale is Editor-in-Chief of Money Check and founder of Kooc Media Ltd, A UK-Based Online Publishing company. A Technology Entrepreneur with over 15 years of professional experience in Investing and UK Business. His writing has been quoted by Nasdaq, Dow…...