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The U.S. Treasury sanctioned ten people and one entity, including two Russian crypto middlemen, for laundering money from North Korean fake IT worker schemes that fund its weapons programs.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that U.S. leadership in digital assets could reinforce the dollar’s global reach even as the stalled CLARITY Act leaves regulators to fill the gap.

In a major win for the industry, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has said it will scrap proposed rules targeting “unhosted wallets” and cryptocurrency mixing.

Strive CEO Matt Cole shares his base case for Bitcoin, forecasting roughly 50% annualized returns through 2030.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. froze a $130 million crypto wallet linked to Iran's IRGC as part of a broader effort to track and seize assets tied to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and increase economic pressure on Tehran.

The U.S. Treasury designated Nobitex and three other Iranian crypto platforms—along with key executives—under counterterrorism and financial-sector authorities, intensifying U.S. efforts to disrupt Iran’s digital asset network and sanction evasion activities.

OranjeBTC, Latin America’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury firm, bought 20 BTC and repurchased shares to boost Bitcoin-per-share exposure, bringing holdings to 3,762 BTC while achieving a 2.20% YTD BTC yield.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. has seized up to $1 billion in Iran-linked crypto.

Sequans Communications sold 1,025 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, cutting its digital asset reserves nearly in half.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury formally began implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for the GENIUS Act.