Federal Prosecutors Review Exchange Compliance The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially initiated a probe into whether Binance knowingly violated Iran sanctions. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan, New York, are currently reviewing whether the exchange was aware of illicit capital flows originating from Iran. The DOJ’s criminal division is involved in
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First Direct Use of Euroclear in South Korea Hana Bank has issued a five-year, $100 million digital bond using Euroclear’s blockchain-based platform. The Yonhap News Agency reported the development on Monday, noting that the transaction is the first digital bond issuance in South Korea to directly use Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure. The South
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Rise in On-Chain Command-and-Control Infrastructure Chainalysis has reported a significant increase in cyber attackers using public blockchains to store malware instructions, a tactic the firm terms “Blockchain Dead Drops” or BDDs. According to data released by the blockchain analysis firm, malicious on-chain writes have risen approximately 440% since mid-2025. The broader
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Price Action Amid Macro Headwinds Bitcoin closed near $81,100 on Sept. 18, capping a volatile week defined by macroeconomic shifts and regulatory setbacks. The asset had reached an intraday high of $81,400 on Friday, but remains within 1% to 1.4% of the immediate resistance zone identified at $82,000 to $82,200. This low-$82,000
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AI Agents Set to Strain L1 Capacity Bart Smith, the chief executive of Avalanche Treasury Company, stated that the entry of artificial intelligence agents into financial markets will create a demand for blockchain blockspace that current networks cannot sustain. Speaking at the Avalanche Summit in New York on Wednesday, Smith argued
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Sentiment Shifts from Greed to Fear Bitcoin (BTC) market sentiment has reversed course, transitioning from a period of fear of missing out (FOMO) to fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD). This shift coincides with recent legislative setbacks and macroeconomic developments that have tempered optimism in digital asset markets. The Fear & Greed Index,
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ETF Reversal Wipes Out Recent InflowsU.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded a net outflow of $450 million on Sept. 15, according to data from Farside. This single-day withdrawal erased the $159 million net inflow recorded in the previous session. The reversal marks a significant shift in fund flows, which had seen
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Strive Adds 469 Bitcoin to Reach 25,000-Unit Mark Strive, a Nasdaq-listed asset manager, has reached a total Bitcoin holding of 25,000 coins following the purchase of 469 additional BTC between September 8 and September 11, 2026. The company disclosed the transaction in a Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
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Relocation of 60 Positions Announced Bitcoin Suisse, a pioneer in Switzerland’s Crypto Valley, has announced plans to relocate up to 60 positions from its headquarters in Zug to Bratislava, Slovakia, or Vietnam. The move affects up to half of the company’s current Swiss-based workforce. This restructuring marks a significant strategic pivot
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Macro Pressure Meets Price Resilience Bitcoin (BTC) is holding the $75,000 level, demonstrating resilience against a backdrop of intensifying macroeconomic headwinds. The primary driver of this pressure is recent U.S. inflation data, which has accelerated significantly. According to AMBCrypto, U.S. inflation rose 0.4% in August, a sharp increase from the 0.1%
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