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According to the SberCIB Investment Research forecast published on August 29, Russia’s regulated crypto trading market could process 3.5 to 4 trillion rubles during its first year, equivalent to approximately $46.43 billion at the exchange rate used by TASS. Sberbank Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov said annual volume could grow to approximately 7.5 trillion rubles, or $87.06 billion, by 2029. The forecast does not guarantee a minimum volume; according to TASS, first-year volume is not expected to

Stablecoins and blockchain are reshaping the operating model for corporate cross-border payments, collateral management, and securities issuance. As of February, stablecoin payments in actual use by end users total about $390 billion per year, double compared with 2024, with about 60% coming from business-to-business (B2B) transactions. With a 300-person team, Tether generated $10.09 billion in profit in 2025, delivering $33.6 million in revenue per employee. Current status of corporate stableco

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran's Central Bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Tuesday, with stablecoin issuer Tether freezing over $131 million across four addresses on the Tron blockchain.

Bitcoin (BTC) once again rebounded, temporarily around $64,707 on July 15. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said he froze more than $130 million in Iranian digital assets. According to Reuters, the European Central Bank (ECB) has selected 36 banks and payments companies from 50 applicant institutions to take part in the digital euro pilot program. Macro Events & Crypto Hotspots U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said he froze more than $130 million in Iranian digital assets. According to on-chain an

The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) issued a MiCA license to WB-Shield Innovations GmbH (operating under the WhiteBIT EU name) on June 19, making it one of only nine authorized providers in Austria to date. Austria is one of the most strictly regulated jurisdictions in the EU, and this authorization required additional approval from the FMA. Austria’s FMA issues a MiCA license, with only nine providers authorized in Austria so far According to reports, WB-Shield Innovations GmbH (White

SosoValue data as of June 16 shows that Ripple’s native stablecoin RLUSD market cap first exceeded $164 million, becoming the world’s ninth-largest stablecoin, surpassing Tron’s USDD. In the same period, 24-hour trading volume rose by more than 72%. This milestone occurred about one year after RLUSD’s launch. RLUSD Market Cap and Ranking Confirmed Numbers (Source: SoSoValue) According to SosoValue data and U.Today’s report: Market cap: first exceeded $164 million (over $160 million) Global stabl

According to CoinDesk, the Charles Gerstein law firm filed a petition in Manhattan federal court on May 15 seeking to have Tether transfer over $344 million in frozen USDT to victims of Iran-linked terrorism judgments. The USDT was frozen after the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign

The T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU), jointly established by Tether, Tron, and TRM Labs, announced on May 15 that since its launch in September 2024, it has frozen more than $450 million in illegal digital assets, while continuing to expand law enforcement cooperation with 23 jurisdictions. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has recognized T3 FCU as a “valuable resource for global law enforcement.” Operational Scale Confirmed and Cooperation Framework of T3 FCU According to the figures confi

According to multiple U.K. reports, Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and a member of Parliament, is facing a formal investigation by the parliamentary standards watchdog over an undisclosed £5 million ($6.8 million) gift from crypto billionaire Christopher Harborne. The donation was received

According to The Block, T3 Financial Crime Unit (T3 FCU)—jointly established by Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs—has frozen over $450 million in illegal crypto assets since its establishment in 2024, with 2025 interceptions up 43.9% year-over-year. The unit operates across 23 jurisdictions including the U

Tether has frozen $213 million in cryptocurrency assets connected to Gurhan Kiziloz following Brazilian government allegations of unpaid gambling taxes and unregistered digital token offerings, according to filings and enforcement documentation. The freeze affects holdings spread across multiple dig

Speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas on May 11, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino declared that regulatory clarity is finally coming to the global crypto market. He noted that the era of regulation by enforcement is giving way to defined legislative frameworks across major economies, citing r

According to Arkham, the blockchain intelligence firm recently identified and publicly mapped two Tron wallets connected to Iran's Central Bank (Bank Markazi), collectively holding approximately $344 million in frozen USDT. The wallets were previously sanctioned in April by the U.S. Treasury

On May 13, Sasha Mills, Executive Director of Financial Market Infrastructure at the Bank of England, said at the Financial Times Digital Assets Summit: “We are treating stablecoins as a new form of money.” Based on a report by Decrypt, Mills emphasized that the Bank of England is not “picking winners” between tokenized bank deposits and stablecoins; instead, it will allow these two “new forms of money” to develop in parallel, with users deciding through actual use which option fits which scenar

According to OSL Group, the company and Tether Point Finance completed the first transfer test of HKDAP (HKD At Par) on the Ethereum mainnet on May 13. The test covered the full process of converting fiat HKD into reserve assets, minting, and transferring HKDAP, with all transactions backed 100%

According to Onchain Lens, Tether minted 6 billion USDT on Ethereum and Tron networks over the past 3 weeks. During the same period, the stablecoin issuer burned 2 billion USDT on the Ethereum blockchain.

According to Whale Alert, Tether Treasury minted 1 billion USDT on the Tron blockchain today, equivalent to approximately $999.6 million.

According to BlockBeats, Tether launched a developer grant program on May 11, offering USDT or Bitcoin rewards ranging from $1,500 to $4,000 per task. The program has no total funding cap and distributes rewards based on technical deliverables. The initiative focuses on Tether's open-source

According to ChainCatcher, Tether's USDT0 protocol unveiled its security architecture following the Kelp incident, implementing a 3/3 verification consensus mechanism requiring three independent validators using separate codebases. Current validator nodes include USDT0's proprietary DVN,