Geopolitics

Bitcoin dropped 1% on Thursday, retreating below its $1.3 trillion market cap after failing to hold the $65,000 level. The cryptocurrency's decline followed a shift in Federal Reserve rate expectations and ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Fed policy and geopolitical risks have

Dutch cryptocurrency platform Knaken has been declared bankrupt by a Rotterdam court after prosecutors said approximately €7 million ($8.1 million) in customer funds could not be accounted for. The ruling issued Thursday also placed Stichting Knaken Payments, the foundation established to

According to Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger speaking at the Injective Summit on Thursday, the U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act as soon as next week, with ethics provisions emerging as the primary sticking point between Republican and

The U.S. Treasury designated four cryptocurrency wallets linked to the Central Bank of Iran, prompting stablecoin issuer Tether to freeze approximately $131 million in USDT held at the sanctioned addresses. The action follows a designation update by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign

According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. Treasury Department today sanctioned 4 cryptocurrency wallets linked to Iran's central bank, prompting Tether to freeze $131 million in USDT. The action brings the total frozen amount to approximately $475 million.

The US Office of Foreign Assets Control added four Tron wallet addresses to the Central Bank of Iran's sanctions listing on July 14, and Tether froze approximately $131 million in USDT held in those wallets, the Treasury's latest enforcement action in what it describes as Iran's illicit use of

The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control added four Tron wallet addresses to the Central Bank of Iran's sanctions listing on July 14, and Tether froze approximately $131 million in USDT held in the wallets. The designation ties the addresses to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force an

On July 15, South Korea's Democratic Party lawmaker Min Byung-deok called for accelerating domestic won stablecoin discussions during a policy seminar in Seoul, warning that the U.S. is preparing to deploy stablecoins globally. According to Min, the U.S. GENIUS Act regulating stablecoins will take e

Han Seo-hee spoke on May 15 at a Seoul seminar, stating the Clarity Act aims to induce US digital asset onshoring by rewarding compliance and penalizing exit. She explained that the US is incorporating perpetual futures into the regulated framework to strengthen investor protection, while

According to attorney Seo-hee Han, who spoke yesterday (July 15) at a Seoul seminar, the strategic intent of the U.S. Clarity Act is to incentivize digital asset activities to shift onshore by offering benefits to entities that remain in the U.S. and imposing costs on those that operate outside the

Bitcoin (BTC) gives back its overnight gains, trading around $64,440 as of July 16. Trump will attend a key meeting on Thursday at the White House regarding the ethics provisions of the “CLARITY Act,” aimed at addressing lawmakers’ concerns about Trump and his family’s crypto businesses. Japan’s parliament approved legislation that reclassifies Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as financial assets, marking a major regulatory shift. Macro Events & Crypto Market Hotspots 1、According to The Block,

Bitcoin (BTC) saw a slight pullback to $64,612 on July 16; meanwhile, the U.S.-Iran conflict and two major macro factors—Fed policy signals—moved market sentiment in tandem. The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. officials said Trump is leaning toward expanding military operations inside Iran, considering options including expanding airstrikes, dispatching ground forces to seize Khark Island, and bombing the “Hammer Mountain” underground tunnel facilities, but Trump has not yet made a final

According to Bitcoin Policy Institute, U.S. military disclosed research into Bitcoin for cybersecurity purposes during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on July 15. Indo-Pacific Command Chief Samuel Paparo revealed that the military is studying how to leverage Bitcoin to strengthen America's

According to BlockBeats, U.S. officials said on July 16 that President Trump is inclined to expand military operations against Iran. Potential options include intensified air strikes, deploying ground forces to seize Iranian islands near the Strait of Hormuz, and striking suspected nuclear

According to ChainCatcher, South Korea plans to amend the National Property Act of 1950 to include cryptocurrencies and intellectual property as national assets. The government will launch a tokenized government bond pilot program in 2027.

According to OFAC statements, the U.S. Treasury Department has recently added cryptocurrency wallet addresses to its Cuba sanctions list across multiple blockchain networks, including Tron (TRX), Dogecoin (DOGE), Solana (SOL), Dash (DASH), Zcash (ZEC), Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin (BTC), and Ethereum

According to the Ministry of Economy and Finance, South Korea plans to revise the 1950 National Property Act to classify virtual currencies and intellectual property as national assets, with legal amendments taking effect February 4, 2027. The move will formally recognize blockchain-based ledgers as