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According to CoinDesk, the U.S. Treasury Department expanded sanctions against Iran on August 25, adding cryptocurrency, gold, shipping, and technology services. The sanctions target individuals including Ivan Obukhov, who the U.S. alleges processed over $100 million in cryptocurrency transactions

According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the US announced new secondary sanctions targeting Iranian digital-asset activity on Monday (August 24) as part of Operation Economic Outcast, a broader campaign to isolate Iran economically. Crypto is one of five sectors facing increased sanctions

According to a TRM Labs report on August 25, Iran's Mabna Institute transferred approximately $16.8 million across 30 Bitcoin, Ethereum, and TRON addresses. The related addresses can be traced back to 2018. The institute has been linked to coordinated hacking-for-hire activities allegedly

The Hyperliquidity Policy Center (HPC) submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on August 24, requesting that cash-settled equity perpetual contracts be permitted to trade in the U.S. market as “security futures.” Currently, the cumulative notional trading volume of the offshore perpetual contract market has surpassed $5 trillion (according to DefiLlama data), with open interest nearing $13 billion. Four R

Bitcoin (BTC) continued to rebound, trading at around $79,750 as of August 25. The United States imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran targeting sectors including digital assets and oil. Treasury Secretary Bessent called the move “economic D-Day.” Japan plans to ease restrictions on large stablecoin payments, with individual transactions potentially exceeding ¥1 million. Macro Events & Crypto Highlights The Block reported that the U.S. Treasury announced a new round of sanctions on Iran targe

According to Guru Club, on August 25, the U.S. Treasury Department announced multiple economic sanctions against Iran as part of what Treasury Secretary Bessent termed the "Economic Normandy" operation. The sanctions target five key sectors supporting Iran's economy: digital assets, technology,

Iranian Economic Affairs and Finance Minister Seyyed Ali Madanizadeh stated on May 24 (local time) that Iran is fully prepared for new US economic sanctions, emphasizing the government has long-standing countermeasures in place. The statement followed the US announcement on May 24 of comprehensive s

The US Treasury Department announced secondary sanctions targeting Iran's digital assets, aviation, gold, and shipping sectors on Monday, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The measures, described as an 'economic D-Day,' broaden sanctions risk for entities conducting business with Iran a

According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury announced new secondary sanctions targeting Iran's digital assets, aviation, gold, and shipping as part of what officials described as an "economic D-Day." Bessent said the measures "broaden secondary sanctions risk for anyone

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Treasury on August 24 implemented secondary sanctions targeting five sectors: digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping. The Treasury also suspended a general license for partial payments to

U.S. stock indexes opened lower on Monday (August 24), with the Nasdaq Composite declining 0.52% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index falling 2.18%. Weakness in technology and chip stocks offset gains from declining U.S. Treasury yields. Markets remained cautious as investors awaited details on

According to Cointelegraph, multiple banks and regulators have recently launched the first global quantum-resistant crypto asset transfer pilot, utilizing U.S. NIST post-quantum cryptography standards to validate digital asset custody and transfers. Participating institutions include Bison Bank,

Research by Vietnamese authors Pham Ngoc Toan, Le Tran Trung Hieu, and Nguyen Vu Trung Nguyen found a link between carbon pricing in the EU and Bitcoin mining in Russia. The authors attributed this to the lack of a carbon-pricing framework in Russia, which may make mining there more profitable. They analyzed daily emissions from the EU energy sector, the rest of the world, and Russia from 2019 to 2025 and compared them with Bitcoin’s daily closing price. Research linked EU carbon pricing to mini

According to Bitcoin.com News, the Russian Central Bank introduced a financial literacy test to lower the threshold for obtaining qualified investor status, aiming to expand crypto trading limits for residents.