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U.S. Moves Against Iran’s Crypto Sector, Citing $100M+ Oil Payments
The U.S. Treasury has broadened its Iran sanctions to explicitly target the country’s digital asset sector, citing alleged use of crypto payments to support Iranian oil sales. The move, implemented through n...

BNB Chain Activates Pasteur Hard Fork to Enhance Bridge Security
BNB Smart Chain has activated the Pasteur hard fork on its mainnet, completing a set of protocol changes designed to close weaknesses in bridge verification and validator authorization—while also aiming to pack...

Strive Adds 1,110 BTC for $81.5M, Holding Tops 21,356; ASST Up 11%
Strive, the Nasdaq-listed firm known for a corporate Bitcoin treasury program, bought 1,110 Bitcoin for roughly $81.5 million in the week of Aug. 17–Aug. 21, according to a filing with the US Securities and E...

Ripple Payments Adopted by Korean Bank as Pakistan Issues Crypto Licenses
Crypto policy and payments developments across Asia are moving in multiple directions at once: some regulators are tightening rules for digital asset firms, while banks and institutions pursue faster r...

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Launch on Base Using Chainlink Price Feeds
Coinbase has launched tokenized shares on its Base network, bringing a new set of regulated “tokenized equity” assets into DeFi. The move went live on Base alongside an integration from Chainlink, which wil...

Coinbase-Linked Advocacy Group Backs Candidates for US Midterms
Stand With Crypto, the pro-crypto advocacy group launched by Coinbase in 2023, has endorsed 32 candidates for the 2026 US House elections, positioning the slate as part of a broader campaign to influence federal...

Bernstein Flags New USDC Growth Cycle, Sets $140 Price Target for Circle
Circle is drawing fresh investor attention as analysts at Bernstein argue that USDC is entering a new expansion phase—one that could translate into meaningful momentum for the stablecoin issuer over the...

Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Launch on Base With Chainlink Feeds
Coinbase has expanded its experiment with tokenized equities by launching tokenized US stocks on Base, bringing additional real-world asset options into Ethereum-compatible DeFi. The rollout also includes an integ...

Bernstein: USDC growth could restart; sets $140 Circle target
Circle is catching the attention of Wall Street analysts again, with Bernstein arguing that USDC is entering a fresh growth phase that could lift the company’s performance over the next year. In a research note pu...