The U.S. Treasury added 134 cryptocurrency addresses linked to ISIS-K, a terrorist group, to its sanctions list on July 1, 2026. Tether promptly froze all 131 Tron wallets associated with these addresses, preventing the use of over $1.4 million in funds. However, three Monero wallets tied to ISIS-K remain active due to Monero's decentralized privacy features. This action highlights how centralized stablecoin issuers like Tether can enforce sanctions on blockchain assets, while privacy coins pose enforcement challenges.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino clarified that the company is not developing its own blockchain nor plans to launch one, contradicting a recent CoinMarketCap analysis that grouped Tether with other firms racing to build stablecoin-specific blockchains. Inst...
KPMG completed its first full audit of Tether's 2025 financial statements, confirming reserves exceeded liabilities by $6.814 billion at year-end 2025. However, Tether's more recent Q2 2026 report shows the surplus has shrunk to $4.11 billion. This a...
Bolivian fintech Peso has partnered with Yango Food to allow users to pay for food delivery using USDT, a dollar-pegged stablecoin. This integration helps address Bolivia's dollar liquidity issues by enabling digital dollar transactions without requi...
Cryptocurrency market prices show a general downward trend with Bitcoin trading at $62,805, down 1.2%. Ethereum and Binance Coin also saw slight declines. Notably, UNI token dropped sharply by 10.8%, and BEAT fell by 32%. Some tokens like ATOM and VV...
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and crypto exchange HTX are reportedly in settlement discussions regarding HTX's illegal crypto promotions in the UK. This marks a significant step in the FCA's enforcement against unauthorized crypto market...
