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Saylor shares Strategy Bitcoin chart showing 849,327 BTC after sell-off
Michael Saylor posted a chart of Strategy's 849,327 BTC holdings, valued at $64.4bn, days after the company disclosed an 811 BTC purchase and a $208m preferred-stock buyback.
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US plans to seize $1bn in crypto tied to Iran, Bessent says
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US expects to seize about $1bn in cryptocurrency this week as part of sanctions pressure on Iran.
CFTC moves to define event contracts as swaps in prediction market fight
The US derivatives regulator issued an interim final rule and proposed another to place event contracts under swaps rules, as several states challenge its authority in court.
Brazil police seize $1.7m in crypto from self-custody wallets
Santa Catarina's Civil Police recovered more than $1.7m in crypto from self-custody wallets during Operation ClickFix, which targeted a group accused of using social engineering to spread malware.
THORChain co-founder says Tether froze then unfroze USDT vaults
Chad Barraford said Tether blacklisted THORChain vault addresses holding about 1.45 million USDT, then unfroze them hours later without explanation.
HSBC and Ant Digital test AI-agent payments with tokenised deposits
HSBC and Ant Digital Technologies ran a technical trial letting AI agents buy digital services with tokenised bank deposits, settled in real time on a blockchain testnet.
Blockchain.com seeks CFTC licences for prediction markets
The crypto exchange has reportedly applied for two CFTC licences covering event contracts and crypto derivatives, as US courts weigh prediction market oversight.