The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added 134 crypto wallet addresses to its ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) sanctions entry on Wednesday, including 131 Tron addresses and 3 Monero add… [+1053 chars]

ISIS-K allegedly used its media wing to solicit donations via Tron, Monero, and Bitcoin, highlighting stablecoin issuers' growing role in sanctions enforcement.

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US Treasury sanctions over 100 ISIS-K crypto addresses that moved over $1.4 million

"Large groups of large companies coordinate poorly, have misaligned incentives, slow things down and rarely create the space for real durable innovation," he wrote.
That skepticism is shared by Lore… [+1411 chars]

The investment bank said new competition from the Stripe- and Coinbase-backed stablecoin consortium could pressure USDC's growth.

Jefferies warns against buying the dip in Circle as Open USD raises new competition fears

XRP and Hyperliquids HYPE have emerged as notable bright spots amid record outflows from U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). 
XRP-linked ETFs added $59.4 million in June, a third straight… [+1053 chars]

XRP, HYPE funds are the bright spots as investors flee bitcoin, ether ETFs

USDT, the world's largest dollar-pegged stablecoin, is trading well above face value on Indian crypto platforms. While local reports attribute the premium to a recent enforcement action, exchanges ex… [+1420 chars]

Executives at major platforms CoinDCX and CoinSwitch say the premium reflects a demand-supply imbalance and thin local liquidity.

Tether trades at 7% to 10% premium in India. Exchanges say its just supply and demand

The growth case rests on a simple dynamic: as bitcoin ownership broadens and prices rise, holders increasingly want to borrow against appreciated collateral for tax efficiency, working capital or lif… [+1414 chars]

The bank said bitcoin lending has emerged from the 2022 crypto credit collapse with stronger risk controls, growing institutional participation and a path toward lower borrowing costs.

Bitcoin lending is entering a new institutional era, according to Silicon Valley Bank

Tether has expanded the use of its $23 billion gold reserves by bringing its tokenized product Tether Gold (XAUT) to crypto lender Ledn.
Ledn said it is adding support for XAUT, alongside bitcoin BT… [+1000 chars]

The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bullion, mirroring bitcoin-backed lending without selling the underlying asset.

Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans

Bybit, one of the worlds top cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, has launched options trading on Tether Gold (XAUT), a token that provides you ownership of real physical gold.
The XAUT optio… [+1274 chars]

These options, settled in USDT, let traders hedge risk, speculate on gold prices.

Tether Gold now has a dedicated options market on Bybit

The rest was scattered. ZachXBT traced more than $12 million to deposit addresses at the KuCoin exchange and about $8 million to instant swap services, which convert one coin into another quickly and… [+724 chars]

Onchain sleuth ZachXBT traced remaining funds across exchanges, instant swap services and other blockchains. Tether later froze $72 million in USDT linked to the activity.

Monero prices rocket to $438 amid $120 million onchain laundering maze

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