According to a US Senate report, 84% of 846 Iran-linked wallets used almost only USDT, while Tether cites nearly USD 550 million in freezes.
The SEC Innovation Exemption frees tokenized trading venues from exchange and dealer registration for five years, tied to volume limits.
The procedural vote on the Clarity Act missed the 60-vote threshold in the Senate, with four Republicans voting against their own caucus.
The revised Clarity Act runs to 630 pages ahead of the first Senate vote on September 15, but Democrats have not yet backed it.
Iran’s central bank tolerates crypto in export payments while the US Treasury has sanctioned four Iranian exchanges handling 78% of volume.
The Ethereum Foundation’s Protocol Cluster rated 62 EIPs and set December 2029 as the target for a quantum-safe Ethereum base layer.
SIX and TWINT bring the CHF stablecoin sandbox to nine partners, which are testing the franc stablecoin CHFD until the end of 2026.
What has been happening this week in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies? Current events and background reports in our weekly review.
Memecoins on Robinhood Chain lock up tokenized stock floats, and one pool drove the HIMS wrapper to 4.5 times its NYSE price.
Automated market makers manage liquidity pools like rule-based portfolios, with direct consequences for impermanent loss and hedging.
