Manhattan US Attorney leading probe into Binance’s Iran compliance: Bloomberg
The investigation is examining whether Binance knowingly allowed trading that violated US sanctions on Iran, months after reports first revealed a Justice…
Circle launches Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing for institutional clients
Circle is bringing Bitcoinbacked borrowing to institutional clients, allowing them to tap BTC holdings for USDC liquidity without selling their Bitcoin.…
Strategy buys 950 Bitcoin for $76M, repurchases $174M in STRC
Strategy bought 950 Bitcoin for $75.7 million after a twoweek pause and spent another $174 million repurchasing its STRC preferred stock. Source:Cointelegraph
Grayscale’s Zcash ETF files for 3-for-1 forward share split
At the close of trading on Sept. 28, shareholders will receive two extra shares for each one they hold. Source:Cointelegraph
Ethereum Institutional signals support for Ethlabs’ motion to reduce Ethereum block times
The nonprofit signaled support for reducing Ethereum block times, citing increasing institutional activity moving onto the smartcontract network.…
Dragonfly’s Qureshi calls for end to Zcash dev fund after 2028
Industry watchers are debating the fate of the Zcash development fund after the ZEC token’s rally pushed its value above $95 million. Source:Cointelegraph
Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6. Source:Cointelegraph
Zcash miner Fortitude taps former Hut 8 CEO to lead ahead of public listing
Former Hut 8 CEO Jaime Leverton will take the helm at Fortitude as the Zcashfocused miner expands its operations and moves toward a planned public listing.…
SEC Issues “Innovation Exemption” to Facilitate the Trading of Tokenized NMS Stock and Request for Comment
The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued an order granting temporary, conditional exemptive relief to Tokenized Securities Venues each a “TSV” from…
BitMEX faces Celsius lawsuit ahead of exchange closure
The Celsius estate alleges BitMEX wrongfully liquidated and seized 6,360 BTC, worth nearly $490 million, during the March 2020 market crash.…
Anchorage expands institutional custody to Etherlink, tokenized uranium
Anchorage Digital Bank added custody support for Etherlink and several Etherlinkbased assets, including xU3O8, a token representing physical uranium.…
Zcash holders back 25-second blocks, vote to keep ZEC halving schedule
Nearly 99% of ZEC holders voted to reduce block times to 25 seconds, while keeping ZEC issuance and halving schedules unchanged. Source:Cointelegraph