US Claims Iran Using Bitcoin Exchange to Collect Strait of Hormuz Tolls
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Tenka Closes Pre-Seed Round Led by Maven 11 for Asset-Backed Finance Infrastructure
SEC Opens First Legal Lane for Tokenized Stock Trading With Five-Year Exemption
State-Sponsored Hackers Drive 420% Surge in Onchain Malware
Bitget Expands Proof of Reserves to 19 Assets, Adding XRP and 15 Others
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ECB Chief Lagarde Personally Blocked Binance's EU License Bid Over Criminal Convictions
Bitcoin ETFs Could Triple Gold ETF Assets Within 3-5 Years, Bloomberg Analyst Says
S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin in Blockchain Security Push
Tenka Closes Pre-Seed Round Led by Maven 11 for Asset-Backed Finance Infrastructure
SEC Opens First Legal Lane for Tokenized Stock Trading With Five-Year Exemption
State-Sponsored Hackers Drive 420% Surge in Onchain Malware
Bitget Expands Proof of Reserves to 19 Assets, Adding XRP and 15 Others
Blockworks Launches AI Compliance Alerts for Exchanges After Messari Acquisition
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Bitget Expands Proof of Reserves to 19 Assets, Adding XRP and 15 Others
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US Claims Iran Using Bitcoin Exchange to Collect Strait of Hormuz Tolls
The United States government alleged on September 18, 2026, that Iran has been processing toll payments from ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz through a bitcoin exchange, a claim that, if substantiated, would represent one of the most consequential documented uses of cryptocurrency by a...
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