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Russia FSB Shuts Down Nine Unregistered Crypto Exchanges in Moscow
LBank Launches 500,000 USDT Campaign With Pudgy Penguins
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Trump Media Scraps Crypto.com CRO Treasury Deal
Trump Media and Crypto.com have terminated their planned agreement to build a multibillion-dollar CRO token treasury. The deal's collapse also kills plans to integrate prediction markets onto Truth Social, marking a significant reversal in Trump Media's crypto strategy.
OFAC Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges Over $5M in Iran Money Laundering
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges on August 7, 2026, for allegedly laundering digital assets on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, designating approximately $5 million in linked funds and naming one individual...
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Trump Media Scraps Crypto.com CRO Treasury Deal
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Russia FSB Shuts Down Nine Unregistered Crypto Exchanges in Moscow
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Sentora Opens Morpho Vault Backed by Wellington Tokenized Credit, Holds $9.6M in PYUSD
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