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cryptoIran Central Bank Bolsters Foreign Reserves Amid Ongoing Sanctions
Iran's central bank adds $4.5 billion to its reserves, navigating a currency crisis and stringent sanctions while leveraging stablecoins.
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financeNigel Farage Pressures Bank of England to Scrap Digital Pound Amid Crypto Ties
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage urges the Bank of England to abandon its digital pound, citing surveillance fears while his party accepts Bitcoin donations from crypto industry investors.
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cryptoTrump and Zelensky Meet at G-7 as War Stalemate Impacts Global Markets
President Trump expressed frustration over the Ukraine war during a G-7 meeting with Zelensky, signaling potential shifts in sanctions policy that could reshape crypto compliance and global risk assets.
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cryptoCongress Bans Federal Reserve CBDC Issuance Until 2030 in Housing Bill
Bipartisan legislation prohibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency until 2030, securing private stablecoin market share and addressing surveillance concerns.
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worldUS-Iran Pact Set to Reopen Strait of Hormuz After Crypto Toll Era
A tentative US-Iran agreement aims to restore shipping traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz within 30 days, unfreezing billions in Iranian assets while dismantling Iran’s unique Bitcoin-based transit toll system.
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worldG7 Summit Secures US-Iran Peace Deal, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen
A landmark agreement signed at the G7 summit ends months of conflict, outlining a nuclear ceasefire and the full reopening of the critical oil transit waterway on June 19.
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cryptoVenezuela’s ‘Binance Dollar’ Economy: USDT Becomes De Facto Currency
Venezuelans abandon the bolivar for USDT on Binance P2P, using the stablecoin as a hedge against 229% inflation and a 34% exchange rate spread.
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cryptoUK Naval Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Using Crypto Payments
The UK military has begun boarding sanctioned vessels in the English Channel, exposing a vast network of Russian oil tankers paying crews in USDT stablecoins to evade Western sanctions.