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Tether aids U. S. authorities to curb Venezuelan sanctions evasion, freezing wallets used for illicit oil trade. source: https://coincu.com/news/tether-us-authorities-venezuela-sanctions/

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Among the 37 million hotline calls handled by the Russian Social Foundation in 2025, non-standard inquiries regarding cryptocurrencies saw a significant increase. These inquiries primarily focused on whether Russian citizens could receive pensions using cryptocurrencies and whether cryptocurrency mining income would be included in social welfare calculations. The foundation responded that all pensions and social payments are issued in rubles, and that cryptocurrency-related tax and income issues are handled by the Russian Federal Tax Service. Furthermore, a Chainalysis report shows that Russia received $376.3 billion in cryptocurrencies between July 2024 and June 2025, making it the largest cryptocurrency market in Europe. Currently, the Central Bank of Russia has proposed allowing retail investors, subject to a test, to purchase a maximum of 300,000 rubles worth of specific cryptocurrencies annually.

Crypto-related questions about pension payments are reaching Russia’s Social Fund hotline, suggesting digital assets are entering mainstream financial concerns. source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/russians-ask-pensions-paid-in-crypto-social-fund?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

While discussing control of Venezuela's energy industry with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, US President Trump wore a small badge on his suit lapel that read "Happy Trump." The badge, located below the traditional American flag emblem, features a large, cartoonish head with an exaggerated expression. The president stated that the badge was a gift and, despite his dissatisfaction, called it "Happy Trump." He had previously worn a similar badge at Tulsi Gabbard's inauguration ceremony in February. Furthermore, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr wore a gold badge depicting the profile of the US president in April.

Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, the company behind XRP, has made statements about the current state of the company. Continue Reading: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Assesses 2025 for XRP, Reveals 2026 Targets source: https://en.bitcoinsistemi.com/ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse-assesses-2025-for-xrp-reveals-2026-targets/

XRP를 개발한 회사인 리플의 CEO 브래드 갈링하우스는 회사의 현 상황에 대해 발언했습니다. 계속 읽어보세요: 리플 CEO 브래드 갈링하우스는 2025년 XRP 전망에 대해 논의하고 2026년 목표를 공개했습니다! source: https://kr.bitcoinsistemi.com/ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse-discussed-the-outlook-for-xrp-in-2025-and-revealed-targets-for-2026/

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of India has announced that crypto exchanges should mandate the use of selfies and the penny drop method when onboarding new users. The new measures were announced as the agency continues to fight money laundering and terrorism financing. According to reports, the penny drop method requires the recording of geographical […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/indias-fiu-mandates-selfie-penny-drop-kyc/

According to ChainCatcher, data from Arkham indicates that at 19:48, 15,000 SOL were transferred from Rollbit to an anonymous address starting with Y6qq1Q1U.

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Vitalik Buterin published an open letter on Friday in support of Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm, who was convicted in August of conspiracy to commit illicit currency transfers and faces up to five years in prison.

Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the introduction provide an overview of the Bitcoin system and the Bitcoin protocol.

Zhou Investment took advantage of the pullback to buy Broadcom, while reducing its holdings in Palantir and Rocket Lab.

This week, 10 blockchain startups raised $613.5 million in funding. Rain raised $250 million in its Series C funding round, the largest round of funding this week.

With oversubscription of 14 times, many players on Polymarket questioned whether the project team manipulated the project.

Prediction markets have become mainstream, and by 2026, with their integration with cryptocurrencies and AI, their scale, reach, and intelligence will only increase further, while also bringing new and important challenges to their builders.

In the highly volatile and uncertain crypto industry, "survival" itself is becoming a scarce skill.

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Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2934, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.