An address holding 72M $USDT (≈72M USD) has just been frozen.
Whale Alert
72M $USDT Address Frozen
An address holding 72M $USDT (≈72M USD) has just been frozen.
More from Regulation
Stories our editors think pair well with this one.
OKX's Star Xu: exchanges must earn from tech, not customer…
Xu's refusal to extend credit lines to prime brokers or delay liquidations puts OKX's risk philosophy in sharp contrast to the playbook that brought down FTX.
Circle shareholder sues Trump over UAE-linked crypto deals!
The lawsuit invokes the Foreign Emoluments Clause, a constitutional provision rarely tested in financial litigation, and targets profits from two transactions totaling over $2.5 billion in combined…
US Treasury proposes rules blocking AI and chip investments…
The proposed restrictions would extend Washington's tech-decoupling push beyond export controls into the capital markets, cutting off a key funding channel for foreign AI and semiconductor…
OCC Drops Stablecoin Rewards Presumption, Keeps Yield Ban
The change removes an automatic classification test, not the underlying restriction, leaving exchanges and issuers to defend each rewards structure program by program.
ChatGPT spins a speculative mCBDC scenario for QNT hitting…
The price targets are self-described as pure speculation and entertainment; the underlying thesis rests on an mCBDC interoperability designation that the article itself calls currently highly…
Lawsuit accuses Trump and World Liberty Financial of…
The suit targets the intersection of political power and crypto capital, alleging that UAE-linked transactions generated illegal profits for a project bearing the former president's name.
Older in Regulation
Catch up on earlier coverage from this beat.
FCA finalizes UK crypto rulebook for 2027 FSMA regime launch
The window opens Sept. 30, 2026 and the real filter is not compliance but authorization readiness — late applicants enter a transitional status that bars new UK contracts.
AI Financial in $15M payments sale talks with Perpetuals.com
The proposed Perpetuals.com deal would unwind most of the operating business that bought $750M of WLFI tokens earlier this year, after shares collapsed 90% and the family's token exposure fueled a…
JD Vance Draws 48 Chants, Fueling Succession Talk
The chant makes presidential succession speculation visible at a gathering of delegates, while stopping short of establishing a formal campaign.
Sony Bank gets green light for $40M U.S. stablecoin unit Connectia
Connectia Trust joins a growing roster of federally chartered stablecoin issuers racing into a $312B market where USDT and USDC already hold ~80% of the float and new entrants must find a wedge.
Warren Calls for Crypto Law, Rejects Industry-Written Rules
The policy fight centers on investor protection and who writes the guardrails, not simply whether the crypto sector gets a legal framework.
Japan officially recognizes foreign-issued stablecoins as legal electronic payment methods starting June 1!
Japan will officially recognize foreign-issued crypto stablecoins as legal electronic payment methods beginning June 1…