Kraken wins Kansas City Fed approval for limited master account access
In a first for crypto, Kraken’s banking unit gained access to the US Federal Reserve’s payment system, Fedwire, though without full banking privileges such as interest on reserves.
Iran’s largest crypto exchange shows no clear signs of capital flight: TRM
TRM said a post-strike spike in Nobitex wallet activity looked like routine liquidity moves, even as Chainalysis flagged higher outflows from Iranian exchanges overall.
FATF flags stablecoin P2P transfers as sanctions evasion risk
The international watchdog says P2P stablecoin transfers via self-custody wallets can bypass AML checks and urges countries to assess risks and apply proportionate safeguards.
Ex-OpenAI researcher’s hedge fund reveals big Bitcoin miner bets in new SEC filing
Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund Situational Awareness LP has scaled to $5.52 billion in equity exposure in less than a year by betting on power, data centers and Bitcoin miners.
Australia is at risk of missing the $17B crypto boat, researchers say
Australia is on a trajectory for only $710 million in annual economic gains from crypto by 2030 unless there's a substantial change, the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre says.