Grove launches $1 billion liquidity network for tokenized Treasury funds

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) made a major move for the Hyperliquid (HYPE) ecosystem on Thursday, outlining how it plans to deepen support for Circle’s USDC stablecoin on the platform.  In a blog post, Coinbase said it is expanding its role by becoming the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid, treating USDC as an Aligned […]

This partnership could accelerate institutional adoption of blockchain, bridging traditional finance with crypto through regulated, tokenized assets. The post Kraken and Franklin Templeton partner to bring tokenized investment products onchain appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The Bank of England is walking back key parts of its stablecoin rulebook after the digital assets industry pushed back hard against proposals officials now admit may have gone too far. Bank of England Revisits Stablecoin Limits That Industry Called ‘Cumbersome’ Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden, who oversees financial stability at the UK central bank, told […]

The post Scott Bessent says China will quietly pressure Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China is expected to press Iran privately to get the Strait of Hormuz open again, because Beijing is sitting right in the middle of the oil problem. Scott said on Thursday that China has more at stake than the United States because it buys a huge amount of crude from the Middle East and gets nearly all of Iran’s exported oil. He told Joe Kernen, “It’s very much in their interest to get the strait reopened.” Scott then added, “I think they will be working behind the scenes to the extent anyone has any say over the Iranian leadership.” China is the world’s biggest crude oil importer. In the year 2024, roughly 10% of its crude oil imports were from Iran, while over 50% of all imports were from the Middle East, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. As Scott pointed out, almost every barrel Iran exports to

Elliptic's funding boost highlights the critical role of compliance in the evolving blockchain landscape, impacting global financial systems. The post Elliptic closes $120M Series D led by One Peak Partners, backed by Deutsche Bank and NASDAQ appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bitcoin’s $79,000 defense proves that the Coinbase discount is driven by stablecoin volatility rather than a lack of institutional demand.

The post Tether-backed T3 Says It Froze $450M in Illicit Crypto Funds Since 2024 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a joint initiative backed by Tether, Tron and blockchain analytics company TRM Labs, says it has helped freeze more than $450 million in assets linked to suspected criminal activity since its launch in 2024. The group said in a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph that it has worked with law enforcement agencies across 23 jurisdictions to target funds tied to alleged drug trafficking, exchange hacks, North Korea-linked activity, terrorist financing and violent “wrench” attacks, including kidnappings and extortion. The unit focuses on Tether’s USDT stablecoin activity on the Tron blockchain and says it has been able to freeze assets within 24 hours in multiple emergency cases at the request of authorities. T3 FCU said it intercepted 43.9% more illicit proceeds in 2025 than in the previous year. The announcement comes as TRM Labs estimat

Fasset, a stablecoin neobank serving 125 countries, has raised $51 million backed by Japan’s SBI Group and Investcorp. Fasset, a Los Angeles-based digital banking platform, uses stablecoin rails to move money across borders for small and medium-sized businesses, bypassing correspondent…