Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is seeking to choke off "all financial lifelines" for the regime. 

Bitcoin Magazine DOJ Drops Criminal Probe of Fed Chair Powell, Clearing Path for Warsh The Department of Justice ended its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, removing the last major obstacle to Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the central bank’s next leader — a development with consequences for monetary policy

The Justice Department passed an investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell to the Fed's own inspector, which could clear a confirmation path for Kevin Warsh. 

Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli broke a 15-bit elliptic curve key on publicly accessible quantum hardware, 512 times larger than the previous public demonstration in September 2025. 

The transaction brings the firm’s holdings closer to its 5% of ETH target.