Circle defends its hands-off approach to freezing funds as critics point to hundreds of millions in losses tied to delayed action. 

The firm said a criminal group is attempting to extort it over limited insider-related data access incidents affecting about 2,000 accounts. Kraken says it will not pay and is working with law enforcement. 

Bitcoin Magazine SEC Opens Limited Broker Exemption Path for Crypto Trading Interfaces The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued new staff guidance indicating that certain user-facing interfaces involved in crypto securities trading may not be required to register as broker-dealers, provided they meet a strict set of conditions designed to limit discretion, influence, and

As the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz goes into effect, reports say Iran is considering the abandonment of uranium enrichment as a way to end the war. 

Bitcoin Magazine Why Iran Wants Bitcoin For Safe Passage Though The Strait Of Hormuz Iran’s grip over the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most important oil maritime transit choke points, remains firm. FT reported last week that Iran intends to charge a toll for passing, and Bitcoin was named the currency of choice. Here’s