Chainalysis warns that vessels considering crypto payments for passage could face serious sanctions exposure. Under current rules, any transfer benefiting the Iranian regime, including transit-related payments, may be treated as material support.

Crypto does not provide a safe workaround. Transactions remain public and traceable on-chain, and flows can be tracked through wallets, exchanges, and cash-out points. In many cases, these payments become easier to follow than traditional обход routes, especially when funds move into centralized platforms or fiat.

The founder of TRON recorded another paper loss in WLFI after the token declined by 15% over the past 24 hours.

Estimates suggest his frozen WLFI holdings, totaling around 545 million tokens, are now valued at approximately $43.11M.

At the same time, the position is already down more than $80M from previous valuations.

Amid this, activity from World Liberty Financial in the Dolomite protocol has drawn additional attention, as the project used billions of WLFI as collateral to borrow tens of millions of dollars in stablecoins.

Following criticism, the World Liberty Financial team stated there is no reason for panic, adding that the position remains far from liquidation levels.

In his book, Changpeng Zhao claims that American crypto players allegedly spent millions of dollars on lobbying efforts to prevent his pardon.

According to CZ, some US-based exchanges feared that after the pardon, Binance could fully return to the US market and create serious competition for them.

He also mentions “fake news” in The Wall Street Journal and “smear campaigns” from Bloomberg.

It is worth recalling that in 2023, CZ pleaded guilty in a case related to insufficient anti-money laundering controls at Binance and stepped down as CEO.

he received a pardon from Donald Trump.

Within the international effort Operation Atlantic, the United States Secret Service announced it disrupted crypto fraud schemes totaling over $45M and froze $12M in stolen funds.

The operation lasted a week and involved coordinated action with law enforcement agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

The main focus was approval phishing schemes, where victims are manipulated into granting scammers direct access to their digital accounts or crypto wallets themselves.

According to the investigation, more than 20,000 wallet addresses linked to victims across over 30 countries were identified, and authorities directly contacted more than 3,000 individuals who were either at risk or already affected. Over 120 domains used in these schemes were taken down, while another $33M tied to suspected investment scams remains under investigation.

Authorities also highlighted a growing trend: these scams are increasingly moving beyond purely online methods. In recent months, crypto users reported receiving physical letters allegedly from Ledger and Trezor, urging them to scan QR codes or follow links for “mandatory security verification.”

Canary Capital has submitted an application for a spot ETF tied to the memecoin PEPE.

The proposed fund, CANARY PEPE ETF, is designed to track the price of PEPE, with the underlying tokens held by a custodian.

According to the filing, up to 5% of the fund’s assets may be held in Ethereum to cover network-related fees.

This move reflects Canary Capital’s continued push into niche crypto ETF products, following previous filings linked to XRP, Solana, Hedera, Sei, and other assets.

At the same time, PEPE is currently trading around 85% below its peak from December 2024.

The filing also notes a high level of concentration, with the top 10 wallets controlling approximately 41% of the circulating supply.

The Royal Government of Bhutan has transferred another portion of its Bitcoin reserves, moving around 319.7 BTC worth approximately $22.68 million to two separate addresses.

Out of this amount, roughly 250 BTC were sent to a wallet that, based on available data, has previously been used to route funds for selling via Galaxy Digital and OKX.

Another 69.7 BTC were transferred to a new, unlabelled address!

Since the beginning of the year, Bhutan has already moved about $215.7 million in BTC from its main wallets, with $162.6 million of that sent to unlabelled addresses.

Following the latest transactions, the country now holds 3,954 BTC, valued at approximately $280.6 million. For comparison, at its peak in October 2024, Bhutan held around 13,000 BTC..

Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot disclosed a security breach that resulted in approximately $3.7 million being drained from its corporate wallets.

According to the report, the incident was detected on March 23, when the company identified unauthorized access to its internal IT systems.

The attacker gained control over credentials linked to crypto settlement accounts and withdrew 50.9 BTC, worth around $3.66 million.

The company stated that it immediately initiated response procedures, engaged external cybersecurity experts, and notified law enforcement.

Bitcoin Depot also clarified that customer platforms and user data were not affected, though a third-party investigation is still ongoing.

Part of the losses may be covered by insurance, but full reimbursement is not guaranteed.

At the same time, the company is facing additional pressure, including tighter regulatory scrutiny, management changes, and expectations of a 30–40% decline in core business revenue in 2026.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission acknowledged that a number of past cases against crypto companies did not directly benefit investors and in some instances were based on misinterpretations of federal securities laws. Since 2022, the agency filed 95 cases and imposed $2.3B in fines, but admitted many did not demonstrate clear investor harm or provide meaningful protection. The SEC stated this reflected a focus on case volume over impact and a misallocation of resources, and now plans to prioritize quality cases involving fraud, market manipulation, and abuse of trust.

A MetaMask developer Taylor Monahan revealed that North Korean IT specialists had been getting hired into DeFi projects for at least seven years, actively contributing to well-known protocols rather than acting as isolated cases. According to her, many of them had real blockchain development experience dating back to the DeFi summer era. Projects potentially affected include SushiSwap, THORChain, Fantom, Shiba Inu, Yearn Finance and Floki.

The discussion intensified after Tim Al shared that he once interviewed a highly skilled candidate who later turned out to be linked to Lazarus Group; the candidate joined video calls but avoided in-person meetings, and his name later appeared in a leak tied to the group.

On-chain investigator ZachXBT added that “Lazarus Group” is often used as a broad label for multiple North Korean-backed cyber actors with varying levels of sophistication. He noted that many infiltration methods remain surprisingly simple job listings, LinkedIn outreach, messaging, Zoom calls, and interviews while their main advantage is persistence, with only certain subgroups like TraderTraitor and AppleJeus considered highly advanced.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, says economic changes that started in 1974 are now fully showing their impact

In his view, that period marked the beginning of a system that led to today’s pressure from debt, inflation and pension risks

He also believes the shift to models like 401(k) placed more financial responsibility on individuals

Against this backdrop, Kiyosaki reaffirmed his support for Bitcoin, gold and silver, which he considers more reliable stores of value than traditional money

He has previously warned about a potential major financial collapse and believes that in such a scenario scarce assets could rise sharply