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Treasury Names Crypto In Iran Pressure Campaign U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has put Iran’s access to crypto directly inside Washington’s sanctions push, signaling that digital assets are now being treated as part of the same enforcement map as oil exports, shadow banking, shipping networks, and weapons procurement. Bessent sharpened that message in an April 29 post on X, where he said the Treasury Department had targeted Iran’s “international shadow banking infrastructure, access to crypto, shadow fleet” and other networks…

The U.S. Treasury has escalated its crypto sanctions campaign against Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying multiple Iran-linked wallets were sanctioned in an action that froze $344 million in digital assets. Reuters reported the freeze on Apr. 24, citing Bessent’s statement that the Treasury Department was targeting wallets tied to Iran. The move came as Washington increased economic pressure on Tehran during a wider conflict and sanctions push. The key asset in the action was USDT, not Bitcoin. Chainalysis…

President Donald Trump bought up to $161 million in bonds during March 2026. The disclosure came in a Periodic Transaction Report released by the US Office of Government Ethics. The filing arrives days before the Federal Open Market Committee meets to decide on interest rates. The vote could move bond prices broadly across the market. Filing Shows Heavy Bond Buying Across Sectors The filing lists 175 transactions, with 164 purchases and 11 sales. Trump’s report uses value brackets rather than…

The US Treasury now accepts PayPal and Venmo for voluntary public debt contributions through its Pay.gov form. The update arrives as a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bill targeting the same fiscal problem stalls in Congress. Donations average roughly $120,000 a month against a $39 trillion total. Interest payments alone run near $88 billion a month, dwarfing any voluntary inflow. A 64-Year-Old Program Meets Viral Attention The “Gifts to Reduce the Public Debt” program has operated since 1961 under 31 U.S.C. §…

In the latest bond news, Henry Paulson, who steered the U.S. financial system through the 2008 collapse as Treasury Secretary, is warning that the $35 trillion U.S. debt load could trigger a Treasury bond market crash, and calling for an emergency “break-glass” contingency plan to be ready before it hits.The transmission channel to crypto is direct: a disorderly bond sell-off tightens dollar liquidity fast, and tight dollar liquidity historically punishes risk assets before any safe-haven Bitcoin narrative has time to…

Allbirds (BIRD) stock gained over 700% on April 15 after the company announced it would ditch footwear entirely and pivot to AI compute infrastructure. The playbook may look familiar. Less than a year ago, a wave of struggling pharma companies pulled the same move with crypto. Most of those stocks have since collapsed. From Dead Shoe Brand to 700% Market Frenzy in a Single Day Allbirds, once valued at $4 billion after its 2021 IPO, sold its shoe brand to…

Solana (SOL) treasury companies have shed between 75% and 92% of their stock value since late 2025, as the token’s 34% year-to-date decline punishes concentrated digital asset strategies. Analyst Ted Pillows compared the price action of these firms to that of meme coins on the Solana network, warning investors that the selling may not be over. “They are already down 80%-90%, but could go down another 30%-50% before the bottom,” he said. Forward Industries (FWDI), the largest institutional SOL holder…

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCPP) has launched a free threat intelligence program for digital asset firms. The initiative will provide eligible American crypto companies with timely, actionable cybersecurity information meant to help protect them against the growing security threats affecting their operations and customers. Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Program In an April 9 press release, the U.S. Treasury revealed that the efforts are an implementation of a key recommendation from the President’s Working Group on…

The Ether Machine and Dynamix Corporation (NASDAQ: ETHM) have mutually terminated their business combination agreement, effective April 8, 2026. In a post on X, the firm stated that the deal fell through due to unfavorable market conditions. Ether Machine Cites “Unfavorable Market Conditions” as SPAC Merger Dies The Ether Machine first unveiled plans to go public in July 2025, targeting more than $1.5 billion in fully committed capital and an initial treasury of more than 400,000 ETH. The proposed deal…