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TL;DR OFAC designated six individuals and two entities for facilitating North Korean IT worker schemes that generated nearly $800 million…
The post OFAC Targets North Korean IT Worker Networks Using Cryptocurrency to Fund WMD Programs appeared first on Chainalysis.

Trump's involvement in a crypto event may signal increased political interest in digital currencies, potentially influencing regulatory discussions.
The post Trump to speak at exclusive crypto and business conference at Mar-a-Lago next month appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

CFTC issues prediction market advisory as Kalshi, Polymarket and Crypto.com expand event based trading including sports markets.
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A lone green candle on XRP’s three-week chart is drawing attention from at least one analyst who believes it could be the start of something bigger than a routine bounce.  Crypto analyst CW, posting on X, flagged a bullish candlestick formation on the XRP/USD 3W chart that he says signals the opening of a full-scale uptrend. One that, if his cycle analysis holds, with the setup pointing first to a retest of the all-time high zone and then, in an extreme scenario, to $21.5. New Uptrend Is Starting On The 3-Week Chart Technical analysis of XRP’s price action on the 3-week candlestick timeframe chart is revealing an interesting signal. The signal itself is straightforward: a green candlestick has been printed on XRP’s three-week chart at a time when the price is sitting...

Tesla converts its xAI investment into a small SpaceX stake as Elon Musk restructures his companies ahead of the rocket makers planned IPO.
The post Tesla secures SpaceX stake through xAI merger ahead of IPO appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Anthropic adds interactive visualizations to Claude, enabling the AI chatbot to generate diagrams, charts, and visual aids within chats.
The post Anthropic expands Claude with in-chat visualizations and diagrams appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The memecoin sector has experienced a sharp contraction since the speculative peak reached in late 2024, reflecting the cyclical nature of sentiment-driven assets in the cryptocurrency market. After attracting massive attention during the previous bull phase, many meme-based tokens have since lost momentum as liquidity tightened and investor risk appetite declined across digital assets. Related Reading: The $2,050 Pivot: Ethereum Scarcity Index Turns Positive As Binance Supply Tightens A recent report from CryptoQuant highlights how memecoins periodically capture market attention despite lacking the technological foundations that support many other blockchain projects. Unlike cryptocurrencies whose valuations are tied to utility, infrastructure, or financial applicat...

The launch of Wyoming's stable token on Hedera could accelerate digital payment innovation and enhance trust in regulated blockchain use.
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Microsoft launches Copilot Health, an AI assistant analyzing medical records and wearable data as firms race to build AI health tools.
The post Microsoft launches Copilot Health AI assistant, allowing users to upload medical and wearable data appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

This week’s edition of In The Stables highlights the accelerating growth of yield-bearing stablecoins and their increasing divergence from the broader stablecoin market. While total stablecoin market capitalization rose 1.2% WoW to $303 billion with net inflows of $3.7 billion, activity indicators softened, with average daily volume declining 7.8% and transactions slipping 0.3% as leverage unwinds and borrowing demand weakens. At the same time, the supply of yield-bearing stablecoins continues to expand rapidly—growing more than 15× faster than the broader market over the past six months—suggesting growing demand for onchain dollar assets that function more like tokenized money market funds than payment instruments. Institutional adoption also advanced this week, hig...