NEW: "This feels like the final boss of issues. If we can clear that, you’ll see a positive bipartisan vote to pass the Clarity Act out of the Senate," says Galaxy Digital Head of Research Alex Thorn.

BINANCE ACCUSED OF PROCESSING $850M FOR IRANIAN SANCTIONS NETWORK A new report claims Iranian financier Babak Zanjani, described as an “antisanction” operator tied to the regime, used Binance to move roughly $850M over two years as Iran prepared for potential conflict with the U.S. Internal Binance compliance reports reportedly flagged the activity multiple times, citing linked accounts operated by Zanjani allies, including his sister, romantic partner, and company director. Investigators allegedly found the accounts were accessed from the same devices, a common sanctions-evasion indicator. Despite repeated internal alerts, the main account allegedly remained active for at least 15 months and was still open as recently as January. The report further claims billions in crypto transactions linked to networks financing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps flowed through Binance in the two years leading up to the current U.S.-Iran conflict, with law enforcement officials continuing to track related transactions as recently as this month. Binance denied the allegations, stating the information is inaccurate and saying the exchange does not permit transactions involving sanctioned individuals or wallets and took appropriate action once sanctions were applied.

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FOUNDATION RAISES $6.4M, LAUNCHES “HUMAN AUTHORITY HARDWARE” FOR THE AI ERA Foundation announced a new $6.4M funding round led by Fulgur Ventures, bringing total funding to $16.5M. The company also opened general availability for Passport Prime, its new American-manufactured security device designed to authorize high-stakes digital actions beyond traditional Bitcoin self-custody. Foundation says the rise of AI agents is changing the security model entirely. Instead of just protecting private keys, the company is expanding into identity, multi-factor authentication, and AI agent authorization through its KeyOS platform. AI agents can now move money, deploy code, access credentials, and operate across cloud infrastructure at machine speed. Foundation argues that browser prompts, phone notifications, and software-based approval systems are no longer sufficient when the AI and the approval mechanism exist in the same potentially compromised environment. Passport Prime is being positioned as the first “Human Authority Hardware™” device, requiring explicit human approval on dedicated hardware before sensitive actions can occur.

NEW: Elon Musk's SpaceX discloses holding 18,712 $BTC worth over $1.4 billion. This places them as #7 on the Public Bitcoin Treasury Company list, ahead of Coinbase, which has 16,492.

Strike CEO Jack Mallers pushes back against claims that Strike is becoming a “de facto subsidiary” of Tether after Tether increased its ownership stake in Bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital ($XXI) by acquiring SoftBank’s shares. Critics argued that because Tether now controls more than 70% of $XXI, Strike’s planned merger with the company would effectively place Strike under Tether’s control. Mallers responded: “I am the sole controller and board authority of Strike. Twenty One does not own any part of Strike. If that ever changed, it would only happen with the governance and control rights necessary to ensure Strike remains controlled by me. Period.”

Bitcoin Depot’s revenue fell nearly 50% in Q1 2026 as stricter regulations and fraud concerns drove users away from Bitcoin ATMs.

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Bitcoin Depot Files for Bankruptcy: End of Bitcoin ATMs' Era?

Bitcoin Depot’s revenue fell nearly 50% in Q1 2026 as stricter regulations and fraud concerns drove users away from Bitcoin ATMs.

TRUMP DISCLOSED MAKING 3,700 STOCK TRADES IN Q1 2026. That works out to roughly 60 trades per day. 8 of those trades in Q1 involved buying and selling shares of Strategy ($MSTR).

NEW: Swan Bitcoin faces a lawsuit for allegedly exploiting insider access to withdraw nearly $1B in Bitcoin and cash from Prime Trust, just days before the firm’s 2023 bankruptcy.

Bitcoin HODL Waves data suggests this cycle’s bottom could form between $65.9K–$70.5K, per CryptoQuant analyst Sunny Mom.

Iran says Hormuz Safe offers instant Bitcoin-based coverage against ship detention and inspections amid rising Gulf tensions.

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Iran Announces Bitcoin-Based Shipping Insurance for Strait of Hormuz

Iran says Hormuz Safe offers instant blockchain-based coverage against ship detention and inspections amid rising Gulf tensions.

We are less than 100,000 blocks away from the next Bitcoin halving. The next halving is estimated to happen in late March/early April 2028.

Fiat currencies are destined to be swallowed by the Bitcoin black hole.

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$450 MILLION FROZEN: TETHER, TRON, AND TRM LABS ESCALATE GLOBAL CRACKDOWN ON ILLICIT CRYPTO FLOWS The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a joint initiative between Tether, TRON, and TRM Labs, says it has now frozen more than $450M in illicit crypto assets globally. The group says it has supported investigations tied to DPRK-linked activity, terrorist financing, exchange hacks, kidnappings, extortion, drug trafficking, and violent crime. According to the announcement, illicit proceeds intercepted by the unit rose 43.9% in 2025 compared to last year, with law enforcement agencies across the US, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria involved in operations. The unit was also recently recognized by the Financial Action Task Force as an “invaluable resource for law enforcement agencies worldwide.”

ABU DHABI’S UNINTERRUPTED BITCOIN BUYING STREAK CONTINUES Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth giant, reports owning 14.7M shares of BlackRock’s IBIT, a 16% increase from the 12.7M shares it held the previous quarter. Their stack is worth $565.6M as of March 31. Mubadala has now extended its uninterrupted IBIT buying streak that began in Q4 2024, continuing to add even through periods of BTC price weakness. Combined holdings across Mubadala and Al Warda Investments surpassed $1B at the end of 2025. ADIC, the Abu Dhabi entity operating under Mubadala, previously described its Bitcoin allocation as a “long term diversification strategy,” comparing Bitcoin to gold and arguing both will play structural roles in portfolios as the global economy becomes increasingly digital. The buying behavior reflects the sovereign fund’s decade-long investment horizon rather than short term market moves.

NEW: Bitcoin Depot discloses a 49% YOY revenue drop and a $9.5M net loss in Q1.

These are insane daily moves for sovereign debt markets.

DUTCH UNREALIZED GAINS TAX MAY BE STRUCK DOWN The Netherlands’ controversial Box 3 wealth tax overhaul is at risk of collapsing again. 50PLUS Senator Martin van Rooijen says he expects the Senate to reject the proposal in June and is urging the government to withdraw it entirely.