Roughly $16.8 million flowed into 30 cryptocurrency addresses tied to members of Iran’s Mabna Institute, according to blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs. The US Treasury listed those addresses as part of a wider action against Iran. One defendant’s wallets received 92% of that total. Iran’s Mabna Institute Wallets
Bitcoin (BTC) treasury firm Strive purchased 1,110 BTC for roughly $81.5 million last week, lifting its treasury to 21,356 coins. The purchase cut Strive’s average cost to $93,257 per coin from $94,345. However, its Bitcoin reserve still carries a paper loss of more than $292 million. Strive Keeps Buying While Its BTC
Cosmos Labs confirmed an ongoing security incident affecting users of the Cosmos EVM module. It advised chains in contact with it to ask validators to halt block production. Three networks have now disclosed impact. KiiChain and TAC froze their chains after attackers drained accounts, while MANTRA restarted its
Kylie Jenner’s X account was reportedly hacked and used to promote a meme coin called kylie. The token’s market capitalization peaked at nearly $1.19 million before falling by roughly 68%. The posts no longer appear on the account, which has 39.5 million followers. Several other kylie tokens are now trading on the
While stablecoin adoption has increased significantly in 2026, real payments still represent only a fraction of the trillions moving on-chain. In 2025, around 3.6% of adjusted stablecoin volume came from actual payments. Much of it has to do with something called the checkout problem. Paying with a stablecoin can