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Treasury Secretary Bessent will announce Iran sanctions Monday, calling the campaign 'coordinated economic isolation in the history of the world.'

Sandmark tests show Binance still verifies EU accounts and accepts deposits after missing the MiCA deadline. ESMA lists neither the exchange nor its affiliates as authorized.

Bitcoin surged 22% as the crypto market added $500B to hit $2.74T, the highest since May. Zcash rose 70%, XRP 51%, and HYPE hit a record $82.

Altcoin market cap surged $215B (24%) Aug 19-22, pushing Total2 above $1T. 56% of Binance altcoins reclaimed their 200-day MA after Trump's crypto-friendly announcements.

Angelo Ciaramello closes Rev One Trading citing tech stack costs; prediction-market infrastructure vendors are already expanding as 13% of prop firms enter the space.

Everything Protocol's whitepaper outlines a single liquidity reserve handling swaps, lending, and orders. The design removes external oracles and pools idle capital. Junior LPs absorb first losses.

Dukes says her 'Westies' character Birdie Polk learned everything about her target before manipulating him into working for the FBI.

World Liberty Trust Co. received OCC approval to issue and custody the Trump family's USD1 stablecoin. Sen. Elizabeth Warren flagged a conflict of interest, citing the president's family running a federal regulated entity.

2,843 ETH and 1.6M DAI drained from Term Finance vaults via governance takeover, not a code exploit. Voting rights bought with Tornado Cash seed capital. No timelock details published.

Senior staff departures could leave Trump's White House vulnerable as Democrats eye House control and investigations loom.

The Metals Company holds $23.6B NPV in seabed nodules but burns $20M/quarter with no revenue. Its NOAA permit path bypasses the ISA, drawing international opposition. Cash runway and legal risks loom.

Two Brown-Forman family members drafted a withering letter to the board, criticizing CEO Lawson Whiting for poor performance and a failed Pernod deal. Three days later, Whiting announced retirement. The brothers demanded a strategic plan and accountability.