ICYMI : Asia & EMEA news recap from James Hunt at The Block ๐ ๐ฅถ Tether freezes $344M in USDT Tether supported freezing funds across two Tron wallets flagged by U.S. authorities. ๐ Link ๐บ๐ธ U.S. military runs Bitcoin node Officials said the government is testing BTC network…
ICYMI : Asia & EMEA news recap from James Hunt at The Block ๐ ๐ฅถ Tether freezes $344M in USDT Tether supported freezing funds across two Tron wallets flagged by U.S. authorities. ๐ Link ๐บ๐ธ U.S. military runs Bitcoin node Officials said the government is testing BTC network participation for cybersecurity. ๐ Link ๐ Crypto groups push legislation Industry leaders urged progress on digital asset market structure rules. ๐ Link ๐ฆ MetaMask co-founder exits Dan Finlay announced his departure from Consensys. ๐ Link ๐ฎ Believe founder arrested Ben Pasternak was reportedly detained over assault-related charges. ๐ Link ๐ซ Kalshi penalizes candidates Three political candidates were fined and banned for five years. ๐ Link ๐บ๐ฟ Uzbekistan mining zone A new region will offer tax-free crypto mining until 2035. ๐ Link ๐ฐ Blockchain Capital fundraising The firm is targeting $700M across two new funds. ๐ Link ๐ค USDC rate proposal Circleโs economist suggested raising borrowing rates on Aave. ๐ Link ๐ธ Satsuma faces BTC pressure Investors are pushing the firm to sell its $50M bitcoin holdings. ๐ Link