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☠️USA🇺🇸 will confiscate 500 million USD in cryptocurrency from Iran🇮🇷 Paid Members Public
☠️USA🇺🇸 will confiscate 500 million USD in cryptocurrency from Iran🇮🇷 Operation “Economic Fury”, aimed at blocking Iranian financial flows, was launched in March 2025 and, according to statements from the U.S. Treasury Secretary, has already led to a sharp decline in the local currency and a deep economic crisis.
🙈 Europe: Belarusian Alfa-Bank 🥔 Mastercard cards to stop working from April 21 Paid Members Public
🙈 Europe: Belarusian Alfa-Bank 🥔 Mastercard cards to stop working from April 21 In late March, Visa was the first to introduce similar restrictions; Mastercard has since followed suit, according to reports. 📌 The restrictions will affect EU countries, as well as the non-EU states of the United Kingdom🇬🇧, Iceland🇮🇸, Liechtenstein🇱🇮, and Norway�
😎 Germany🇩🇪 and Italy🇮🇹 are advancing a European regulatory framework for stablecoins… Paid Members Public
😎 Germany🇩🇪 and Italy🇮🇹 are advancing a European regulatory framework for stablecoins… …featuring multi-issuance models originating from third countries. This initiative could restrict access to the European market for some of the largest global operators, including those from the United States🇺🇸. 💡 Reminder: multi-issuance stablecoins are those issued simultaneously across multiple jurisdictions
😱 Tether and Circle blocked a wallet linked to Iranian crypto exchange Wallex 🇮🇷 Paid Members Public
😱 Tether and Circle blocked a wallet linked to Iranian crypto exchange Wallex 🇮🇷 Tether and Circle froze USD 2.49 million after the exchange began transferring funds from the Tron and Ethereum networks to Binance Smart Chain (BSC) via cross-chain bridges. ➡️ Incident: the blocked address — 0x6926…43df — held approximately USD 117,
😱 EU proposes 🇹🇷 Turkey’s accession to SEPA, which already includes 41 countries Paid Members Public
😱 EU proposes 🇹🇷 Turkey’s accession to SEPA, which already includes 41 countries Membership in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) would enable businesses and consumers in Turkey — as well as the Turkish diaspora across Europe — to execute cross-border transfers significantly faster and at costs comparable to domestic payments. 🔹 Note: currently,
✅Europe: financial and payments sovereignty returns to the forefront of the agenda Paid Members Public
✅Europe: financial and payments sovereignty returns to the forefront of the agenda Companies Bancomat🇮🇹, Bizum🇪🇸, SIBS🇵🇹, and Vipps MobilePay🇳🇴 have signed a memorandum of understanding to accelerate the rollout of sovereign pan-European payment solutions under the EPI project by 2027. 🌀 The collaboration is based on a centralized interoperability hub, to
🐘 India🇮🇳 proposes linking digital currencies among BRICS countries Paid Members Public
🐘 India🇮🇳 proposes linking digital currencies among BRICS countries The proposal, aimed at reducing reliance on the US dollar, was put forward by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for inclusion on the agenda of the BRICS summit, scheduled to take place in India in 2026, according to Reuters. ➡️ Trump has
💣EU moves to finalize financial data access rules (FiDA), excluding US tech giants 🇺🇸 Paid Members Public
💣EU moves to finalize financial data access rules (FiDA), excluding US tech giants 🇺🇸 According to the Financial Times, the European Union plans to bar Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta from accessing its new financial data-sharing system. The measure is framed as part of Europe’s drive for “financial sovereignty.” ▶️The