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_South Africa proposes sweeping crypto controls that could force holders to sell Bitcoin. Here’s what the draft means for investors._
South Africa is moving to overhaul its financial control system. 
The National Treasury and the South African Reserve Bank have published draft Capital Flow

_ Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch._
Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer

_Tether ramps up enforcement, freezing $344M USDT as total blocked assets pass $4.4B amid global crackdown._
Tether has frozen more than $344 million in USDT on the Tron network, marking one of its largest enforcement actions to date. The move follows coordination with the Office of Foreign

_After a decade building MetaMask, Dan Finlay steps down from Consensys due to burnout, ending an era for Web3 adoption._
MetaMask co-founder and Web3 pioneer Dan Finlay has officially stepped down from Consensys after a decade of building the ubiquitous cryptocurrency wallet. The departure marks t

_Peter Schiff called STRC an obvious Ponzi, criticized Michael Saylor, and questioned SEC decisions on Bitcoin ETFs and Treasury firms._
Peter Schiff renewed his attack on STRC and accused the SEC of failing crypto investors.
He said the product is an “obvious Ponzi” and blamed Michael Saylor

_BridgeTower uses Chainlink for tokenization of $11B copper and gold assets in Arizona, enabling secure blockchain trading with real-time updates._
BridgeTower has taken a major step in digital finance by tokenizing over $11 billion in securities. These are the assets of the DOM X Arizona

_Coinbase lists tGBP, the first GBP-backed stablecoin on its platform. Brian Armstrong calls stablecoins the best form of money._
Coinbase has listed tGBP, marking its first GBP-backed stablecoin on the platform. 
Brian Armstrong, Coinbase CEO, took to X to share his thoughts. He called stablecoin

_FTX’s former assets could be worth $114B today, showing huge missed gains after bankruptcy sales and market recovery._
The collapse of FTX still creates new headlines today. Recently, a post linked to Sam Bankman-Fried shared surprising figures. It asserted that the best assets of FTX might be

_Clarity Act markup may shift to May as Lummis and Tillis differ on timing while OCC starts proposed GENIUS Act rulemaking._
The Clarity Act is moving toward a possible May markup as Senate talks continue. 
Senator Cynthia Lummis wants a faster path, while Senator Thom Tillis supports more time. T

_Upshift integrates Securitize reporting, addressing transparency gaps limiting institutional DeFi capital flows._
Growing interest in onchain yield strategies continues to draw institutional attention, yet reporting standards have struggled to keep pace. Many crypto vaults operate with limited

_MoneyGram launched its Stellar-based USDC balance in El Salvador as SDF extended a five-year partnership and widened Latin America access._
Stellar has extended its partnership with SDF as MoneyGram expanded its stablecoin balance service into El Salvador. 
The move follows the product’s launch i

_ Transia-RnD proposes an XRPL sidechain for options and up to 200x leverage, drawing direct comparisons to Hyperliquid’s $9B chain. Here’s what’s in the pitch._
Transia-RnD has dropped a formal pitch for an XRPL options sidechain. Purpose-built. Not retrofitted. Denis Angell, the developer

_BitGo and Yuma open Bittensor subnet access as TAO price holds key $235 support and traders watch $264 breakout._
Institutional access to Bittensor subnet tokens has taken a major step forward. 
BitGo announced a new partnership with Yuma Group to support staking and trading for subnet tokens on

_Coins.ph now lets millions of Filipinos pay merchants using USDT or USDC via QRPh, making crypto spending a daily reality._
Coins.ph has made a major move in the Philippines this week. 
The crypto-native digital wallet became the first e-wallet in the country to integrate stablecoin payments

_Strategy surpasses BlackRock with ~815,061 BTC after a 34,164 BTC purchase surge._
_IBIT trails at ~802,823 BTC as corporate accumulation outpaces ETF inflows._
_Morgan Stanley enters Bitcoin with lower fees and $9.3T wealth access support._
Strategy surpasses BlackRock in Bitcoin

Trump raised the temperature again with a fresh Iran deadline and warnings of overwhelming force. The rhetoric was extreme, and markets treated it as immediate macro risk.
To be precise, widely cited reports quote Trump saying Iran could be destroyed “in one night” if no deal is reached, not

_Starknet’s Shinobi upgrade brings native privacy to its mainnet. STRK price rose nearly 7% as STRK20 and strkBTC integrations near launch._
Starknet has activated its Shinobi upgrade on mainnet. 
The release, formally known as Starknet v0.14.2, introduces native privacy infrastructure to the

_TRM Labs links Cryptomus to Heleket, a shadow platform allegedly built to continue crypto laundering after Canada’s record $177M penalty._
A major blockchain intelligence firm says a Russia-linked crypto payment processor pulled off a quiet relaunch. 
TRM Labs published a detailed report