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Image: CoinDeskCircle Secures New York Trust Charter as Crypto Regulatory Push Accelerates
According to reporting by CoinDesk, Circle secured a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services, though these details are not officially confirmed.
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CoinDeskCircle Secures New York Trust Charter as Crypto Regulatory Push Accelerates
According to reporting by CoinDesk, Circle secured a limited purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services, though these details are not officially confirmed.
theblock.co via LBankCircle Secures NYDFS Trust Charter, Adding State Layer to Federal USDC Oversight
According to reporting by LBank News and The Block, USDC issuer Circle has secured a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services for Circle Internet Trust Company, expanding the regulatory foundation for its stablecoin. This development has not officially confirmed by an independent governmental regulator directly at the time of publication.
crypto.news via LBankGrayscale Urges Immediate Senate Vote on CLARITY Act as August Recess Deadline Approaches
According to reporting by LBank News based on a crypto.news discovery page, asset manager Grayscale has formally requested that the United States Senate schedule a floor vote on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act prior to the upcoming August recess. The pending legislation seeks to establish distinct regulatory responsibilities between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This development has not officially confirmed any final legislative breakthrough, as ongoing bipartisan disputes regarding ethics restrictions for federal officials and crowded legislative calendars continue to stall progress.
crypto.news via LBankCLARITY Act Odds Drop to 25% Amid White House Ethics Review
Prediction market traders on Polymarket currently assign a twenty-five percent probability to the CLARITY Act becoming law before the end of the year, following media reporting from crypto.news and LBank News. Anthony Scaramucci anticipates that the president will endorse the bipartisan ethics proposal, while senators reportedly submitted compromise language to the executive office. Senate leadership has not officially confirmed the timing of any upcoming floor action, and these reports remain unconfirmed.
CoinDeskDubai-Based Crypto Platform Shelbit Allegedly Tied to $4 Billion Iranian Sanctions-Evasion Network
According to CoinDesk reporting, an unlicensed Dubai-based exchange named Shelbit allegedly facilitated hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions linked to illegal gambling and sanctioned Iranian entities, including the Central Bank of Iran. While investigators claim ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, these allegations are not officially confirmed.
CoinDeskU.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Bitcoin Insurance Scheme for Strait of Hormuz Ships
According to CoinDesk reporting that is not officially confirmed by an independent or first-party judicial audit, the U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Iranian maritime insurance entities, Persian Gulf Marine Insurance Company and HormuzSafe Marine Services Authority. These designations allege an extortion operation that accepted bitcoin and other digital assets to bypass Western restrictions.