Tether froze 182 million USDT on 5 TRC20 wallets. According to unconfirmed data, these are funds from Iranian government entities that used cryptocurrency for transactions and to bypass sanctions.
Tether has registered its own trademark in Russia — the application was filed last October, and now Rospatent has approved it. The exclusive right is valid until 2035.
The trademark will be used in Russia, including for providing financial services using blockchain, providing financial information in the field of cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency financial consultations, cryptocurrency trading, cryptocurrency transfers, cryptocurrency exchange services, and processing payments in cryptocurrency.
It was made by American programmer Hal Finney, who was at the origins of cryptocurrencies, was the first user of the coin, the first to run a Bitcoin node on his computer, and received the first transaction of 10 BTC from Satoshi Nakamoto himself (many believe he is Satoshi Nakamoto).
Unfortunately, Finney did not live to see our time — he passed away on August 28, 2014, leaving behind a wish to freeze his body before death, hoping scientists in the future would find a cure for diseases.
Russia is leading the world in internet outages — according to analysts, the country's economy will miss nearly $12 billion in 2025 due to constant outages across various regions.
Grayscale appears to be preparing to file for the launch of a BNB-ETF: the document has been posted on the official website of the state of Delaware — often shortly after this, the filing is sent to the SEC.