{"id":908214,"date":"2026-05-25T13:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/france-scraps-dangerous-reporting-rule-pension-fund-buys-mstr-and-more-week-in-review\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:19:04","slug":"france-scraps-dangerous-reporting-rule-pension-fund-buys-mstr-and-more-week-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/25\/france-scraps-dangerous-reporting-rule-pension-fund-buys-mstr-and-more-week-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"France Scraps Dangerous Reporting Rule, Pension Fund Buys MSTR, And More \u2013\u00a0Week In Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chainalysis Maps Iran Stablecoin<\/span> Pipeline Behind $344M USDT<\/span> Freeze<\/b><\/p>\n

A $344 million USDT<\/span> freeze has exposed how Iran-linked funds are routed through stablecoin<\/span> networks\u2026 <\/span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Chainalysis<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n

This freeze coincided with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing an \u201ceconomic fury\u201d against Iran that crippled both its economy and its currency. Are stablecoins<\/span> becoming an extension of the US dollar hegemony and a weapon of the American empire?<\/span><\/p>\n

Bitcoin Miner<\/span> Riot Platforms Offloads Another 500 BTC<\/span> to NYDIG, Extending Sell Streak<\/b><\/p>\n

Bitcoin miner<\/span> Riot Platforms has deposited another 500 BTC<\/span>, worth $38.24 million, to institutional custodian NYDIG\u2026 <\/span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Bitcoin<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n

The Bitcoin mining<\/span> industry is being tested as block rewards get small, energy prices rise, and AI becomes more sexy. It will be interesting to see if the hashrate<\/span> can remain somewhat decentralized or if a massive consolidation of larger companies will arise.<\/span><\/p>\n

France Drops Self-Custody Reporting Mandate<\/b><\/p>\n

The article that established the duty for taxpayers to disclose the value and characteristics of their crypto<\/span> funds held in self-custody was dropped\u2026 <\/span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"France<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n

Excellent news for the French and anyone who cares about privacy. Many of the attacks on crypto<\/a> holders as a result of these invasive mandates were extremely brutal and involved kidnappings and the loss of fingers. Ideally, those attacks will be a lesson and the dropping of the mandate will be a precedent for other jurisdictions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Canadian Pension Giant Grabs 1.38M MSTR Shares Worth $219M<\/b><\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Alberta Investment Management Corporation disclosed a $219 million purchase of Strategy Inc. shares, marking the pension giant\u2019s first-ever\u2026 <\/span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Canadian<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n

Hopefully, this goes better than when the Ontario Teachers\u2019 Pension Plan (OTPP) invested a $95 million into FTX and lost it all. Interesting to see pension funds, known for being extremely conservative, taking on risk with MSTR. Let\u2019s revisit this in a couple of years, but with MSTR down significantly, this seems like a reasonable spot to buy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Crypto<\/span>\u2019s Next 2 Billion Users Won\u2019t Come From Trading Alone, Binance Explains<\/b><\/p>\n

Binance says crypto<\/a> adoption is moving beyond trading toward payments, yield, tokenized assets, and AI.\u2026 <\/span>read more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Crypto\u2019s<\/p>\n

Editor\u2019s comment:<\/b><\/p>\n

Crypto<\/a>\u2019s move toward real utility rather than gambling is solidifying, and solid use cases are now being spotlighted. Payments, yield products, onchain services, tokenized traditional assets, and agentic commerce are all fully realistic narratives, and Binance should have a pretty good idea of what works and what doesn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Alex Richardson
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Chainalysis Maps Iran Stablecoin Pipeline Behind $344M USDT Freeze A $344 million USDT freeze has exposed how Iran-linked funds are routed through stablecoin networks\u2026 read more Editor\u2019s comment: This freeze coincided with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announcing an \u201ceconomic fury\u201d against Iran that crippled both its economy and its currency. Are stablecoins becoming an extension<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":908215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1567,2737],"tags":[9420,17101],"class_list":["post-908214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-france","category-scraps","tag-france","tag-scraps"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/908215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=908214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=908214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}