UK sanctions 8 individuals/entities tied to A7A5, a ruble stablecoin, alleging Russia sanctions evasion. 4 firms are in Kyrgyzstan. $9.3B in transactions in 4 months via Tron & Ethereum. Kyrgyz President says don't "politicize the economy." (via Decrypt) #crypto #blockchain #news

Starknet approved SNIP-31, bringing Bitcoin staking to the network in weeks! 🚀 BTC will have a 25% weighting in consensus, alongside STRK (75%). WBTC, LBTC, tBTC & SolvBTC are approved for staking, with a framework for adding more BTC-backed tokens. #crypto #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin

OKX is delisting leveraged trading for CATI/USDT, NMR/USDT, ICX/USDT, DGB/USDT, MEME/USDT, JST/USDT & RVN/USDT. Leveraged trading & lending will be suspended, and open orders canceled. #OKX #crypto #blockchain #news

⚠️ North Wales Police report a $2.8M Bitcoin scam! Scammers posing as police tricked victims into sharing wallet seed phrases via phishing links. NEVER share your seed phrase! Stay alert to social engineering. #crypto #scam (TheBlock) #blockchain #news #BTC #Bitcoin