US Treasury2026-10-02 13:56:50US Treasury sanctions A7 Network, says proxy network moved more than $17 billionThe US Treasury has sanctioned A7 Network, a Russia-linked shadow banking network, and said its proxy network processed more than $17 billion between January 2025 and June 2026. According to the Treasury, the Office of Foreign Assets Control designated A7 Network as a significant transnational criminal organization, while the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network plans to prohibit fund transfers involving its agent network and has issued a risk alert to financial institutions. Treasury said the network used third-country companies and false trade documents to evade sanctions, and that it was used by the Central Bank of Iran, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and others to move funds tied to Iranian oil sales, weapons procurement and some crypto-related illicit activity. It also said A7 Network includes the ruble-backed token A7A5, issued by Old Vector LLC, which was allegedly used in cross-border transactions and sanctions evasion. The WuBlockchain daily roundup also covered a settlement in the FUTU and TIGR options case, Utexo’s plan to issue USDT on Bitcoin this month, an AI voice fraud case at Fideuram in which at least 36 million euros were converted into cryptocurrency, the Ethereum Foundation’s zkAPI launch, and a Nov. 22 dinner for top TRUMP token holders.90
Trump2026-10-02 08:39:00Trump’s support among young voters falls to 19% as crypto ventures draw profit criticismOdaily, citing Bitcoin.com News, reported that Donald Trump’s support among voters aged 18 to 29 fell from 43% to 19%. Some young crypto investors described his crypto-related projects as profit-seeking and criticized the TRUMP meme coin, saying it took advantage of supporters already familiar with digital assets. Morten Christensen, an investor holding a large amount of TRUMP tokens, said Trump’s reputation is no longer what it was during his presidential campaign. He added that when he attended the second meme coin event at Mar-a-Lago this year, the online reaction looked markedly different from the response to the first event held in May 2025. Financial records also show Trump made at least $500 million from sales tied to World Liberty Financial tokens. The project has also issued the dollar-pegged stablecoin USD1, which has a market capitalization of more than $4 billion.120
Trump2026-10-01 18:40:46TRUMP promoters plan token-holder dinner on Nov. 22, with access for top 185 walletsBloomberg reported that Fight Fight Fight, the promoter behind the Trump meme coin TRUMP, plans to host a dinner for token holders on Nov. 22 at Trump National Golf Club. Eligibility is set for the top 185 TRUMP holders, and Trump is listed as a guest at the event. The announcement added a market angle to the story: TRUMP has fallen about 95% from its post-launch peak, but the token still rose about 9% at one point on the day the dinner was announced. At the same time, the political backdrop is tightening. Democratic lawmakers are watching Trump’s and his family’s crypto business activities and have said they may pursue deeper scrutiny if they gain control of either chamber of Congress after the November midterm elections. The event, token-price reaction, and the prospect of congressional attention are now unfolding in parallel.80
California2026-10-01 14:12:53California governor signs order telling state agencies to keep using AI terminologyCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-10-26 on Oct. 1, directing state agencies to continue using the terms "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" and not follow any possible federal shift to the phrase "super intelligence." The move was reported by BlockBeats and comes days after Newsom signed a separate batch of crypto-related bills on Sept. 27. Those earlier measures included a ban on California public officials issuing meme coins, along with a restriction on trading platforms listing meme coins that use the likeness of public officials. The package also targeted cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering, created a recovery mechanism for victims, and clarified forfeiture procedures for crypto assets tied to transnational criminal networks. In his signing statement, Newsom also singled out TRUMP, the personal meme coin issued by Donald Trump in 2025. He said nearly 1 million buyers had posted combined losses of more than $3 billion, while Trump himself made about $636 million.90
Trump2026-10-01 11:10:58Oil prices jump intraday after Trump renews hardline remarks on IranOil prices moved higher on Oct. 1, with both U.S. crude and Brent crude posting a short-term rise of nearly $0.8, according to Bitget market data. The two benchmarks were quoted at $90.97 per barrel and $99.75 per barrel, respectively. The move came after earlier remarks attributed to Donald Trump, who said he may intensify bombing against Iran after the midterm elections. BlockBeats cited the price action and linked it to that earlier statement. The report did not provide additional market context beyond the quoted prices and the comment.90
Trump2026-10-01 11:15:03Time says Trump sees heavier bombing of Iran as possible after midtermsOdaily reported, citing Time, that U.S. President Donald Trump believes bombing against Iran could intensify after the midterm elections. The brief did not provide added context, a timeline beyond the reference to the midterms, or any response from Iran or other officials. No market data, policy details, or operational specifics were included in the source item. The report was published as a short newsflash, and the available text contains only the core claim attributed to Time.90
Trump2026-09-30 08:48:21Trump’s push to rename AI as SI sends Slovenia’s .si domain registrations surgingDonald Trump’s proposal to rebrand Artificial Intelligence as "Super Intelligence," or SI, has triggered an unexpected rush into Slovenia’s country-code domain, .si. On Sept. 22, Trump said at the United Nations General Assembly that the United States would call AI by the new name. Because .si matches the new abbreviation, registrations jumped almost immediately. The contrast was sharp. The .si domain added about 3,500 registrations across all of August, but after Trump’s announcement, new registrations averaged roughly 3,700 per day, meaning a single day outpaced the previous month. By Sept. 29, the total number of .si domains had climbed past 220,000. Netcraft said the spike was not driven only by organic interest. It found that among a batch of .si domains registered through Dynadot between Sept. 19, when Trump began discussing a name change for AI, and Sept. 22, when he formally introduced SI at the UN, about 52% were quickly listed for resale on the secondary market. In the 25 hours after the announcement, new .si registrations even exceeded .ai, the Anguilla domain that has benefited for years from the AI boom.220
Trump2026-09-30 03:29:35Trump Meets AI Executives at the White House as Voluntary Safety Pledge Takes ShapeU.S. President Donald Trump met senior executives from several artificial intelligence companies at the White House on Sept. 30, where the administration moved to secure a voluntary responsibility pledge focused on frontier AI models. Attendees included Jensen Huang, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, who represented the company. According to the disclosure cited by BlockBeats, the proposed agreement would require participating companies to put in place layered safety measures. Those measures include internal risk monitoring during training, review by independent teams, external evaluations, and board-level review of the results. Trump said existing laws, along with enforcement capacity at the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, are sufficient to address some risks, while the government wants technology companies to take on self-regulatory responsibility first. House Speaker Johnson said such voluntary commitments could later serve as a basis for legislation, though no bill text or timetable has been released. Trump also mentioned a possible oversight committee of about 10 people, but no details were provided on its membership, powers, or enforcement mechanism. For markets, the White House has not introduced model licensing, mandatory filings, or new federal restrictions for now, easing near-term regulatory pressure on large technology companies and the AI infrastructure chain.260
