Greek maritime risk firm MARISKS warned shippers of fraudulent Hormuz transit demands paid in bitcoin or USDT, according to Reuters.
Following an initial pullback, bitcoin rose toward $70,000 as oil volatility and a stronger U.S. dollar pressured risk assets.
The Bank Policy Institute is reportedly weighing a lawsuit against the OCC over national trust charters for crypto and fintech firms.
U.S. officials said they froze and seized roughly $580 million in cryptocurrency linked to Chinese scam networks targeting Americans.
The ABA urged the OCC to confirm that resolution tools are sufficient for uninsured crypto banks before approving further charters.
Revolut has abandoned plans to buy a US bank and is preparing a de novo licence application, the Financial Times reported.
Kansas lawmakers advanced a bitcoin reserve bill, routing Senate Bill 352 to the Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee.