The Trump administration is considering establishing a government led cybersecurity incubator to fund research and support startups developing tools for the US government (source: Bloomberg).
The Liquid Network attacker has returned 3400 bitcoins and still holds 598.5 bitcoins worth over $45 million. Blockstream refuses to pay the ransom and demands the return of the remaining assets. At present, there are 4234.76 circulating L-BTC and 3632.23 reserved Bitcoin. The function of exchanging L-BTC for Bitcoin continues to be suspended. (Source: Bitcoin.com News)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant has stated that any use of cryptocurrency to fund the Iranian regime falls under the jurisdiction of OFAC and relevant parties will face sanctions.
