📰 Crypto Digest
Regulatory probes, institutional moves, a major DOJ seizure, XRP-backed bond activity, and Bitcoin ETF inflows shape today’s digest globally.
Press review for 28 février 2026 – editorial selection
Last updated: 07:17
Daily News Summary: Regulatory probes, institutional crypto moves, a major DOJ seizure, XRP-backed bond activity, and ETF inflows shape today’s digest.
🏛 Senate Democrats press DOJ, Treasury to probe Binance illicit finance controls
- Eleven Democrats on the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee are pressing the DOJ and Treasury to conduct a prompt, comprehensive review of Binance's sanctions compliance controls.
- The letter cites reports that roughly $1.7 billion in digital assets moved through Binance to Iranian entities.
- The letter notes that Binance staff who identified the transactions were reportedly dismissed.
- Senators requested a response by March 13.
Sources
U.S. Senate Democrats asked Treasury, DOJ to probe Binance's illicit finance controls
coindesk.com
🏦 Morgan Stanley applies for OCC bank charter to custody crypto
- Morgan Stanley applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to obtain a bank charter to custody cryptocurrency.
- The Wall Street banking giant has been accelerating its foray into crypto, filing to launch Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETFs in January.
- These developments underscore Morgan Stanley's growing crypto footprint.
- Reported by Cointelegraph.
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🚨 U.S. DOJ seizes and freezes $580M in crypto tied to Chinese transnational criminals
- The DC Scam Center Strike Force seized and froze more than $580 million in cryptocurrency connected to Chinese transnational criminal networks.
- The seizures targeted 'pig butchering' scams operating from compounds in Burma, Cambodia, and Laos.
- The Strike Force includes multiple DOJ divisions along with the FBI, U.S. Secret Service, and IRS Criminal Investigation; U.S. Attorney’s Offices in Rhode Island and the Western District of Washington are participating.
- Crypto crime last year totaled $154 billion; stablecoins accounted for 84% of illicit transaction volume.
Sources
US DOJ seized and froze $580M in crypto from ‘Chinese transnational criminals‘
cointelegraph.com
🏦 SBI Holdings dangles XRP to sell a plain three-year bond, but the numbers show how small
- The ¥10 billion bond has a ¥10,000 minimum investment; pricing Mar 10; subscription Mar 11–23; issuance Mar 24; trading Mar 25; maturity Mar 23, 2029.
- XRP reward requires domestic residents; SBI VC Trade account opened and receipt procedures completed by May 11; missing steps eliminate XRP.
- XRP reward is about ¥200 per ¥100,000 (0.2% one-time rebate); indicative coupon range 1.85%–2.45% per annum.
- XRP is a separate promotional item; BOOSTRY ibet for Fin records ownership and START (ODX) trades the XRP-enabled bonds.
💰 U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs set for biggest week in 6 after $1.1B inflows in three days
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs set for biggest week in six after inflows of $1.1 billion in three days.
- Inflows coincide with a rebound in the Coinbase Premium index, signaling renewed U.S. demand.
- Reported by CoinDesk.
Review based on an editorial selection of reliable press sources.
