A similar attempt by Iran eight years ago failed - despite bans, many citizens bypassed restrictions and continued using Telegram.

The episode underscores an ongoing debate over digital freedom, privacy, and state control in the online space.

He points to historically low Fear & Greed Index levels, which have previously preceded major BTC bull runs.

That’s down from 11 yesterday, signaling intensifying market panic.

The bank will now offer Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs to its clients.

The deal allows clients to use tokenized money market fund shares as off-exchange collateral.

The move is driven by growing USDT demand, increasing Tether’s need for Treasury-backed reserves.

The collaboration enables tokenized U.S. stocks to be used as DeFi collateral on Ethereum.