CALWIRE Crypto Report (Friday, July 31, 2026)

US Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms Taking Bitcoin for Hormuz Passage
OFAC sanctioned two Iranian firms including Hormuz Safe, which “accepts payment in Bitcoin and other digital assets.” — Decrypt

XDC AI and the Rise of Agentic Finance: When AI Agents Learn to Pay
As AI agents move from giving advice to making transactions, a new layer of payment infrastructure is racing to catch up. — Decrypt

Uniswap launches ‘Earn’ with Morpho to let users earn yield on idle crypto assets — The Block

Crypto faces 3 barriers to next bull run, STS Digital CEO says
Institutional options selling, AI and delayed U.S. crypto regulation are weighing on bitcoin, according to STS Digital CEO Maxime... — CoinDesk

Ethereum’s 43-day staking queue isn’t a clean demand signal, Sygnum says — The Block

Judge lets FTX recovery trust chase Binance for $1.76 billion over a 2021 share buyback — CryptoSlate

ECB says digital euro app will exceed EU accessibility standards
The European Central Bank proposed accessibility standards for its planned digital euro app, saying it would be one of several way... — Cointelegraph

AI Company Sues Town for Trying to Block Data Center Near National Park
A proposed $4.8 billion AI data center near Mammoth Cave National Park has sparked a legal battle that could test how far local go... — Decrypt

AMLBot launches AI Tracer for self-service blockchain investigations
Crypto forensics company AMLBot launched an AI-enabled tool allowing users with no specialist knowledge to trace their digital ass... — Cointelegraph

Claude Hacked Three Companies in Internal Testing: Anthropic
Anthropic says three Claude models compromised the companies after a testing misconfiguration exposed the AI to the public interne... — Decrypt

Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain... — Cointelegraph

Circle secures New York trust charter as crypto regulatory push accelerates
The approval lets the USDC issuer offer fiduciary and custody services under New York banking law.

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