Shares of the first publicly-traded stablecoin company Circle continued to surge on Friday after the Senate passed legislation that would establish a regulatory framework for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a value in line with the U.

Crypto regulation has intensified as the U.S. Senate passes a stablecoin bill, the DOJ seizes $225M USDT, and Ripple v SEC remains on hold.

Hacker group Gonjeshke Darande, Persian for 'Predatory Sparrow', with potential links to Israel, wiped off $90 million from Iran's largest crypto exchange Nobitex, Reuters reported, citing a Telegram post by the group.