ICYMI from the @TheBlock__ US session: 🇪🇺 The European Union is considering banning crypto transactions with Russia to tighten sanctions evasion, according to the FT. 💰 Tether has made a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, the team behind the tech powering USDT0. 📈 Canaan’s revenue more than doubled in Q4 as the bitcoin miner expanded its treasury to record levels. 📊 Interactive Brokers added nano Bitcoin and Ether futures via Coinbase Derivatives. 🗣️ Michael Saylor said bitcoin will “double or triple” the performance of the S&P in the coming years and vowed Strategy won’t be selling. 🏦 MoonPay said it wants to help 40,000 businesses across the UK and EU pay workers in stablecoins. 🔥 Hyperliquid’s permissionless perpetuals hit $5 billion in daily volume, as a metals trading frenzy fueled record activity. ⚖️ Jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried has filed a motion seeking a new trial. 🤝 Citadel and Ark Invest backed LayerZero as it launched a new blockchain and partnered with Google Cloud and DTCC. 🏎️ The former SafeMoon CEO was sentenced to eight years in prison for a crypto scheme. 📉 Robinhood shares fell after earnings, as crypto revenue slid 38% in Q4. 🧪 Robinhood has launched a public testnet for its new blockchain built on Arbitrum.