Here’s what happened in crypto today

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Today in crypto, hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor and chipmaker Tropic Square disclosed a TROPIC01 chip vulnerability found during a Ledger Donjon audit on Trezor's Safe 7 wallet, the US Treasury sanctioned four of Iran’s crypto exchanges, and crypto PACs are making media buys in Maryland ahead of this month’s congressional primaries.

Hardware wallet company Trezor and chipmaker Tropic Square have disclosed a vulnerability in one of the secure elements used in Trezor Safe 7 hardware wallet, saying the flaw does not put user funds at risk because the chip alone cannot expose a wallet.

The vulnerability was identified during an independent security audit conducted by Ledger Donjon, the security research team at rival hardware wallet maker Ledger, according to a Trezor statement.

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