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North Korean hackers hit DRIFT Protocol with a $285M heist. TRMLabs report: 76% of 2026 losses from DPRK. Physical social engineering tactics and DRIFT's delisting from Upbit/Bithumb created shock in the sector. Technical flow: USDC → ETH bridge. Turning to DeFi multisig.

Powell kept interest rates steady at the FOMC, BTC recovered to 77K. Meta accelerated Solana/Polygon integration with USDC payments. Technical: Sideways, strong support 71-75K, resistance 79K. Technology earnings confirmed AI growth.

Coinbase's CUSHY fund is tokenizing stablecoin loans on ETH, Solana, and Base. Stablecoin supply has reached 300 billion dollars. ETH technical analysis: $2,266, strong supports S1 $2,247. Coinbase MEGA futures and META Solana payments are accelerating the sector. Institutional crypto integration is gaining momentum.

Tether-backed Oobit offers Visa-approved spending cards to AI agents. Cards that can be used anywhere without converting USDT to fiat secure autonomous payments with strict controls. CEO Adar states that they have solved the liability issue. Strengthened by Tether's investment, Oobit is expanding the crypto-fiat bridge.

US banks are trying to delay the Genius Act stablecoin legislation. Agora CEO deems the banks' reaction 'expected' while emphasizing deposit fears. Crypto firms are accelerating with OCC applications. The regulation is deepening the Wall Street-crypto rivalry.

The Sui network is transforming Web3 consumer applications with its object-based architecture. It stands out with parallel transaction execution, low latency, and ecosystem expansion. TVL fell to 600M$, but DeFi and games are growing. Price $0.91, strong support $0.9081. Read for detailed analysis.

Solana-based Exponent Finance is expanding its yield platform with a $5M seed investment. The fund, led by Multicoin, is for on-chain interest ledger and strategy vaults. SOL price $83.59, strong support 81.17. Meta's Solana payments are strengthening the ecosystem. Total capital $7.1M$.

Anchorage Digital is expanding its stablecoin issuance platform with the M0 protocol, opening the door to US-regulated stablecoins. This partnership, compliant with the GENIUS Act, is accelerating institutional scalability. M0's modular infrastructure supports companies like Stripe and MetaMask. A new era is beginning in the sector.

Tether's merger of XXI, Strike, and Elektron Energy integrates Bitcoin mining, treasury, and finance. XXI stands out with its 43.514 BTC reserve. BTC is sideways at 76.549 USD; strong support at 71.926 USD. The market is positive, vertical integration is accelerating.

Strategy's STRC preferred shares are financing BTC purchases. Analysts are rebutting Ponzi scheme claims, but sustainability is being questioned. The firm holds 818K BTC, valued at 62.5B$. Risks and defenses are being discussed.