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BIS says tokenization can improve wholesale cross-border payments
Project Agorá found tokenization could improve wholesale cross-border payments through atomic settlement across multiple jurisdictions.

Samsung units to acquire $408 million stake in Upbit operator Dunamu
Major institutions in South Korea are seeking to expand into digital assets in preparation for the upcoming regulatory framework for crypto.

Bit Digital extends $100 million loan facility to WhiteFiber, backed by Ethereum credit line
Bit Digital said advances may be funded through an Ethereum-denominated secured credit facility, letting it retain ETH exposure.

CFTC says it shouldn't have sued Gemini, joins motion to vacate prior judgment
The CFTC joined Gemini in filing a motion for relief from a 2025 consent order stemming from the agency's previous enforcement action.

Bitcoin falls below $73,000 as BlackRock's BTC ETF sees largest outflows since debut
Spot bitcoin ETFs saw their largest outflows on Wednesday since late January, with IBIT posting its biggest daily net outflow on record.

US charges Google engineer with using internal search data to pocket $1.2 million on Polymarket
Prosecutors charged Spagnuolo with fraud and money laundering, while the CFTC filed a complaint alleging insider trading violations.

Trump vows to codify 'future-proof' digital asset market structure
The Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee earlier this month, but analysts have said the legislation faces a complex path forward.

Cash App lets users send USDC stablecoins on chains like Solana and Ethereum
Cash App users can now transfer on Solana, Ethereum, Polygon and Arbitrum, but executive Miles Suter says the firm is still bitcoin-focused.

White House starts review of CFTC's prediction markets rulemaking as Trump backs agency authority
The White House is reviewing proposed prediction market rules as President Trump throws his support behind the CFTC.

Bitcoin miner-to-AI boom sends stocks soaring as Cipher and Hut 8 hit fresh highs
IREN climbed within 10% of a fresh all-time high after unveiling another major AI infrastructure expansion tied to Dell.

Falcon Finance taps Anchorage to issue new GENIUS-compliant payments stablecoin fUSD
Falcon said fUSD is meant to act as a “regulated counterpart” to its existing overcollateralized synthetic stablecoin USDf.

Kraken expands Earn suite with Bitcoin Vault paying yield on BTC holdings
Bitcoin Vault routes deposits into DeFi lending protocols, including Aave and Morpho, to generate BTC rewards.

Aztec Labs acquires ZKPassport, pledges to keep privacy protocol and iOS mobile app open-source
The Obsidion team, including co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing ZKPassport.

Tokenized Pokémon card marketplaces hit record $7.4 million as hype peaks ahead of 30th anniversary
On-chain Pokémon card revenue has surged 337% as 30th-anniversary mania lifts tokenized markets.

Bitdeer taps former Corsair Gaming and semiconductor exec Michael Potter as CFO
Bitdeer will retain Jianchun Liu as a principal advisor and said the resignation was due to personal reasons.

Mastercard secures New York State BitLicense as it continues to expand crypto services
New York has now officially granted three Virtual Currency Business Activity Licenses (aka BitLicenses) in 2026.

Robinhood says AI-powered crypto trading coming after launching agentic stock trading beta
The popular retail-focused trading platform is kicking off its agentic trading initiative with a beta launch limited to equities.

Circle partners with Nium to connect USDC settlement to global payout rails
Circle and Nium have partnered to connect stablecoin settlement with global payout rails across more than 190 countries and 100 currencies.

Security researchers flag ongoing Stake DAO exploit after attacker mints trillions of vsdCRV
The attacker minted 5.4 trillion vsdCRV on Arbitrum and is actively swapping tokens for ether, the researchers said.

SoFi rolls out SoFiUSD stablecoin to banking app users
SoFi rolls out bank-issued SoFiUSD stablecoin to 14.7 million members inside its app on Ethereum and Solana.

Coinbase taps Standard Chartered to expand multi-currency funding rails for institutional clients
Coinbase also relaunched Direct Deposit for U.S. customers, allowing users to automatically allocate a portion of their paycheck to crypto.

Singapore charges ex-Hodlnaut CEO over allegedly misleading claims tied to Terra collapse, faces up to 20 years in prison
Authorities alleged that the former CEO distributed claims stating that the company had not been impacted by the 2022 collapse of TerraUSD.

Spot bitcoin ETFs continue outflow streak amid $1.3 billion IBIT whale trade
Bitcoin ETFs saw $334 million in net outflows on Tuesday, driven by $192 million exiting BlackRock's IBIT.

South Korea arrests suspects behind Solana memecoin CatFi in first rugpull case under new law
By using fake social media channels, the suspects allegedly lured thousands into buying Solana memecoin CatFi, before abandoning the project.