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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.
ECB warns EU finance ministers that easing euro stablecoin rules would weaken banks: Reuters
ECB President Christine Lagarde warned the changes would destabilize bank funding and weaken interest-rate transmission.
FTX's former law firm, auditor agree to pay $66 million to settle customer claims over fraud
The law firm, Fenwick & West, denied wrongdoing and still faces a separate $525 million suit in Washington that is not covered by Friday's deal.
Spot bitcoin ETFs shed $1.26 billion in worst week since late January as ether funds see 10-day outflow streak
BlackRock's IBIT now holds $61.1 billion in net assets against $64.8 billion in cumulative inflows, a difference of roughly $3.7 billion.
New strategic bitcoin reserve bill drops 1 million BTC purchase target, adds 20-year lockup period
The bill would require quarterly public proof-of-reserve disclosures and third-party audits of government bitcoin holdings.
SEC delays tokenized asset exemption amid concerns over third-party tokens: Bloomberg Law
The SEC has delayed its plan for an anticipated exemption that would clarify the agency's stance on tokenized assets, Bloomberg Law reported.
Ripple, North Island Ventures back $6 million round for cross-chain platform Squid
Squid is preparing to launch a new consumer product aimed at making it easier to access and manage crypto assets, Fig told The Block.
NEAR token jumps 30% amid AI hype, Arthur Hayes endorsement and scaling plans
The prominent crypto investor Arthur Hayes described NEAR, HYPE and ZEC as “the holy trinity” of altcoins.
OKX, ICE partner on oil perps as NYSE-parent pressures US regulators to rein in Hyperliquid
OKX's oil perps contracts will track Intercontinental Exchange's Brent Crude and WTI Crude energy benchmarks.
Binance disputes latest WSJ report on alleged Iran-linked transactions
WSJ reported Iranian financier Babak Zanjani allegedly moved $850 million through Binance, which CEO Richard Teng said was mischaracterized.
'No longer a distant place': F2Pool Co-founder Chun Wang joins SpaceX's 2-year mission to Mars
Wang will board Starship on a two-year mission that will explore outside the Earth-Moon system and conduct a fly-by of Mars.

