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A $14.16 billion Bitcoin options expiry on Deribit this Friday suggests the price could be pulled toward a $75,000 'max pain' level.

Australia’s central bank now supports tokenization, estimating potential annual efficiency gains of $16.7 billion, with stablecoins and bank deposit tokens playing complementary roles.

A wallet linked to Irish drug dealer Clifton Collins moved 500 BTC after a decade of dormancy, likely seized by Irish police.

Bhutan recently moved $37 million worth of bitcoin, adding to previous transfers totaling $84 million, suggesting potential asset sales.

Crypto market maker Wintermute launched 24/7 OTC trading for WTI crude oil CFDs, differing from Hyperliquid's perpetual futures model.

Retail traders experience greater losses on prediction markets compared to sportsbooks due to competition from sharper, better-funded traders.

Bitcoin held above $71,000 as Brent crude dropped below $100 following the U.S. proposal of a 15-point peace plan to end the Iran conflict.

Ripple is piloting automated, stablecoin-powered trade finance in Singapore's MAS sandbox using RLUSD with partner Unloq.

Contrarian indicators, including deeply negative MVRV and extreme short positioning, suggest a potential Cardano price rebound.

XRP is consolidating near $1.41 between $1.38 support and $1.42 resistance, signaling a potential breakout.

Bitmine, chaired by Tom Lee, purchased approximately $145 million in Ethereum (ETH) this week, continuing its accumulation trend.

Hyperliquid Strategies has launched options trading for its PURR common stock on the Nasdaq Options Market to boost liquidity.

Ark Invest purchased $16 million in Circle shares amid a 20% stock drop triggered by regulatory concerns and account freezes.

Robinhood authorized a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program amid a significant drop in its stock price.

Senator Cynthia Lummis, a proponent of Bitcoin legislation, is confirmed to speak at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas.

US PMI data indicates slowing growth with persistent inflation, potentially leading to higher interest rates and negatively impacting Bitcoin.

Robinhood's board approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program amid a significant downtrend in its stock price.

Robinhood's board approved a $1.5 billion share repurchase program, reflecting confidence in the company's growth and value.

Bitcoin briefly rose above $70,000 following a report of a potential one-month ceasefire involving Iran, causing oil prices to drop.

Morgan Stanley is expanding its Bitcoin and crypto offerings, but attributes this to long-term infrastructure development rather than fear of missing out.

BlackRock's head of digital assets sees AI as crypto's next major driver, shifting focus from speculative altcoins to infrastructure.

Bitcoin is increasingly acting as a real-time indicator for geopolitical risk, reacting faster than traditional markets to events impacting oil and inflation.

Lido's total revenue fell 23% last year to $40.5 million due to user withdrawals and lower staking yields.

BNY Mellon CEO Robin Vince believes large banks are essential bridges for the next phase of crypto adoption, focusing on regulation and tokenization.

US banks extracted $434 billion in net interest income while inflation eroded savings, prompting a look at Bitcoin as an alternative.

Balancer Labs is shutting down after an exploit, Bernstein predicts Bitcoin has bottomed with a $150K target, and the NYSE partners on tokenization.

Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs secured $6.7 million in seed funding to advance its concept of 'programmable blocks.'

Circle's stock dropped 20% due to potential stablecoin reward restrictions, while Tether announced a full audit and Circle froze multiple wallets.

Ledger launched Wallet 4.0, upgrading its crypto app to offer platform-like features while maintaining hardware-based self-custody security.

Bitcoin Core's build system prioritizes verification over convenience to ensure software integrity against supply-chain attacks.

Ledger completed a $50 million secondary share sale in Q4 while keeping its long-term IPO plans flexible based on market conditions.

DV8 acquired Thailand's licensed digital asset custodian, Rakkar Digital, to become Southeast Asia's first Bitcoin treasury company.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink plans to leverage digital wallets as the next major distribution channel for traditional investment products.

Circle's stock plummeted almost 20% following reports that the CLARITY Act draft aims to ban yield on stablecoin balances.

Morgan Stanley argues Wall Street's crypto expansion stems from years of infrastructure development, not just fear of missing out.

Circle and Coinbase stocks dropped significantly after a draft of the Clarity Act threatened to ban interest on stablecoin holdings.

The CFTC launched an Innovation Task Force to create regulatory frameworks for crypto, AI, and prediction markets, collaborating with the SEC.

Aave and Ethena founders state that DeFi is evolving to offer steadier, more predictable returns similar to traditional finance products.

The CFTC established an Innovation Task Force to develop clearer US rules for crypto, AI, and prediction market products.

Bernstein analysts believe Bitcoin has reached its lowest point and predict it will reach $150,000 by year-end, despite a recent 50% price drop.

Regulated insurance and the CESR benchmark are transforming staked ETH into a legitimate, risk-managed institutional yield asset.

BitGo Prime and Susquehanna Crypto launched an institutional OTC offering for prediction markets using existing crypto collateral.

Bitcoin fell below $70,000 as markets anticipate potential interest rate hikes, leading to a crypto stock sell-off.

Hyperscale Data now holds 627.8970 bitcoin, valued at $44 million, continuing its strategy to build a $100 million digital asset treasury.

Hut 8 is adopting a modular infrastructure strategy, like 'LEGO blocks,' to flexibly shift computing power between AI and bitcoin mining based on economic returns.

The CFTC established an Innovation Task Force to develop rules for crypto, AI, and prediction markets.

Silo V3 introduced a new protocol-level liquidation mechanism to protect lenders when DEX liquidity is low.

TD Cowen believes current prediction market bills will not pass this year, viewing the 2028 election as the sector's main legislative risk.

Longevity company Enlivex secured $21 million in debt financing from The Lind Partners to execute its strategy.

A dispute has erupted over Bitcoin's BIP-110 anti-spam proposal due to concerns that node support signaling is being artificially inflated.

Bitcoin rose above $71,000 as markets reacted to a pause in US-Iran conflict, with its next move dependent on oil prices and Fed policy.

Chun Wang, co-founder of f2pool, became the first mission commander to lead a crewed spacecraft into a polar orbit, demonstrating a remarkable journey from Bitcoin pioneer to astronaut.

Tether is engaging a Big Four accounting firm for its first comprehensive independent financial audit to enhance transparency.

Bernstein analysts believe bitcoin has bottomed out and predict a 226% upside for Strategy, citing the company's strategic pivot to perpetual preferred instruments.

Bernstein predicts Bitcoin has bottomed, setting a $150K year-end target supported by strong ETF flows and MSTR's large BTC holdings.

Tether has engaged a Big Four accounting firm to conduct its first comprehensive audit of the reserves backing its USDT stablecoin.

The CoinDesk 20 index decreased by 0.2%, with Polkadot (DOT) experiencing a 2.3% drop, while APT and XLM led gains.

Tether has hired a 'Big Four' accounting firm to conduct its first full financial statement audit of USDT reserves.

Bitcoin's implied volatility suggests the recent price bottom near $60,000 may hold, mirroring patterns seen in traditional markets.

The Solana Foundation launched the Solana Developer Platform (SDP) to help institutions build blockchain applications, with Mastercard, Western Union, and Worldpay as early users.

Mastercard, Western Union, and Worldpay are early adopters of the Solana Foundation's new enterprise developer platform (SDP).

Australia's Hostplus pension fund is considering offering Bitcoin and digital asset exposure to its two million members via its self-directed platform.

Institutional crypto investment is shifting from simple price appreciation to actively seeking yield through strategies like lending and options selling.

Bernstein believes Bitcoin has found its bottom and reiterated its $150,000 year-end price target, citing ETF flows and corporate demand.

Digital asset manager ParaFi raised $125 million for a new venture fund despite the ongoing crypto market downturn.

Invesco will assume portfolio management of Superstate's $967 million tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, USTB, by Q2 2026.

The New York Stock Exchange is partnering with Securitize to develop a platform for trading tokenized stocks.

The NYSE partnered with Securitize to build its platform for issuing and trading tokenized stocks and ETFs 24/7.

Bitcoin experienced a rare two-block reorganization after Foundry USA Pool mined a longer chain than rivals AntPool and ViaBTC.

A Kentucky bill amendment could force crypto wallet providers to offer recovery mechanisms, potentially compromising self-custody and creating backdoors.