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Bitcoin-focused Twenty One Capital is set to go public on the NYSE after winning shareholder approval for its merger with Cantor Equity Partners.

The deal would fold RockawayX’s infrastructure, liquidity and asset-management businesses into Solmate, widening revenue streams for the SOL-focused treasury company.

Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham said the move was intended to drive trading activity to US exchanges, rather than offshore ones “that lack basic safeguards.”

Bitcoin price action fell back toward $90,000 on strong US jobs data as BTC ignored Fed rate-cut optimism, failing to flip the yearly open to support.

Exclusive data shows that MEV attacks hit hundreds of traders on Ethereum each month and continue to result in millions in losses.

The website of the Pepe memecoin has been hit with a front-end attack, and users are encouraged to stay clear of the website.

The European Commission plans to expand ESMA oversight of MiCA crypto companies and trading venues, aiming to streamline EU markets and narrow the gap with the US.

Onchain data points to a major Bitcoin price drop in the making, while a bearish technical structure projected a drop to $68,000.

Argentina’s state oil company, YPF, is reportedly exploring crypto payments at its fuel stations as adoption of digital assets rises, following the recent rollout of US dollar transactions.

Portal to Bitcoin raised $25 million and launched an HTLC-based atomic OTC desk aimed at enabling trustless, crosschain large trade settlement.

US stablecoin rules under the GENIUS Act are splitting global liquidity with Europe, creating regional markets and potentially leading to cross-border friction, a report says.

A new wave of self-custodial smart accounts aims to eliminate seed phrases, introduce card-based spending and remove the fear of losing access to crypto forever.

Digital Asset said the roughly $50 million in funding from BNY, iCapital, Nasdaq and S&P Global will help scale the Canton Network as institutions warm to onchain tokenization.

Kraken and Deutsche Börse plan to connect foreign exchange, tokenized stocks and Eurex derivatives in a phased rollout targeting institutional clients.

The donation came as the UK government considered banning crypto contributions to political parties under a proposed Elections Bill.

MSTR could target $200 and extend toward $280 if supportive macro conditions and bullish technical momentum hold.

XRP’s macro outlook remained bullish, with onchain data showing that a breakout was possible if key price support levels were reclaimed.

CoinDCX’s Sumit Gupta said crypto is becoming a natural extension of traditional investing as Indian traders mature.

The YZi Labs-backed “Opinion” prediction market logged $1.5 billion in weekly volume just weeks after launch, outpacing Kalshi and Polymarket as prediction markets boom.

Analysts called the Chainlink ETF’s debut a “solid” launch, but the development has yet to attract enough liquidity to reverse the LINK token’s 39% decline over the past year.

A Washington think tank and prominent Bitcoiners say jailing the Samourai Wallet developers for an “unlicensed money transmitter” conspiracy criminalizes non-custodial code.

Citadel Securities argued that DeFi platforms offering tokenized US stocks should be regulated under securities laws and not get exemptive relief from the SEC.

Bitfinex says “extreme deleveraging” and other indicators as factors that could help Bitcoin hold its ground and potentially move higher.

Ledger says it was able to gain “full and absolute control” over a smartphone by using electromagnetic pulses to take over its chip.

Connecticut has sent cease and desist letters to Robinhood, Crypto.com and Kalshi, claiming the platforms' event contracts are unlicensed sports betting.

IREN closed trading on Wednesday up nearly 7%, slightly recovering from a major drop on Tuesday after sharing plans for its latest capital raising effort.

Solana Mobile says its SKR token, tied to its Seeker phone, will launch early next year, with a total supply of 10 billion tokens.

How Ethereum's new PeerDAS feature slashes fees, boosts data capacity and paves the way for lightning-fast user experiences on the network.

Larry Fink spoke alongside Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, describing how BlackRock's stance on crypto had evolved over the previous eight years.

Strategy's monthly BTC buys contracted significantly in the second half of 2025 amid a broad downturn in the crypto treasury market.