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CBDC debate continues in US as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers are faced with a choice to block the creation of a US digital dollar due to privacy concerns, though critics argue the fight is more about politics.

Belarus President Lukashenko calls for clearer crypto framework

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed lawmakers to create clear and transparent rules for the country’s cryptocurrency market.

South Korea caps crypto lending rates at 20%, bans leveraged loans

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission introduced new rules for crypto lending, banning leveraged loans, capping interest at 20% and restricting use to the top coins.

Sora Ventures announces $1B Bitcoin treasury fund

Sora Ventures said the fund is backed by an initial capital commitment of $200 million from institutional partners across Asia.

7 largest Ether treasury companies right now ranked by holdings

From BitMine’s massive 1.5 million ETH reserve to Coinbase’s dual-purpose holdings, corporate treasuries are rewriting the Ether playbook in 2025.

Justin Sun urges Trump-linked WLFI to unlock ‘unreasonably’ frozen tokens

Sun said his WLFI pre-sale allocation was “unreasonably frozen” in a move that could damage the reputation of the Trump-family-linked decentralized finance platform.

Bitcoin analysts see a ‘massive’ move as BTC price regains $112K

Bitcoin’s relief bounce above $112,000 liquidated shorts as analysts said BTC price may get an additional boost from the US jobs report.

Gemini launches derivatives and ETH, SOL staking in Europe

Gemini users in the EEA are now able to stake Ether and Solana, as well as trade perpetual contracts denominated in Circle’s USDC.

Bitcoin sets 2024-style bear trap ahead of ‘major short squeeze’: Trader

There may be more to Bitcoin's latest correction from all-time highs than meets the eye, and bears stand to lose out within weeks.

EU lawmakers skeptical of digital euro as ECB renews pitch

Europe’s central bank pitched the digital euro as a backup in a crisis, but some EU lawmakers still had doubts over its design and use.

Australians still feel bank ‘friction’ despite years of crypto progress

Crypto bosses say the government now needs to bring in clear rules, so regulators and banks can distinguish the good from the bad actors.

Some crypto-goers don’t seem to fancy Stripe’s new blockchain

Stripe CEO Patrick Collison cited Solana’s TPS to justify a new layer 1, which prompted Helius Labs’ CEO to call his claim “wrong on several dimensions.”

DeFi Development Corp’s Solana treasury exceeds $400M after latest buy

DeFi Development Corp bought $117 million of Solana in the past eight days, but its shares declined 7.59% on Thursday.

Trump Jr.-linked media company projects $100M Dogecoin mining haul

Thumzup has executed agreements to acquire DogeHash’s 3,500 Dogecoin miners, projecting up to $103 million in annual revenue if DOGE hits $1.

Pokémon cards will soon have their ‘Polymarket moment’ — Bitwise

Pokémon trading cards could be the next big thing in real-world asset tokenization, with trading moving onchain after decades of physical meetups and shipments.

Coinbase’s preferred AI coding tool can be hijacked by new virus

Cybersecurity firm HiddenLayer has warned of a new virus that can inject malicious prompts into Cursor — an AI coding tool developers use worldwide.

Bitcoin bulls buy the dip but can BTC secure a daily close above $112K?

Bitcoin and stock markets are on “pins and needles” ahead of Friday’s US jobs report, but data shows traders are still buying the dip.

‘Avoidable errors’ wiped a year’s worth of Gary Gensler’s texts... oops

The SEC watchdog said the IT department erroneously wiped Gensler’s texts, erasing records tied to crypto enforcement actions and transparency.

Dogecoin may see first-ever ETF launch next week: Analyst

REX Shares is taking the same regulatory route for its Dogecoin ETF as it did to get its Solana staking ETF over the line.

NFTs ‘heating up’ as nightclubs, rappers jump back on bandwagon

DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas said the data shows clear signs that people are returning to the NFT space.

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