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Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’

Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000 amid improved risk sentiment following the US-Iran ceasefire. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
DeFi

Iran-UAE tensions are pushing Bitcoin toward a record bond-market danger zone

Iran’s attack on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and a drone strike on the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone sent Brent crude to $114.44 and…
Institutional

Stablecoin proposal still ‘falls short’ of protecting bank deposits: US banks

US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise for the crypto industry and banks and provides a bipartisan…
AI

Haun Ventures raises $1B, adding AI to crypto focus

Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on our behalf,” and services will need to adapt for that…
AI

Bitcoin tests $80,000 as Asia’s bid fades and Hong Kong AI IPOs surge

Western desks are carrying the bitcoin rally alone, with Friday’s jobs report the next test. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

World Liberty sues Justin Sun for defamation in WLFI dispute

World Liberty Financial claimed Sun engaged in defamatory tactics and prohibited token transfers, including shorting the WLFI token and conducting straw sales on behalf of…
AI

Someone Built an Open-Source 'Theoretical Mythos' to Reverse-Engineer Anthropic's Most Dangerous AI

OpenMythos is a from-scratch attempt to reconstruct the architecture behind Claude Mythos, the cyber-capable model Anthropic refuses to release. It’s speculation in code form. Read…
DeFi

Aave Fights to Unfreeze $71 Million as Kelp DAO Hack Spills Into Court

A federal case over frozen crypto could determine whether DeFi recovery funds can be seized to satisfy unrelated judgments. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
DeFi

DTCC eyes October tokenized securities launch with 50 DeFi and TradFi giants

With $114 trillion in custodied liquid assets, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation looks to position tokenization as future of existing financial system. Read Full Story…