Infrastructure
Coinbase rebounds as altcoins surge with bitcoin holding above $80,000
Tokenization and digital asset-infrastructure stocks climbed as SEC Chair Paul Atkins signaled support for onchain finance rules. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets
MegaETH Kicks Off MEGA Buybacks
Future repurchases will follow a preset schedule and be routed through on-chain markets. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
AI
AI agents fueled a frenzy of startup building at the Consensus Miami EasyA hackathon
Nearly 1,000 developers competed at the venue, from ecosystems like Base, Solana, and others arriving from companies like Microsoft and Google, most racing to build…
AI
SEC chair Atkins signals new rules for onchain markets, AI-driven finance
The SEC chair linked the rise of AI-powered financial systems with growing demand for blockchain-based market infrastructure and automated settlement. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Institutional
ONDO Surges 68% in a Week amid US Tokenization Push
A four-firm pilot settling the first cross-border, cross-bank redemption of tokenized U.S. Treasuries on the XRP Ledger extended a rally sparked by Ondo’s seat at…
Markets
Kraken Parent Payward Seeks US Federal Trust Charter
Payward says the OCC national trust charter would complement Kraken’s banking arm, Kraken Financial. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Infrastructure
ECB's Lagarde: Euro Stablecoins Aren't the Answer, Build Public Infrastructure Instead
The President of the European Central Bank spoke against EUR-pegged stablecoins at the inaugural Banco de España LatAm Economic Forum today. Read Full Story at…
Regulation
Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight
The CLARITY Act is finally moving toward a long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup next week, but its path is being complicated by a fight over…