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Texas reportedly kicks off state Bitcoin reserve with $5 million IBIT purchase: 'More wild stuff' — link

Annual stablecoin transfer volume has exceeded $50 trillion — link

Polymarket Receives CFTC Approval of Amended Order of Designation, Enabling Intermediated U.S. Market Access - PRN

Stablecoin issuer Paxos to acquire wallet startup Fordefi for more than $100 million — link

Fintech Giant Klarna Debuts KLARNAUSD, Its First Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin

Japan to tighten crypto exchange oversight with new reserve mandate: report — link

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Crypto wallet firm Exodus buys Baanx and Monavate for $175M — link

BitMine's ETH holdings reached 3.63 million (3% of supply) after acquiring 69,822 tokens over the past week — link

Digital asset investment products saw $1.94bn of outflows last week, bringing the four-week total to $4.92bn, the third largest outflow run since 2018 — link

KOREA'S LARGEST EXCHANGE UPBIT TO PURSUE NASDAQ IPO AFTER MERGER: BBG

Coinbase to buy Solana trading platform Vector .fun

Kalshi secures $1 billion in latest funding at $11 billion valuation: report — link

Notional open interest in BTC perps back at yearly highs — link *

Bitcoin’s realized volatility over 30, 60, 180 and 360 days has stabilized near 45-50% compared to its more explosive past that drove pronounced boom-and-bust cycles. Today, Bitcoin’s volatility profile increasingly resembles that of large-cap technology equities, suggesting its maturity as an asset. This reflects both improved liquidity and a more institutionally anchored investor base — link

FG Nexus, an Ethereum Digital Asset Treasury, sold 10,922 ETH for share buybacks

Bitcoin Core's first public third-party audit finds no major vulnerabilities — link

Samourai wallet co-founder Bill Hill sentenced to 4 years in prison for unlicensed money transmitting — link

CRYPTO EXCHANGE KRAKEN CONFIDENTIALLY FILES FOR US IPO