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Slumping Strategy and Strive started with buy ratings at B. Riley

The bank said the bitcoin treasury sector’s slump reset valuations, but opened the door for new digital credit financing models that could revive growth.
Anthropic is suing the U.S. government for allegedly blacklisting its AI

The maker of Claude filed suit against multiple federal agencies, arguing it was shut out of government procurement without the legal process required to ban a vendor.
CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: Stellar (XLM) Gains 5.1%, Leading Index Higher

Near Protocol (NEAR), up 3.6% from Monday, was also a top performer.
Sharplink Gaming holds 868,000 ether as price drop drove $734 million loss in 2025

The Nasdaq-listed company raised $3.2 billion in 2025 to buy ether, doubled its ETH per share, but watched unrealized losses eat through the income statement as the token fell 45% from its peak.
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Stablecoin market hits $312B as banks, card networks embrace onchain dollars

As regulation advances and institutions adopt blockchain settlement, stablecoins are expanding beyond crypto trading into payments infrastructure.
Kraken's tokenized stock venue starts points program, hinting at possible ecosystem token

The initiative will reward trading and DeFi use of tokenized stocks as the sector tops $1 billion and gains traction with major exchanges.
Vitalik Buterin pushes ‘DVT-Lite’ to make Ethereum validator setup easier

In a post on X, the blockchain's co-founder said the Ethereum Foundation is testing a new method for running validators that could make staking infrastructure significantly easier for institutions holding large amounts of ether.
CFTC chair highlights wide crypto agenda, including rules on DeFi, prediction markets

Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief Michael Selig updated his progress on guidance for DeFi developers, crypto derivatives and prediction markets.
Bitcoin climbs past $71,000 as oil shock fears continue to ease

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Tuesday said it will convene an extraordinary meeting of its member countries to consider releasing emergency oil reserves.
Jito Foundation acquires and revives SolanaFloor following shutdown over $27 million exploit

The acquisition follows SolanaFloor's shutdown last month due to a $27 million exploit linked to its parent company, Step Finance.
Crypto shouldn’t “die on the hill” of stablecoin yield, Rick Edelman says

The veteran financial advisor says the banking lobby will likely win the yield-bearing stablecoin debate.
Why crypto's privacy problem is a total dealbreaker for mainstream users

Without privacy, the industry is fundamentally mismatched with its audience and stalling mass adoption, argues Gruell.
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U.S. SEC chief Atkins said bond with sister agency CFTC to include joint meetings, exams

The SEC chairman made clear that formal new ties between the U.S. markets regulators will run so deep as to include combined meetings with firms pitching products.
Circle could rally 60% more on stablecoin adoption, AI agentic finance, Bernstein says

Stablecoins are decoupling from crypto market cycles as they are increasingly used for digital payments, Bernstein analysts said, which bodes well for USDC issuer Circle.
Polymarket and Palantir team to protect integrity of sports betting as prediction markets face key moment

The new monitoring platform aims to detect suspicious trading as prediction markets face scrutiny over insider information.
Senators try to unlock stalled crypto Clarity Act with compromise on stablecoin yield

As the window narrows to pass a crypto market structure bill this year, lawmakers told bankers at a Washington summit that the final bill won't risk deposits.
Investment firm Multicoin bets 'Internet Labor Markets' will drive crypto’s next wave of adoption

According to the firm, the next wave of users that will onboard into crypto will be thanks to networks where users earn crypto by contributing work rather than buying tokens outright.
Stablecoin boom could eat into traditional banks' profits, warn Jefferies analysts

Digital dollar use in payments and crypto markets may slowly pull deposits from banks, forcing lenders to seek pricier funding, a new report by Jeffries finds.
DeFi lending platform Aave sees a rare $27 million liquidations after a price glitch

The blockchain data flagged shows a spike in liquidations over the past 24 hours. Some observers believe the event may have been linked to a price update in an oracle system that Aave uses to determine the value of collateral.
Ethereum's on fire with record activity, but ether price and blockchain fees lag

Capital outflows, even as activity surges across Ethereum’s ecosystem, highlight the growing disconnect between usage growth and ETH’s market performance, a CryptoQuant report shows.
Dogecoin zooms as Elon Musk announces X Money launch date for April

The payments app offers 6% yield on balances and peer-to-peer transfers inside X, competing directly with the same demand stablecoin products are targeting. No mention of dogecoin or any crypto functionality was included.
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