INTEL: a16z plans to drop 'crypto' from its flagship blockchain fund's name and expand into other investments.

A founding team member is also leaving | per The Information

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INTEL: VISA IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE CRYTPO CUSTODY FIRM FIREBLOCKS FOR AROUND $2.5B

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INTEL: Fireblocks denies reports of a $2.5 billion acquisition by Visa, saying the claims are "not true at present time" | per The Block

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INTEL: Robinhood secures Dubai approval to offer crypto and stock trading across the Middle East with a launch planned for 2027


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INTEL: A Circle shareholder is suing Trump over World Liberty's $500M UAE stake sale and $2B Binance deal | per Bloomberg

The suit alleges Trump violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause through two UAE-linked deals. One is the $500M sale of a 49% stake in World Liberty. The other is a $2B Binance investment funded with its USD1 stablecoin. The plaintiff says the deals hurt Circle investors through unfair competition and wants illegal profits returned plus damages.
Circle says it was not involved. World Liberty denies the allegations. The WSJ previously reported the stake sale sent about $187M to Trump family entities, and House investigators are already probing the deals.

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INTEL: Malaysia and Thailand join Singapore’s BLOOM initiative to develop cross-border payment standards for regulated stablecoins and tokenized bank deposits

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INTEL: New York seeks $1.37 billion from fugitive NovaTech founders after investigators traced $134.5 million in investor funds to their crypto wallets

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INTEL: China aims to largely complete its national blockchain network by 2030 under a new government plan to expand digital infrastructure across its economy

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INTEL: Initia chain reportedly hacked in an infinite mint exploit, allowing attackers to create unlimited tokens, with $2.6 million allegedly cashed out so far

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INTEL: Netanyahu is seeking a blockchain plan to shield Israel from future financial sanctions | per i24NEWS

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INTEL: Kimi K3.1 Pro beats Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Astra on long-horizon coding | per Moonshot AI

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INTEL: Bitcoin ETFs lose $635M in one day, the worst day since June

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INTEL: TRUMP SAYS WE'LL TAKE CARE OF CUBA ON OUR WAY BACK FROM IRAN

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INTEL: US Navy is ready to hit Iran again on Trump's command | per WSJ

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INTEL: Major U.S. banks draft AI incident plans and limit third-party AI agents from accessing customer accounts | Per Axios

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INTEL: Trump briefed on options that include strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and islands controlled by Tehran | Per Wall Street Journal

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INTEL: Israel's central bank rejects Netanyahu's plan to use crypto to evade sanctions, per FT

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INTEL: South Korea's presidential office leans toward a fourth delay of its 22% crypto tax | Per Seoul Economic Daily

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INTEL: Lummis says CLARITY Act adds Regulation Crypto caps: annual raise cut to $50M from $75M, plus $200M lifetime cap

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INTEL: US House Speaker says US is on the 'verge' of trilateral talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine | Per Barron's

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INTEL: The ECB plans a digital euro pilot in 2027 and a possible 2029 launch to reduce Europe's reliance on foreign payment networks handling two-thirds of card payments

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