ECB Wants to Establish Blockchain-Based Payment System: BBG

BinaryX Officially Rebrands to Four: A New Era For DeFi Innovation: Blog

COINBASE: SEC STAFF AGREES IN PRINCIPLE TO DISMISS ENFORCEMENT CASE: DB

Bybit ETH Cold Wallet Hacked After Masked Transaction Trick; Hacker Transfers Funds to Unidentified Address: Ben Zhou

*OPENSEA NFT COMPANY SAYS SEC IS ENDING ITS INVESTIGATION: BBG

Ethena Crypto Project Raises $100 Million to Fund Finance Foray: BBG

SEC Closes Investigation Into Robinhood Crypto with No Action: Press Release

MICROSTRATEGY ACQUIRES 20,356 BITCOINS AT AN AVERAGE PRICE OF $97,514: Filing

SEC Drops Investigation Into DeFi Firm Uniswap Labs -- WSJ: BBG

Consensys and SEC Reach Agreement to Dismiss MetaMask Securities Case, Says Joseph Lubin: Post

CRYPTO TRADING PLATFORM BITMEX LOOKING FOR A BUYER: COINDESK: BBG

COINBASE AND SEC DISMISS LAWSUIT WITH PREJUDICE: FILING

*WHITE HOUSE TO HOST CRYPTO SUMMIT: BBG

President Trump: Executive Order on Digital Assets directed the Presidential Working Group to move forward on a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA: Truth Post

Kraken Says SEC Agrees to Drop Lawsuit Against Crypto Exchange -- WSJ: BBG

SEC and CFTC Reaffirm Commitment to Crypto Enforcement Amid Policy Overhaul: Reuters

Donald J. Trump-Inspired World Liberty Financial and Sui Ink Strategic Reserve Deal and Collaboration: Blog

*TRUMP TO SIGN EXEC ORDERS AT 2:30PM ET FRIDAY

*TRUMP TO DELIVER REMARKS AT WHITE HOUSE DIGITAL ASSETS SUMMIT 3PM ET: BBG

Trump’s Crypto Summit to Focus on Bitcoin and Four Other Coins for US Strategic Reserve, Say Attendees: Reuters

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: U.S. Must Take Worldwide Lead on Crypto, Bring Bitcoin Onshore, and Stop Government Bitcoin Sales: CNBC

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