🔥 UPDATE: Crypto market cap surges $60B in the past 14 hours, climbing from $2.32T to $2.38T.

🇺🇸 NOW: Latest proposal outlining stablecoin compromise would ban yield resembling bank deposits while permitting activity-based rewards, per Eleanor Terrett.

⚡️ NEW: Ethereum Foundation outlines L1-L2 strategy with L1 serving as resilient settlement hub while L2s drive differentiation and customization for thriving ecosystem.

🇺🇸 TODAY: The SEC submits proposed crypto interpretation framework to White House for review, seeking to clarify which digital assets qualify as securities under federal law.

🔥 HUGE: Australia's $105B pension fund Hostplus explores offering Bitcoin and crypto to members with launch possible next fiscal year, per Bloomberg.

🚨 UPDATE: Crypto rebound following Trump's 5-day Iran strike pause, with Bitcoin social volume surging 38% alongside multiple altcoin rallies, per Santiment.

🚨 JUST IN: Circle freezes USDC balance in 16 hot wallets tied to ongoing US civil case, per ZachXBT

🚨 NEW: Ethereum Foundation launches post quantum security platform outlining roadmap and research progress.

⚡️ JUST IN: OpenAI is nearing a $10B raise from investors including MGX, Coatue, and Thrive, valuing the company at around $730B and bringing its latest funding round to roughly $120B.

🚨 JUST IN: Robinhood has approved a new $1.5B share buyback program as its stock climbs nearly 80% over the past year.

🇺🇸 JUST IN: President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 36%, its lowest level since returning to office, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

🚨 JUST IN: OpenAI shuts down Sora video platform, refocusing on business and coding functions ahead of potential Q4 IPO.

🔥 HUGE: Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to file IPO prospectus this week or next, targeting June public listing, per The Information.

🇺🇸 BIG: The Federal Reserve is set to inject $8.07B in liquidity into the financial system today.

🚨 LATEST: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought $16M in Circle shares as stock tumbled 20% on impacting stablecoin business.

🔥 BIG: $HYPE treasury company Hyperliquid Strategies launches options trading on PURR common stock via Nasdaq Options Market.

🔥 TODAY: Pudgy Penguins launches Pengu Card on Visa in partnership with KAST, now available across 170+ countries and 150M+ merchants globally.

🇸🇬 JUST IN: Ripple joins Singapore's Monetary Authority BLOOM initiative, partnering with Unloq to pilot cross-border trade settlements using XRP Ledger and RLUSD stablecoin.

🚨 LATEST: US 5-year Treasury yields jump to 4.10%, marking a nine-month high.

🚨 JUST IN: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns oil at $150 per barrel could trigger a global recession, per BBC.

🚨 JUST IN: Bhutan reportedly selling $30M in Bitcoin per Arkham data.