Willem Schroé: Building Botanix, a Bitcoin Layer 2 That Brings the EVM to Bitcoin - CoinDesk

Solana lender Solend’s token and deposits jump as founder trashes rival MarginFi - The Block

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, 25-year prison sentence - CNBC

Aptos Falls 16% Over Past Week, Lagging Ahead of $300M Token Unlocking Event - CoinDesk

The SEC plans to sue Uniswap, here’s what’s next - The Block

Karak — now valued at $1bn — challenges EigenLayer in restaking sector - DL News

India’s Top Traders Are Raking In Million-Dollar Salaries - Bloomberg ($)

Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub May Be Valued as High as $3B in IPO: CEO - CoinDesk

JPMorgan says ‘subdued’ crypto VC funding poses a downside risk - The Block

Ondo Spikes 8% as Ondo Finance Tests Instant Conversion From BlackRock's Tokenized Fund to USDC - CoinDesk

Top U.S. House Lawmakers Meet on Stablecoin Bill Strategy: Punchbowl - CoinDesk

FBI probed bitcoin core developer event linked to Luke Dashjr’s BTC hack: Mike Schmidt - The Block

Ethena Labs Divides Opinion as High Yield Stirs Memories of Terra - CoinDesk

Anza releases proposed congestion fixes on Solana devnet, asks validators to upgrade on testnet - The Block

Bitcoin Stable Near $71K as GBTC Outflows Pick Back Up - CoinDesk

EigenLayer introduces six actively validated services including restaked rollups and Ethereum-native oracle - The Block

Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Upto $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says - CoinDesk

HashKey finalizes infrastructure for spot bitcoin ETFs amid anticipated approval - The Block

TON Foundation partners with HashKey to enhance fiat access for Telegram wallet users - The Block

Ether.Fi Inks $500M Restaking Deal With RedStone Oracles - CoinDesk

Hong Kong’s crypto scene gets happy with Bitcoin ETFs in the air and promotions everywhere - DL News