Bitcoin’s halving rally gives way to worries about geopolitical risks and the Fed’s rate move - DL News

Why Bitcoin's 'Monetary Maximalists' Oppose 'JPEG Enjoyers' (and Why They're Wrong) - CoinDesk

IOSG and Kraken Ventures lead $7 million funding round for stablecoin developer Usual Labs - The Block

Bitcoin Ordinals explorer Ord.io raises $2 million in pre-seed funding for Runes expansion - The Block

Stanford or a Crypto Startup? Bull-Market Gains Lure Top Students - Bloomberg ($)

Empire Newsletter: Solana patch targets congestion woes - Blockworks

DeFi Firm Usual Labs Raises $7M Round Led by Kraken Ventures and IOSG - CoinDesk

Tokenized Credit Platform Centrifuge Plans Institutional RWA Lending on Coinbase's Base, Raises $15M in VC Investment - CoinDesk

Bitcoin halving could be ‘buy the rumor, sell the news’ event, crypto payments company CEO says - The Block

Bitcoin plunge creates bargains as firms eye M&A. Bernstein flags two stocks to buy - DL News

Q&A: What to watch ahead of the bitcoin halving - Blockworks

Paradigm’s Head of Security leads launch of SEAL-ISAC, a crypto threat intel-sharing platform - The Block

Worldcoin, Sam Altman’s eye-scanning crypto project, announces its own blockchain - Fortune

Zignaly Announces Cosmos-Based ZIGChain, $100M Ecosystem Fund - CoinDesk

Worldcoin, Sam Altman's Crypto Project, Is Building a Layer-2 Chain - CoinDesk

Kraken Releases Own Crypto Wallet, Joining Competition With Coinbase, MetaMask - CoinDesk

Worldcoin to have its own Layer 2 blockchain called World Chain - The Block

TikTok owner ByteDance’s tech arm collaborating with Sui bulders on web3 gaming, socialFi - The Block

Boeing Has ‘Long Way to Go’ to Fix Safety Culture After Accident - Bloomberg ($)

Worldcoin teases ‘World Chain’ layer-2 - Blockworks

Citadel-backed Hidden Road Partners on track to raise $120 million: Bloomberg - The Block