Solana’s new phase is ‘much more about finance,’ says Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante - CoinDesk

Individual behind $40 million government wallet theft is son of seized-crypto contractor executive: ZachXBT - The Block

Bitcoin Starts Week on Shaky Ground Amid Geopolitical Jitters - Bloomberg ($)

South Korea’s Coinone selling major stakeholder shares, in talks with overseas crypto exchanges: report - The Block

Matcha Meta sees $16.8 million drained in SwapNet incident: PeckShield - The Block

Japan ETFs said likely to trade by 2028 as SBI, Nomura ready products - CoinDesk

Crypto Traders Flee to Prediction Bets After $150 Billion Crash - Bloomberg ($)

Bitcoin trails gold as yen intervention concerns weigh on risk assets - CoinDesk

UK banks block or delay around 40% of payments to crypto platforms, exchange survey finds - The Block

Zerohash is in talks to raise $250 million at $1.5 billion valuation after walking away from Mastercard takeover - CoinDesk

US Bitcoin Miners Slow as Winter Storm Hits Power Grids - Decrypt

BitMine, the largest Ethereum treasury firm, makes biggest ether purchase of 2026 - CoinDesk

Tokenized gold boom trims Tether Gold’s market share despite rising XAUT supply - The Block

Kraken rolls out ‘DeFi Earn’ in US, EU and Canada tapping yield-bearing Veda vaults - The Block

Senate Agriculture panel delays market structure hearing to Thursday after winter storm - CoinDesk

Snowstorm delays Senate Agriculture Committee’s crypto bill markup to later in the week - The Block

Strategy Spends $267 Million on Bitcoin, Issues STRC for Third Straight Week - Decrypt

Crypto Funds Shed $1.73B Last Week, Largest Figure Since November - Decrypt

Senate Crypto Bill Markup Delayed By Snowstorm, But May Still Get Hit With Partisan Vote - Decrypt

Crypto exchange WhiteBIT flagged by Russia as 'undesirable' over support for Ukraine military - CoinDesk

Crypto Misses the Macro Trade as Retail Dives Into Gold, Stocks - Bloomberg ($)