Prosecutors seek forfeiture of $327K in Tether after alleged dating app crypto fraud - The Block

Vitalik Buterin eyes ‘big FOCIL’ and encrypted mempools to prevent centralization in ‘block building pipeline’ - The Block

Pump.fun adds support for tokens launched on rival memecoin generators and other non-native assets - The Block

Uniswap wins full dismissal in long-running scam token class action - The Block

US Prosecutors Seek $327K Crypto Forfeiture Over Romance Scam - Decrypt

Riot Platforms reports record annual revenue of $647 million amid AI and HPC push - The Block

PayPay, 40% owner of Binance Japan, seeks up to $1.1 billion in Nasdaq IPO - CoinDesk

Tether, Anchorage Tap Deloitte for First USAT Stablecoin Reserve Report - Decrypt

Core Scientific revenue drops in Q4 as bitcoin miner pushes into supplying data center infrastructure - The Block

U.S. Senate housing bill includes CBDC ban - CoinDesk

Senate Advances Housing Bill With CBDC Ban, Draws White House Backing - Decrypt

Australia could unlock A$24 billion in digital finance gains, is on track for just A$1 billion - CoinDesk

US Senate’s anti-CBDC housing bill advances with bipartisan support - The Block

Court Ruling Raises Risk of Nevada Trading Halt for Kalshi, Polymarket - Decrypt

Bank of Japan to test blockchain-based reserve settlement: Governor Ueda - The Block

Former LAPD officer found guilty of kidnapping teen in crypto robbery: report - The Block

Bitcoin Slides as Risk of Prolonged Iran War Weighs on Crypto - Bloomberg ($)

OKX jumps into AI agent race with new OnchainOS toolkit - CoinDesk

Tether taps Deloitte for first USAT reserve report - CoinDesk

Riot, SBI Crypto reach $20 million settlement in Texas bitcoin mining dispute - The Block

Japan prime minister Sanae Takaichi disavows Solana meme coin after it crashes by 75% - CoinDesk