Strive bumps SATA preferred stock dividend to 12.75%, buys $50 million of Strategy’s STRC and more bitcoin - The Block

French police arrest 12 as probe into spate of violent crypto kidnappings widens - DL News

Top Bitcoin Mining Pool Operator Foundry Is Getting Into Zcash - Decrypt

Good Morning Holdings, DCG back oversubscribed seed and pre-seed rounds for Bittensor infra player General Tensor - The Block

Stablecoins won't get any kind of deposit insurance under GENIUS rules, says FDIC chief - CoinDesk

Binance files defamation lawsuit against Wall Street Journal, demands jury trial - DL News

Fantasy.top founder pushes back on ‘soft rugpull’ allegations after angel investors claim team went silent - The Block

Crypto-friendly fintech Revolut gains full UK banking license - CoinDesk

YZi Labs says CEA Industries operated as a ‘Potemkin village’ as new investor lawsuit surfaces - The Block

Bloomberg strategist doubles down on $10,000 bitcoin call but peers say it would take a nuclear war to get there - CoinDesk

Justin Sun Deal Complicates SEC's Crypto Stance, Legal Experts Say - Decrypt

India arrests suspect in alleged multi-year GainBitcoin Ponzi scheme at Mumbai airport - The Block

Crypto CEO shows ‘insufficient remorse’ after throwing girlfriend out 19th floor - DL News

Android Phone Crypto Wallets Could Be at Risk Due to MediaTek Exploit: Ledger - Decrypt

Ripple Kicks Off Share Buyback at $50 Billion Valuation - Bloomberg

Wells Fargo Applies for WFUSD Trademark, Signaling Use in Crypto and Stablecoins - Decrypt

Binance.US hires new CEO as exchange pursues growth in ‘crypto capital of the world’ - The Block

Ripple's share buyback program values the firm at $50 billion: Bloomberg - CoinDesk

Ripple launches $750 million share buyback at $50 billion valuation - The Block

Techno-utopian Argentine lawmakers tout wonders of blockchain — as long as the government stays out - DL News

Bitcoin holds $70,000, starting to show relative strength versus stocks, software sector, and gold - CoinDesk