Bitcoin nears $72,000 as rising open interest signals growing leverage in choppy market - CoinDesk

Aave Labs targets billions in idle liquidity with V4 reinvestment module to lift yield for lenders - The Block

STS Digital unveils structured crypto platform with Kraken as distribution partner - CoinDesk

South Korean central bank embarks on crypto expert hiring spree - DL News

Euphoria over? Why Bitcoin is seen to take a ‘choppier path higher’ to $150,000 price - DL News

Kraken first to roll out access to STS Digital’s new crypto option structured products - The Block

Irish Police Crack First of 12 Bitcoin Wallets in $418M Drug Seizure - Decrypt

Bitcoin’s refusal to fall signals crypto's underlying strength even as war risks linger - CoinDesk

Crypto is popular among young Brits — and it’s not just Reform UK voters - DL News

Monument Bank to tokenized 250 million pounds of retail deposits in UK first - CoinDesk

Circle selloff may miss the mark as Clarity Act targets distributors, not issuers: Bernstein - The Block

Bitcoin ETFs Draw in $2.5B in a Month, Close to Erasing YTD Losses - Decrypt

Cipher Digital stock rises 9% on new data center deal with Hyperscale tenant - CoinDesk

Bitget Wallet debuts stablecoin payments infrastructure integrating with Ripple, Mastercard, Tether, and others - The Block

Beyond dollarization? Visa and Dune report finds non-USD stablecoins increasingly being used as money - The Block

‘Our interpretation is not an endpoint’: The SEC just clarified its crypto rules, but will they stick? - The Block

Bitcoin consolidation points to potential market bottom as selling pressure wanes, K33 says - The Block

Binance’s Grip on Crypto Loosens as Market Crash Rattles Faith - Bloomberg

Coinbase pushes order book, perps and futures data onchain with Chainlink’s DataLink bridge - The Block

Tom Lee’s Bitmine debuts MAVAN Ethereum staking platform, plans to shift its ETH activity - The Block

UK political crypto donations banned by Starmer government - CoinDesk