Germany’s Merz Wants to Create Europe’s Strongest Military - Bloomberg ($)
Stablecoins Bring 'Meaningful Innovation for Global Payments,' Ripple Exec Says - CoinDesk
'$500K Bitcoin Would Seal It': Scaramucci Says Crypto Is on the Cusp of Becoming an Asset Class - CoinDesk
New York Finance Watchdog Harris Says State's BitLicense Is Still a Global Standard - CoinDesk
Decoupling Again? Bitcoin Retains Its Gains as Gold Hits Monthly Low - Decrypt
JPMorgan Settles First Tokenized Treasury Transaction on Public Blockchain, Using Chainlink, Ondo Finance - Decrypt
JPMorgan, Chainlink and Ondo Finance test cross-chain settlement of tokenized treasury fund - The Block
Coinbase’s Armstrong Looks to Make More Acquisitions After Deribit Purchase - Bloomberg ($)
Top Democrats Demand Treasury Info on Trump’s Crypto Deals, Citing ‘Bribery’ Risks - CoinDesk
Robinhood’s $179 million WonderFi deal could boost revenue by 10%, analyst says - The Block
Bitcoin dominance slips in three-day feedback loop, raising odds of short-term altcoin rotation - The Block
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger Tapped to Lead Top Crypto Lobbying Firm - Decrypt
Democrats ask Treasury for ‘suspicious activity reports’ on Trump crypto ventures, mention Justin Sun - The Block
Trump’s Memecoin, Crypto Stake Make Legislating ‘More Complicated’: Rep. French Hill - CoinDesk