The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

Active bitcoin addresses sit at their lowest levels since Dec. 2024, when the network experienced peak activity from Ordinals and Runes spec.

The PYUSD Savings Vault generates returns in part by deploying deposits in lending strategies on SparkLend. 

The move comes amid a series of product launches, including Solana support, perps trading via Hyperliquid, and a recent Polymarket rollout.

SEC Chairmain Paul Atkins said there is a path forward that balances national security concerns with the preservation of individual privacy.

Rodriguez was sentenced to five years for operating a crypto mixing service that helped launder millions of dollars in criminal proceeds.

Bitcoin dropped 4.4% in the past 24 hours to $85,617 on Monday evening, and Ethereum slipped 6.5% to $2,915.

Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest bought millions of dollars worth of shares in BitMine, Circle, Coinbase, Block, and Bullish on Monday.

The fully regulated, purpose-built token for global settlement and institutional adoption is expected to launch in Q2 2026.

US spot XRP ETFs' cumulative inflows reached $1 billion on Monday since the first such ETF began trading on Nov. 13.

Following the success of Kalshi and Polymarket, major firms such as Coinbase and Gemini have moved to enter the prediction markets space.

Hougan also expects bitcoin to show lower volatility and falling correlation with stocks, creating a favorable "trifecta" for investors.

While fewer people in the UK now own crypto, remaining investors are holding larger balances on average, the FCA said.

Visa has opened stablecoin settlement to U.S. banks using Circle’s USDC on Solana, as institutional interest in crypto rails accelerates.

RedotPay says it processes over $10 billion in annualized volume and generates more than $150 million in annualized revenue.

Tether Gold (XAUt) leads with approximately $2.2 billion in market cap, representing 50% of the total gold-backed stablecoin sector.

OKX is introducing leveraged spot margin trading in the Europe, beginning with BTC/USDC and ETH/USDC trading pairs.

The firm, backed by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., continues to trade at a premium to peers despite a sharp and ongoing share price drawdown.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is implementing parts of the GENIUS Act Trump signed, creating laws for stablecoin issuance.

The company has a diverse portfolio of companies it has invested in including artificial intelligence, robotics, and gold.

On Tuesday, Aave CEO Stani Kulechov said that the SEC had "concluded its investigation" after four years.