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Binance said it will replace its fixed pricing method with an orderbook-based EWMA model for commodity perpetual futures during weekends and off-hours.

Crypto-backed PAC Defend American Jobs PAC spent about $514,000 supporting Republican Congressman James Baird ahead of Indiana’s primary election.

Trump-themed cryptocurrencies rallied after Eric Trump unveiled the logo for Donald J. Trump International Airport, triggering gains across related tokens.

Drift Protocol said it will issue recovery tokens to users after a $295 million hack linked to North Korean actors, outlining a plan to fully compensate victims.

Chiara Scotti, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, said Europe should assess extending SEPA into tokenised payments to maintain euro-based settlement in digital finance.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said progress on the US digital asset market structure bill remains uncertain despite a recent Senate compromise on stablecoin yield.

Joseph Lubin, CEO of Consensys, said at Consensus Miami 2026 that tokenisation of the global economy is now inevitable rather than experimental as blockchain adoption accelerates.

Cathie Wood said Larry Fink’s shift toward supporting Bitcoin and tokenisation is accelerating institutional adoption of digital assets.

Toncoin surged more than 30% in 24 hours after Pavel Durov said Telegram would take a more active role in developing the TON blockchain.

Bitcoin has surged more than 19% in the past month, climbing above $80,000 even as inflation indicators rise, challenging its traditional behaviour as a risk-sensitive asset.

Major US banking groups said the latest CLARITY Act proposal on stablecoin yields does not go far enough to protect traditional bank deposits.

Standard Chartered, through its investment arm SC Ventures, has taken a strategic stake in GSR, marking the firm’s first external shareholder since its founding.