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Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies declined as Brent crude surged to a four-year high amid escalating Middle East tensions.

The native token of WLFI fell nearly 14% as a governance proposal to restructure over 62 billion tokens entered a community vote.

Hyperliquid could gain a competitive edge in prediction markets through its HYPE token, which allows users to benefit directly from platform activity, according to Arthur Hayes.

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky has agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission requiring a $10 million payment and imposing a permanent ban on promoting asset-related products.

Tether Investments has proposed merging Twenty One Capital, Strike and Elektron Energy into a single listed entity combining bitcoin treasury, mining and financial services.

Hana Financial, POSCO International and Dunamu have moved their blockchain-based remittance system into live trade transactions following a trilateral agreement signed in Seoul.

Visa has expanded its stablecoin settlement network to nine blockchains, as usage reached a $7 billion annualised run rate, up 50% quarter-on-quarter.

ZetaChain has revealed that a vulnerability exploited in its recent $334,000 attack had previously been reported through its bug bounty programme but was dismissed as intended behaviour.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority has warned of fake stablecoins circulating under the names of HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial ahead of their official launches.

KuCoin’s European arm has appointed a new Anti-Money Laundering chief and expanded its compliance team following a regulatory ban in Austria.

A coordinated international operation led by the US Department of Justice has resulted in at least 276 arrests tied to large-scale cryptocurrency investment scams targeting American victims.

Ripple has expanded its institutional offering by enabling BTC options trading through Bullish for Ripple Prime clients.