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US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund investors are showing resilience despite Bitcoin’s four-month decline and the largest paper losses since the products launched in January 2024.

IREN is undergoing a high-stakes transformation from a Bitcoin miner into an artificial intelligence cloud infrastructure provider, a shift that will be tested when it reports second-quarter earnings on Thursday.

Galaxy Digital said a $9 billion bitcoin sale executed for a client was not motivated by concerns over quantum computing risks, pushing back against market speculation.

Base said recent transaction delays and dropped transactions were caused by a configuration change that has now been rolled back and fixed.

Ripple has added access to decentralised derivatives by integrating Hyperliquid into its Ripple Prime institutional brokerage platform, marking its first direct move into on-chain trading venues.

A Taiwanese national has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for operating Incognito, a dark web narcotics marketplace that used cryptocurrency, US prosecutors said.

Franklin Templeton is positioning digital wallets as the core infrastructure for tokenised finance, arguing they will eventually hold the totality of an individual’s financial life.

XRP Ledger’s XRP token is hovering near a key technical support level after falling about 56% from its 2025 high, even as a closely watched vote on a permissioned decentralised exchange nears completion.

Bitcoin and major altcoins sold off sharply as risk assets weakened globally, with bitcoin falling about 2.5% to near $73,000 and fully erasing its post-election rally.

Longtime bitcoin critic Peter Schiff renewed his attacks on Strategy after the firm slipped about $630 million underwater on its bitcoin holdings during February’s selloff.

Binance has denied issuing legal threats after a social media user claimed the exchange sent a cease-and-desist letter over allegations that it is insolvent.

SBI Holdings has unveiled a Layer 1 proof of concept for tokenised stocks, co-developed with Startale Group, as it pushes deeper into onchain securities.