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The 2026 FIFA World Cup has reached the round of 16, with France leading betting odds at approximately +180 and Argentina trailing at around +370.

The Ethereum Foundation has released a new guide outlining how Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) and EVM-based infrastructure can serve as neutral digital rails for public-sector and institutional systems.

Riot Platforms transferred another 500 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) worth about US$30.72 million to NYDIG Custody.

Binance and payments infrastructure provider Mesh are reportedly discussing a funding round that could value Mesh at as much as US$2 billion, according to a report by Axios citing people familiar with the matter.

Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual US-Estonian citizen, was extradited from Finland to the United States after prosecutors charged him with participating in an alleged US$8 million cryptocurrency ransom attempt linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group.

Illinois approved a 0.2% tax on certain digital asset transactions from Jan. 1, 2027, prompting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Brian Quintenz Selig to argue the measure could slow cryptocurrency activity and create conflicts with emerging federal policy.

India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance held its seventh meeting on virtual digital assets, where the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it does not support granting legal status to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC).

Irish authorities recovered another 500 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) linked to convicted drug trafficker Clifton Collins.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) climbed towards US$62,000 as Ether (CRYPTO:ETH) and Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) posted stronger gains.

Strategy introduced a policy allowing selective sales of its 847,363 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) holdings to fund preferred dividend payments and share buybacks.

Securitize began trading on the New York Stock Exchange after completing its merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald-backed special-purpose acquisition company and simultaneously launched tokenised versions of its shares on Solana (CRYPTO:SOL) and Avalanche (CRYPTO:AVAX).

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan said the recent decline in Strategy's STRC preferred stock suggests Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) may be approaching a market bottom following a period of deleveraging.