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Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty said cryptocurrency has become a major public policy issue in the United States.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) recovered toward US$63,000 after Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) sold 3,588 BTC for dividend funding, prompting Bitwise Chief Executive Officer Hunter Horsley to say the cryptocurrency "wants to be higher."

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) rebounded from a session low near US$1.11 but remained below the US$1.13–1.14 resistance zone as weak trading volume limited momentum.

A crypto trader lost about US$2 million after swapping Ethereum (CRYPTO:ETH) through a decentralised exchange, where a low-liquidity routing path enabled a same-block arbitrage trade that left the user with tokens worth only about US$14,500.

AVAX One (NASDAQ:AVX) appointed Chief Operating Officer Pete Wylie as interim chief executive after Jolie Kahn stepped down by mutual agreement, with the company beginning a search for a permanent CEO.

ZachXBT sold unsolicited meme coins sent to his donation wallet and donated about US$41,000 to Direct Relief and GiveDirectly through The Giving Block.

The administration of Donald Trump is reviewing the legal framework for a proposed US Strategic Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) Reserve, with officials considering which federal agency should oversee the initiative.

Zcash (CRYPTO:ZEC) fell below US$450 after failing to hold gains near US$475, while a prominent trader increased a short position to about US$14.9 million as bearish sentiment strengthened.

Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) rose above US$63,000 after recovering from recent selling pressure, with comments from Donald Trump adding to positive market sentiment.

Mt. Gox transferred 47,228 Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) to Bitstamp (private)-linked wallet addresses as the failed exchange continued distributing assets to creditors through its repayment programme.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a regulatory roadmap outlining how autonomous artificial intelligence could reshape retail financial services.

TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) signed a 20-year lease with Anthropic for a purpose-built artificial intelligence data centre that the company said is expected to generate about US$19 billion in contract revenue.