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The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved Nasdaq’s proposal to launch a pilot programme enabling the trading of tokenised stocks alongside traditional securities.

A new YouTube comedy series, “The Crypto Castle,” revisits the early days of Bitcoin when it traded around $250, offering a satirical look at the crypto industry’s origins.

Bitcoin has fallen around 4%–5% despite more than $1.1 billion in inflows into US spot exchange-traded funds, underscoring the growing impact of macroeconomic pressures on crypto prices.

A California court has dismissed a Coinbase user’s attempt to block an IRS summons seeking his financial records, ruling the case failed on procedural grounds.

Polymarket has acquired DeFi infrastructure startup Brahma as part of its ongoing expansion strategy to strengthen its prediction market platform.

Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes has warned of a phishing campaign targeting users of Pudgy Penguins’ newly launched Pudgy World game through a fake website designed to steal crypto wallet credentials.

Circle’s policy chief Dante Disparte has urged the United Kingdom to combine elements of the EU’s MiCA framework and the US GENIUS Act to create a competitive domestic crypto regulatory regime.

The Algorand Foundation has reduced its workforce by 25%, citing global macroeconomic uncertainty and continued weakness in crypto markets as key drivers behind the decision.

CoinEx has introduced a dual investment product designed to help crypto traders earn yield while targeting specific buy or sell price levels in volatile or range-bound markets.

A whale investor has purchased 50,706 Ethereum worth $111.62 million using USDT, marking a major re-entry into the market after selling holdings a year earlier.

The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%, maintaining a hawkish stance as inflation concerns and geopolitical risks cloud the economic outlook.

Aster has expanded its collaboration with World Liberty Financial by launching USD1-denominated perpetual markets and new trading incentives aimed at boosting liquidity ahead of its Layer 1 rollout.