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Here's a quick preview of today’s content: North Korea blames media over reports of crypto theft, Binance launches withdrawal lock for crypto attacks, Kraken parent Payward completes Bitnomial acquisition, Texas residents sue MARA over bitcoin mining noise, FINRA green lights Securitize for tokenized IPO, and so much more

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Market Snapshot

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• Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 for first time since January as Clarity Act progress fuels rally

  • CRCL and COIN lead crypto stocks rally as geopolitical catalysts converge

  • Bears lose $300M in liquidations as DOGE jumps +4% to lead gains with ETH pushing toward $2,400

• Markets price in Clarity Act compromise and Trump's Hormuz operation

Prediction Markets

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Headline Roundup
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• Trump-linked World Liberty sues Justin Sun for defamation (BBG)

• DTCC reveals plans for tokenization service (DC)

• SEC pumps the brakes on prediction market ETFs (TB)

• Texas residents sue MARA over bitcoin mining noise (DC)

• Tom Lee says 'crypto spring' started with $238M ether buy (CD)

• GameStop's eBay takeover puts bitcoin stash in crosshairs (CD)

• FINRA green lights Securitize for tokenized IPO (TB)

• Western Union USDPT stablecoin goes live (TB)

• Strive’s treasury crosses 15k BTC after $33.9M purchase (BM)

• Peter Brandt sees bitcoin hitting $250k (CD)

• Payward alleges $25M crypto fraud in lawsuit (CD)

• SC Ventures named first shareholder of GSR (TB)

• Bitcoin-funded ‘Satoshi Scholarship’ opens to students (BM)

• Exodus pivots from wallet to crypto payments (TB)

• Shopify and Bank of Canada back new crypto to settle trades (CD)

• Stablecoin startup Rain joins Mastercard (TB)

• Hut 8 refinances Bitcoin-backed loan with FalconX (CT)

• K Wave Media abandons treasury push for AI (CT)

• Base network adopts Succinct's ZK tech (TB)

• Coinbase boosts Solana trading with DFlow integration (CD)

Venture Capital

• Crypto VC Haun Ventures raises $1B for blockchain investments (TB)

• Reppo Labs, a prediction markets protocol, secures $20M led by Bolt's Capital (KC)

• Treasury company Capital B raises $1.3M from Blockstream CEO Adam Back (CT)

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M&A Announcements

• Kraken parent Payward completes Bitnomial acquisition (TB)

• SOL Strategies acquires cross-chain aggregator Houdini for $18M (TB)

Launches

• Binance launches withdrawal lock for crypto attacks (CD)

• Upbit launches Ethereum blockchain (TB)

• Polygon launches USDC and USDT payments (TD)

• Citrea rolls out token and treasury model (TB)

Regulation

• Senators reveal proposed Clarity Act deal (DC)

• CFTC sees mixed responses to prediction market rules (CT)

• South Korea crypto sector warns AML proposal goes too far (CT)

• Australia's crypto license deadline nears (FM)

Cybersecurity

• North Korea blames media over reports of crypto theft (TB)

• Aave fights court-ordered $73M ETH freeze (TB)

Extra Reads

• Stablecoins are being adopted faster than they're being understood, and the basic questions are often the most revealing - Here's a beginner's guide to stablecoins

• While recovery in bitcoin ETF inflows have resumed, the recovery has yet to match last fall’s peak - Here’s why it’s not complete yet

Chart of the Day

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