🏃 Crypto Flash
InvestmentTexas became the first U.S. state to add Bitcoin exposure to its investment portfolio with a $5M purchase of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF, signaling a cautious but historic shift toward direct government crypto investments.
DeFiAave’s token AAVE soared 14% after integrating with Mantle and Bybit's 70 million users, bridging centralized exchange liquidity with decentralized lending and expanding DeFi access via low-cost Ethereum Layer-2.
SecurityShiba Inu’s Shibarium bridge faced backlash after a $3M hack was not formally reported to authorities, hindering fund recovery efforts despite blockchain tracing revealing hacker movements through Tornado Cash and KuCoin.
InnovationCanaan and SynVista partnered to create an AI-driven platform that aligns Bitcoin mining power with surplus renewable energy, optimizing green energy use and tokenizing carbon savings to promote sustainable mining.
RegulationThe UK government is considering a ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties amid concerns over transparency and foreign influence following Reform UK’s crypto fundraising success.
FinanceKraken agreed to acquire Swiss tokenization firm Backed Finance, boosting its platform with tokenized stocks and ETFs as real-world asset tokenization trends accelerate toward a projected $18 trillion market.
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