Tether has launched tether.wallet, a self-custodial mobile wallet supporting USDT, XAUT, USAT and Bitcoin with fees paid in the transferred asset instead of gas tokens.

Visa has launched a validator node on the Tempo blockchain, taking a direct role in transaction validation as it expands infrastructure for stablecoin payments and onchain settlement.

CoW Swap said it was pausing its backend protocol and APIs as a precaution after a DNS exploit, but told users neither had been impacted.

Goldman Sachs has filed for a Bitcoin-linked ETF that uses options to generate income while limiting volatility, reflecting growing demand for active crypto strategies.

With more than $100 million from investments spanning finance, digital assets, and AI, Kevin Warsh is expected to be one of the wealthiest people to potentially become Fed chair.

High Roller Technologies announced it had executed a definitive agreement with Crypto.com as part of the exchange’s move into prediction markets.

Figure and Hastra expand their tokenized credit ecosystem to include auto loans, widening DeFi access to real-world consumer credit beyond home equity products.

XRPL is integrating Boundless’ zero-knowledge infrastructure to let institutions execute confidential yet compliant transactions, joining the race for bank-grade privacy on public blockchains.

UK Liberal Democrats urge the FCA to investigate Nigel Farage’s promotion of Stack BTC, citing potential market abuse and conflict of interest concerns.

Bitcoin neared $75,000, and Ether hit a 10-week high as a short squeeze, and hopes of a US deal with Iran lifted crypto markets.

Foundry Digital says that it expanded its crypto mining pool services to the privacy-focused Zcash network and that it has already obtained a 29.2% hashrate share.