Robinhood shares rose after the brokerage announced plans to let customers use automated agents for stock trades and credit card purchases, expanding product offerings amid a weak crypto market.
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Strategy paused Bitcoin purchases to repurchase nearly $1.5 billion of convertible notes, funding the deal with cash and stock proceeds while maintaining its Bitcoin treasury and focusing on balance sheet flexibility.
Ripple Prime’s integration with EDX Markets makes RLUSD the primary settlement and collateral asset for its institutional offering, leaving XRP positioned more as a decentralized liquidity bridge than a public settlement token.
Bitwise expands its exposure to HYPE as the Hyperliquid ETF gains momentum, with treasury allocations supporting token burns and ecosystem incentives.
Coinbase expands its USDC deployment with Hyperliquid, gains USDH brand rights, and sees HYPE momentum while COIN shares slip.
Grayscale revises its Hyperliquid ETF filing to add staking yield exposure, mirroring Ethereum ETF models and detailing custody and regulatory considerations.
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson praises the revised CLARITY Act as a major improvement, while senators negotiate ethics provisions ahead of the Senate markup.
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Brazil’s central bank blocks cryptocurrency settlement in regulated eFX rails, forcing fiat-only cross-border transfers and tightening oversight of crypto flows.
SBI Holdings moves to acquire Bitbank in Japan as it expands its crypto footprint, while Metaplanet expands Bitcoin holdings via bonds and SBI broadens its ecosystem through partnerships and acquisitions.