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The United States government is officially back in operation after President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited funding bill on Wednesday.

Lighter, a rising star in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector, has recently secured $68 million in new funding

CleanSpark is raising $1.15 billion through a senior convertible note offering, signaling its intent to scale its Bitcoin mining capacity.

Brazil finalized a regulatory framework that places crypto companies under the same level of scrutiny as traditional financial institutions.

The growing global demand for U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins could play an unexpected role in influencing interest rates, says Fed Governor.

Australia markets risk losing their competitive edge unless the nation accelerates its adoption of emerging technologies like tokenization.

Trading platform Robinhood Markets remains undecided on whether to buy and hold cryptocurrencies on its balance sheet.

Ripple Labs, the company behind the XRP token, has just secured a fresh $500 million investment that now values the firm at around $40 billion

The White House said that Trump’s pardon of Changpeng “CZ” Zhao went through the standard legal review process before being approved. 

Canada is to introduce new legislation regulating fiat-backed stablecoins to modernize the country’s financial and digital payment systems

Ripple has announced the acquisition of Palisade, a crypto custody and wallet solutions provider, as part of its ongoing expansion efforts.

Trump has defended his decision to pardon CZ, saying the move was not politically motivated and both have no personal connection. 

Stablecoin infrastructure firm Zerohash has achieved a major regulatory milestone by securing a MiCA license.

Changpeng Zhao dismissed claims that he was the driving force behind a proposal to establish a crypto-friendly private bank in Kyrgyzstan.

The Hong Kong's HKMA has announced an ambitious plan to make the region a global hub for tokenization and financial innovation.

While the measure has cleared a hurdle, it must still pass through the Senate as part of France 2026 budget debate before becoming law.

Coinbase has continued to strengthen its position by significantly increasing its Bitcoin holdings and broadening its strategic direction.

OpenAI is reportedly preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in late 2026, with plans to seek a $1 trillion valuation.