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2% Bitcoin Hashrate Gets Evicted as SBI Crypto Quits
SBI Crypto is shutting its pool, forcing 2% of Bitcoin hashrate to migrate while raising fresh concentration questions.

Illinois Crypto Tax Traps Brokers Before 2027 Deadline
Illinois' 2027 crypto tax may force brokers to register before serving customers, with receipts presumed in-state unless they prove otherwise.

Real Card Rails Carry Visa and BBVA Agentic Payments
BBVA and Visa ran an AI agent payment over real card infrastructure, showing agentic commerce may not need new rails to get started.

43,000 BTC Vaults Metaplanet Bitcoin Bet to World No. 3
Metaplanet bought $170.7 million more Bitcoin, lifting its treasury to 43,000 BTC and ranking third among public holders.

33x Upside Throws Morpho Price Target into DeFi Spotlight
Standard Chartered's $60 Morpho target implies 33x upside, turning a DeFi lender into a high-stakes tokenization bet.

Crédit Agricole Throws EURXT Stablecoin Into Euro Fight
Crédit Agricole’s EURXT puts 20 million bank-backed euro tokens on Ethereum, raising the stakes in Europe’s stablecoin race.

Robinhood Chain Grabs the Rails for Tokenized Stocks
Robinhood Chain pushes the broker into crypto infrastructure, bringing stock tokens, DeFi collateral, and USDG yield into its wallet.

Open USD’s 140 Backers Slam Into USDC Network Effect
Open USD has 140 backers, but Circle says USDC’s real moat is liquidity, regulation and repeat transaction flow.

Adyen Buys Time With Interim CFO as Product Chief Lands
Adyen named Hwa Tsao interim CFO, signaling the payments firm has bought time for a permanent finance chief search.

$76B ETH Stake Arms Ethereum Policy Guide for Governments
$76B in staked ETH and flawless uptime anchor Ethereum's push to sell governments on neutral public digital infrastructure.

Deadline Bites as EU Rewrites MiCA Crypto Regulation
MiCA is fully live after July 1, but Brussels is already weighing changes as stablecoins and tokenization test Europe's crypto rulebook.

$1B Trump Crypto Windfall Puts Presidency on Trial
Trump reported more than $1bn from crypto in 2025, turning a disclosure filing into a test of presidential conflicts.