Strategy paused reported bitcoin buying as Saylor said its “BitVac” is charging, highlighting bond-related activity after holdings climbed to 843,738 BTC. The update underscores how debt, preferred stock, and liquidity reserves continue shaping the company’s treasury strategy.

Gold traded near $4,509 per ounce on Sunday and finished the week down roughly $30 to $35 as a firm dollar and climbing Treasury yields kept buyers cautious.

NEAR Protocol traded around $2.41 Sunday, up roughly 54% over seven days and 13% in the past 24 hours, as a short squeeze, artificial intelligence (AI)-sector rotation, and a chain abstraction product story converged at the same time.

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Over a year after the token’s demise, the Libra Trust has arranged a strategy to fund nearly 71 companies that have applied for this support. The Trust has close to $110 million to invest in this task, transferred by Hayden Davis, CEO of Kelsier Ventures and one of the faces behind Libra.

You would be wrong to assume that major crypto licensing regulations are converging to the same point. On the opposite: they tend to focus on area-specific goals.

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As the Ethereum Foundation undergoes restructuring, a debate on social media is pitting industry figureheads against one another to discuss the state of Ethereum and how it might be “saved.” Dankrad Feist, an Ethereum developer, proposes the rise of an organization “economically aligned” with the project.

The tokenized asset market topped $34 billion as U.S. Treasury products led a rapid expansion across blockchain-based finance. Market data showed the sector has grown more than tenfold from mid-2024 levels, while institutional adoption broadened across digital asset infrastructure and settlement systems.

Binance CEO Richard Teng said tokenization is nearing a major turning point as regulation, institutional access, adoption, and market infrastructure converge. He said the next 12 to 18 months could define tokenized finance.

Grayscale identified Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, and Canton Network as blockchain networks positioned to benefit from clearer U.S. digital-asset rules, including potential passage of the CLARITY Act. The research cited tokenized assets, DeFi, stablecoins, and institutional infrastructure as key areas of potential demand.

Robert Kiyosaki warned that a financial crash is imminent, pointing to Jim Rickards’ gold outlook and his own silver forecast. The Rich Dad Poor Dad author said investors should prepare before panic spreads across markets.

A wallet linked to prominent crypto fund manager Arthur Hayes deposited 115,453 HYPE tokens worth $6.33 million into Bybit, just weeks after he publicly called for the token to reach $150.

Prediction market traders on Polymarket have placed more than $154 million in bets on whether the United States and Iran will reach a permanent peace deal in 2026, as President Donald Trump described his decision as a “solid 50/50” between accepting a diplomatic agreement and resuming military strikes. Bitcoin rose 1.5% on the news, reclaiming the $77,000 zone.