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XRP, Dogecoin ETFs among best debuts of the year with $55 million in combined volume
'Good sign for the onslaught of 33 Act ETFs coming soon,' Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas said....

ZKsync-based hybrid DEX GRVT raises $19 million Series A
The round was co-led by GRVT’s tech partner ZKsync and Further Ventures, an investment firm backed by Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund....

Sen. Warren and colleagues press for information into Trump admin’s meetings with Binance
In a letter sent to AG Pam Bondi on Thursday, Senators argue the DOJ and Treasury Department did not adequately reply to earlier questions....

JPMorgan says Circle faces ‘intense’ competition from Tether, Hyperliquid and fintech rivals
The emerging competition is likely to be a “zero-sum game" for U.S. issuers, unless the overall crypto market expands significantly....

‘End of an era:’ SEC approval of exchanges’ listing standards marks turning point for crypto ETFs
The SEC's move to approve listing standards for cryptocurrency funds is being hailed as a "huge deal" by crypto advocates....

PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin expands to Tron, Avalanche, Sei and other blockchains via LayerZero
The LayerZero-enabled version, PYUSD0, remains “fully fungible” with native PYUSD, extending the stablecoin to additional blockchains....

The Daily: DOGE and XRP ETFs go live, SEC approves new generic listing standards, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

Coinbase and Robinhood among the ‘best positioned’ to benefit from interest rate cut: Mizuho
Bank processors and exchanges are among the fintech firms best positioned to benefit from rate cuts, according to Mizuho....

Kalshi surges past Polymarket in volume, grabs global dominance
While trading volumes across both Polymarket and Kalshi cooled after the U.S. elections last year, both platforms appear poised to grow....

Coinbase now lets users lend USDC onchain with current yields up to 10.8%
The service is powered by Morpho with allocations managed through onchain vaults curated by Steakhouse Financial on Base....