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India clears Coinbase’s minority stake acquisition in CoinDCX
While Coinbase did not disclose the size of the investment, CoinDCX said the deal valued the Indian exchange at $2.45 billion....

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest scoops up more BitMine shares at discount
Ark Invest bought $10.56 million worth of shares in BitMine, $5.9 million worth of Coinbase shares, and $8.85 million worth of Bullish....

SEC says broker-dealers need to maintain crypto private keys to comply with customer protection rules
Brokers need plans to manage a token's private keys, prevent unauthorized use, and respond to 'blockchain malfunctions.'...

Federal Reserve withdraws restrictive 2023 policy severely limiting ‘novel’ crypto activities
The Fed withdrew guidance that blocked banks from experimenting with 'novel' crypto-related activities, like issuing stablecoins....

Coinbase expands into stocks, prediction markets, Solana DEX trading via Jupiter, and more in ‘everything exchange’ push
Coinbase is rolling out stock trading, prediction markets via Kalshi, Solana DEX trading through Jupiter, custom stablecoins and more....

Hyper Foundation proposes removing $1 billion worth of HYPE tokens from circulating supply by zeroing out Hyperliquid’s Assistance Fund
In practice, the fund functions like a continuous buyback-and-burn system by converting trading fees into inaccessible HYPE tokens....

Deutsche Bank initiates coverage of Coinbase with Buy rating, sees 40% upside to $340
Derivatives and stablecoins are expected to take a growing share of revenue as Coinbase broadens beyond spot trading....

CFTC Acting Chair Pham to join MoonPay as chief legal and administrative officer
CFTC Acting Chai Pham is moving on to a new role at MoonPay as its chief legal officer and chief administrative officer....

Lawmakers are ‘like a steamroller’: Crypto, TradFi and Senate Banking Committee members meet to discuss crypto bill
Wednesday's meeting was with members of the Senate Banking Committee along with crypto and traditional finance representatives....