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Save the Children’s new Bitcoin Fund seeks to maximize donation value with up to four-year holding strategy
The initiative builds on the charity's early adoption of bitcoin donations to improve speed, transparency, and cost efficiency....

Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest picks up $15.4 million in Robinhood shares and more of its own Bitcoin ETF
The investment firm continues to rebalance its fund weightings amid market volatility, with Robinhood stock closing down 9% on Thursday....

Coinbase to unveil prediction markets and tokenized equities next week: Bloomberg
Several major crypto players, including Gemini and Crypto.com, are also venturing into the growing prediction market sector....

YouTube now allows US creators to receive payouts in PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin: report
PayPal's PYUSD currently holds a market capitalization of $3.9 billion as the world's eighth largest stablecoin....

deBridge launches new execution model to simplify onchain experience
DeBridge launched a new execution model that allows users to interact with blockchains without having to manage various requirements....

Hex Trust to issue and custody wrapped XRP to expand DeFi utility across multiple blockchains
The asset aims to extend XRP's reach into DeFi and improve interoperability with Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin....

Coinbase-incubated x402 payments protocol built for AIs rolls out V2
x402 V2 is “multi-chain by default” and compatible with “legacy payment rails,” like ACH and card networks....

US Senators make ‘real progress’ on sweeping crypto market bill following talks with bank execs
Sen. Scott said "real progress" is being made to pass a massive cryptocurrency bill into law after meeting with top bank CEOs on Thursday....

Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years over $40 billion Terra-Luna collapse: Inner City Press
Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon was sentenced for his role in the collapse of the Terra and Luna tokens on Thursday. ...

Bitcoin rewards app Lolli enables Lightning withdrawals
Some users complained that Lolli disabled withdrawals following its acquisition by Bitcoin venture and software development studio Thesis....