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Solana-centric Upexi taps SOL Big Brain for advisory committee alongside Arthur Hayes
The Nasdaq-listed Solana-focused treasury firm has added another high-profile crypto figure to its advisory board....

Ripple’s David Schwartz announces departure as CTO by end of year
Ripple's Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, announced his departure after more than a decade at the technology company....

Pendle downplays major break after seemingly lone actor began minting PT and YT token swaps
Decentralized yield protocol Pendle disclosed that an onchain wallet has been drained, and an exploiter is minting principal/yield tokens “to dumping.”...

Sen. Lummis says progress is underway on crypto tax rules in the Senate
The Senate Finance Committee are making headway on legislation to define how digital assets should be taxed, according to Sen. Lummis....

The Daily: Visa pilots stablecoin payments, Bloomberg’s LTC, SOL and XRP ETF approval odds hit 100%, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

‘It’s bananas’: Why Rezolve AI’s CEO thinks crypto credit cards miss the point
Crypto exchanges and wallet providers have been issuing Visa and Mastercard credit and debit cards in an effort to boost customer adoption....

Thumzup backs DogeHash with $2.5 million loan to grow Dogecoin miner fleet
Dogecoin treasuries and ETFs are continuing to gain traction in 2025, but token and share prices are struggling....

Robinhood eyes overseas prediction market launch as CEO touts metrics: Bloomberg
CEO Vlad Tenev said Monday that the platform has handled 4 billion event contracts all time, 2 billion during Q3....

Tether moves 8,888 BTC worth $1 billion into bitcoin reserve wallet, onchain data shows
Tether has received 8,888.88 BTC from a Bitfinex hot wallet into an address labeled as its bitcoin reserve address, according to Arkham data....

Bloomberg analyst puts odds of Litecoin, Solana and XRP ETF approvals at 100% after 19b-4s rendered ‘meaningless’
Balchunas' comments follow a slew of recent 19b-4 withdrawals for Solana, XRP, Cardano, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Polkadot, and Hedera ETFs....