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Steak ‘n Shake adds $10 million to BTC treasury eight months after Lightning Network rollout
The $10 Bitcoin buy comes eight months after the chain began accepting BTC via Lightning Network across all U.S. locations....

Stablecoin yield fight threatens to sink CLARITY Act as Coinbase and White House clash
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the White House told him to go figure out a deal with the banks, or risk losing its support on the bill. ...

China-led cross-border CBDC platform mBridge surges past $55 billion in transaction volume: Reuters
China's digital yuan accounts for approximately 95% of settlement volume on the platform, which includes central banks from elsewhere in Asia. ...

Anchorage Digital could raise up to $400 million as IPO rumors swirl: Bloomberg
Market onlookers have long speculated that Anchorage, the first federally chartered digital asset bank, was considering going public....

Vitalik Buterin declares 2026 the year Ethereum reverses ‘backsliding’ of self-sovereignty and trustlessness
Buterin said major improvements are underway to make it easier to run a full node, use dapps, and take control over personal data....

The state of digital asset treasury companies with The Ether Machine and OranjeBTC
Oranje and The Ether Machine execs discuss DAT business models, premium dynamics, and why only well-managed treasury companies will survive....

Senate Judiciary Committee leaders push back against crypto legislation to protect noncustodial software devs
Crypto legislation is hitting another snag this week — this time from the top Republican and top Democrat of the Senate Judiciary Committee....

Bitcoin mining stocks rally as Riot inks AMD deal and Galaxy targets massive expansion in Texas
Riot signed a decade-long deal with semiconductor giant AMB that could yield $1 billion in revenue if extended....

‘Bear market rally’: CryptoQuant breaks down bitcoin’s recent price rebound
CryptoQuant said bitcoin’s recent rebound looks like a “bear market rally,” with demand conditions less negative but weak....

Bitcoin forfeited as part of Samourai case was not sold and will stay in the strategic reserve, says top White House crypto advisor
U.S. prosecutors did not liquidate digital assets forfeited by Samourai Wallet developers, according to the White House's top crypto advisor....