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Josh Swihart's Zcash Open Development Lab raises $25 million in seed funding
The capital will be used to expand development of the Zcash (ZEC) protocol and its privacy-focused self-custodial mobile wallet, Zodl.

Bithumb faces proposed 6-month partial ban over South Korea AML breaches
The suspension, according to local media reports, would only restrict virtual asset transfers for newly registered users, not affecting existing customer operations.

Oil futures surge 20% past $110 as war fears hammer Asian stocks, bitcoin steady near $67K
Nikkei drops more than 6%, and Kospi slides about 8% as traders price supply disruption risk, while prediction markets show strong odds of $120 crude.

Bitcoin is still a great way to diversify portfolio even if it trades like a tech stock, analyst says
The central debate has shifted from whether bitcoin can survive to if it can function as a sovereign reserve asset, as critics assess it by institutional standards.

Canton’s Yuval Rooz says smart contract blockchains face a reckoning over value gap
The network's co-founder says many blockchains pitching financial rails lack the activity to justify their valuations, and stablecoins still lack true product-market fit.

Trump's cyber strategy vows to 'support the security' of cryptocurrencies and blockchain
This places blockchain security in the context of national technology competition alongside AI and quantum computing.

Top Wall Street minds see AI rotation ahead as bitcoin seeks role in new cycle
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder, UBS’s Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi and Third Point’s Daniel Loeb see steady economic growth but a tougher market environment.

OKX is building a social network directly into its trading app after massive $25 billion valuation
The move comes shortly after Intercontinental Exchange valued OKX at $25 billion and reflects a broader push to combine trading, community and market data in one platform.

Ripple adds Coinbase crypto futures to its $3 trillion clearing platform
Ripple Prime institutional clients can now trade Coinbase's bitcoin, ether, solana and XRP futures in a regulated U.S. market.

Bitcoin’s drawdown hasn’t shaken institutional investors yet, says CoinShares
Professional investors trimmed exposure but largely held firm during BTC’s recent slump, while long-term allocators quietly added positions, the crypto asset manager said.
