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Brazil’s Largest Private Asset Manager Itaú Launches Crypto-Focused Division
The new unit, led by former Hashdex executive João Marco Braga da Cunha, will operate within Itaú's multidesk investment structure, which oversees $21.6 billion in assets.

Trump-Backed Thumzup to Add 3,500 Dogecoin Mining Rigs With Dogehash Deal
The expansion is expected to come through a pending acquisition of Dogehash, a miner focused on the Scrypt algorithm that secures both Dogecoin and Litecoin.

World Liberty Financial Blacklists Justin Sun's Address With $107M WLFI
Sun is a key investor in the project and holds around $700 million worth of WLFI tokens, mostly vested.

Clarity Is Eating the World
The winners of the next decade will not be those who move fast and break things, says Chris Brummer, Georgetown law professor and CEO of Bluprynt. Instead, the winners will be those who move smart and build things that last.

The CLARITY Act Defined 'Mature' Blockchains. Here’s What It Missed.
Decentralization is not enough to determine whether a blockchain is truly mature, argues Algorand’s Chief Strategy Officer Marc Vanlerberghe.

Silent Data Becomes First Privacy-Focused Layer 2 to Join Ethereum’s Superchain
The project is one of over 30 layer-2 networks working to scale Ethereum.

State of Crypto: Unsettled U.S. Crypto Tax Scene
As Congress still struggles to work out a crypto tax approach in the U.S., the experts handling digital assets at the IRS are heading for the exits.

‘Crypto’s Flash Boys’: A Q&A With Austin Federa on DoubleZero
DoubleZero was first announced in December 2024 as a blockchain layer intended to be faster than the internet. Since then, nearly 12.5% of SOL staked is operating on the DoubleZero testnet.

Pump.fun Buybacks Fuel PUMP Token Revival Amid Broader Crypto Downturn
Despite a cooling crypto market, Pump.fun’s aggressive strategy of deploying platform revenue to repurchase its native token has driven a 17% weekly gain.

Ethereum Foundation Targets Interoperability as Top UX Priority
The initiative marks a strategic pivot: after years spent scaling throughput and lowering costs, the protocol team is now zeroing in on interoperability as the key to user experience.

