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Morgan Stanley Opens Crypto Access to All Clients Amid Wall Street Shift Toward Digital Assets: CNBC
The decision marks a major expansion for the bank’s $8.2 trillion wealth and investment management business and suggests a growing acceptance of crypto as an asset class for mainstream investors.

Coinbase and Mastercard Held Talks to Buy Stablecoin Fintech BVNK for Up to $2.5B: Fortune
The sale, if it goes through, could become the largest stablecoin acquisition to date, with Coinbase leading bids over Mastercard, sources told Fortune.

Bitcoin Slides Below $121K as Gold and Silver Rallies Take Breathers
Silver hit $50 per ounce for the first time ever, but that milestone sparked a fast bout of profit-taking.

Pantera Backs TransCrypts with $15M Seed Round to Expand Blockchain Identity Platform
The funds will be used to expand the company’s credential verification system beyond employment into healthcare and education.

Shayne Coplan Becomes Youngest Self-Made Billionaire After Polymarket's $2B Investment: BBG
Shayne Coplan’s net worth reportedly passed $1 billion after the New York Stock Exchange's owner valued Polymarket at $8 billion.

Square Launches Bitcoin Payment Tools for Small Businesses
The features allow U.S. sellers to accept BTC, convert fiat sales automatically and manage crypto alongside traditional finances.

Tom Lee's Bitmine Immersion Newest Target of Short-Seller Kerrisdale Capital
The company's model mimics a failing playbook and lacks transparency and leadership appeal, said Kerrisdale.

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Saw Big Inflows Tuesday as Investors Bought Dip
The spot bitcoin funds drew in nearly $900 million, while the ether ETFs pulled more than $400 million.

Bitcoin Dips to $122K as Crypto Rally Gets Overheated. What Next?
The pullback was a broad one, with altcoins like SOL, ADA, and XRP suffering even steeper declines.

S&P’s New Index Blends 15 Cryptos With 35 Crypto-Linked Stocks
Dinari will issue a blockchain-based token that tracks the performance of the index on-chain.

