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XRP tops bitcoin, ether volumes on major South Korean exchanges
XRP/KRW was the most traded pair on Upbit and second on Bithumb, a familiar Korean market signal that has often preceded sharper moves in the token.

Nevada regulators push back after prediction market conference blames them for move
Spokesperson for regulator denies that it put pressure on ARIA Resort & Casino for hosting Predict 2026

Anthropic warns against unauthorized stock exposure as token markets imply trillion-dollar valuation
The AI firm says investors should assume indirect access to its private shares is invalid, and transfers of its stock or interests in its stock will not be recognized.

Aave launches binding Arbitrum vote to move $71 million in disputed ETH
Arbitrum delegates begin the binding governance process to transfer disputed exploit funds to Aave, while North Korean terrorism creditors continue fighting for ownership in Manhattan court

'Bitcoin transactions can be monitored’: Ray Dalio explains why central banks won’t touch BTC
Ray Dalio joins the privacy debate, saying Bitcoin’s full transparency makes it less likely to be adopted by central banks.

Bitcoin’s floor looks firmer at $80,000, but traders still don’t trust the breakout
BTC has recovered from Friday’s jobs-driven dip, but Enflux says overhead resistance remains intact while Glassnode’s market structure data suggests traders are buying the rally while still positioning for downside.

Bitcoin mining pools with 75% of BTC hashrate join open standard for block construction
Foundry, AntPool, F2Pool, SpiderPool, and MARA Pool are among seven pools joining the Stratum V2 working group, putting nearly three-quarters of global bitcoin hashrate behind a protocol that returns block construction decisions to individual miners.

A bitcoin whale that went silent in 2013 moves $40 million in BTC
A long-dormant whale woke up Sunday, moving millions worth of bitcoin on-chain.

LayerZero says it ‘made a mistake’ in $292 Million Kelp exploit
After initially framing the exploit as a developer configuration failure, LayerZero said it “owns” the decision to let its own verifier secure high-value transfers in a vulnerable setup.

Judge clears path for Aave to move $71 million in ETH linked to North Korea hack
Judge Margaret Garnett allowed frozen exploit funds on Arbitrum to move to Aave, but the legal freeze follows the assets as terrorism plaintiffs continue their claim.

