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The number of crypto deals reportedly skyrocketed this year and hit a record total value of $8.6 billion, led by Coinbase’s record-breaking acquisition of Deribit.

Some Polymarket users reported that their accounts had been breached and drained, which the prediction market blamed on a third-party provider.

The USD1 stablecoin added $150 million to its market capitalization after Binance announced an incentive program offering up to 20% yield.

Two new exchange-traded funds from Amplify track companies building the infrastructure for stablecoins and tokenization, blending stocks and crypto.

Former-FTX US president Brett Harrison’s Architect Financial Technologies secured $35 million to build an institutional trading platform spanning crypto, equities and futures.

The hard fork on Monday followed a majority of Gnosis validators adopting a soft fork in response to a November Balancer exploit, in which about $116 million in crypto was stolen.

Crypto.com is hiring an internal market maker for its prediction markets, saying the move complies with regulations and aims to boost liquidity amid scrutiny.

Crypto market maker DWF Labs settled its first physical gold trade, signaling a rare move into legacy commodities amid surging bullion prices.

Bitmine’s Ether holdings now exceed 4 million tokens worth over $12 billion, following nearly 100,000 ETH in purchases over the past week

Luckey-backed Erebor raised $350 million at a $4.35 billion valuation as OCC and FDIC approvals signal momentum for crypto- and AI-focused banking.

The company sold about 4.5 million common shares last week, lifting its cash reserves to $2.19 billion while pausing Bitcoin purchases.

Coinbase is buying The Clearing Company as it expands into prediction markets and broadens its product lineup beyond crypto trading.

Bitcoin reached record price levels in 2025, while total crypto market capitalization surpassed several trillion dollars during peak market conditions.

Northern Data, which is majority-owned by Tether, sold its Bitcoin mining arm to businesses owned by Tether executives, the Financial Times reports.

Extending ESMA jurisdiction to include financial markets threatens to slow innovation for crypto and fintech companies, but some policy experts see a silver lining.