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Crypto Exchange Deribit Still in Talks to Be Acquired by Kraken: Source
A second source said U.S.-listed exchange Coinbase has also been kicking the tires of Deribit.

Mastercard Says It Has Moved Beyond Experimentation in Crypto, Focused on 'Real Solutions'
“What is stopping [crypto] from going mainstream is really that consumers need to be able to find each other using what they already know,” Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan told CoinDesk.

U.S. Regulator Pursuing Tokenization Pilot to Tap Stablecoins as Collateral
Caroline Pham, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission chief tapped by President Donald Trump, is hosting a CEO summit on one of her longstanding policy aims.

ConsenSys Twice Hit by Operation Chokepoint, CEO Lubin Credits Bank for Fighting Back
The MetaMask creator survived by having redundant backup accounts, said Lubin, who was also personally targeted.

Blockstream Opens New Office in Tokyo as It Expands in Asia
The company plans to drive Japanese adoption of Bitcoin Layer-2 and self-custody technologies.

U.S. Bitcoin Reserve May Be Coming, But States Are Winning the Race
Millions of Americans may soon find out they're crypto investors when their states leap into the markets even before the feds figure out what to do.

Galaxy and BitGo Buddy Up for Crypto Staking Despite Legal Spat
The firms are driven by compelling mutual benefits: Galaxy gains extra staking business and BitGo customers are able to use staked assets as collateral for loans and trading.

UBS Tests ZKSync's Layer-2 Tech, Showing Deeper TradFi Interest in Crypto
The Swiss banking giant, which has been experimenting with blockchain, tapped the layer-2 firm to test whether it could scale its current Key4 Gold program.

Grayscale Unveils New Dogecoin Trust
The asset manager said the token has transitioned from a memecoin to a tool for global financial inclusion.

Apollo Unveils Tokenized Private Credit Fund as Blockchain Deepens TradFi Links
The Apollo Diversified Credit Fund digital offering marks the first integration for Securitize with the Solana and Ink blockchains.
