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Regulation & Politics
Bitcoin Fintech Strike Secures BitLicense to Operate in New York
Strike's parent firm has received a BitLicense from the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), enabling it to offer crypto services in New York.

DeFi
BNB-based Prediction Market Opinion Launches Token
OPN debuted at a $450 million valuation but is dropping steadily amid airdrop selling pressure.

TradFi & Fintech
Interoperability Is 'Essential' for Digital Assets to Reach Their Full Potential: DTCC
A new report from DTCC, Clearstream, Euroclear, and the Boston Consulting Group advocates for interoperable infrastructure across blockchain and traditional ledgers.

Security
Crypto Crime Hits Record $154 Billion as Sanctioned States Turn to Blockchain
Funds flowing to sanctioned entities jumped 694% year over year, making sanctions evasion the fastest-growing category of crypto crime.

Markets
Crypto Markets Dip as Oil Spikes Amid Iran Conflict
Bitcoin is holding around $71,000, while ETH and SOL are down 3%.

TradFi & Fintech
Revolut, Zerohash Pursue US National Banking Charters
The global fintech applied to become a federally regulated, FDIC-insured bank, while the crypto infra firm is looking to become a national bank trust.

CeFi
Kraken's xStocks Launches Unified Liquidity Layer for Tokenized Stocks
The new platform, xChange, enables cross-chain trading of over 70 tokenized stocks across Ethereum and Solana.

TradFi & Fintech
NYSE Owner Invests in OKX at $25 Billion Valuation
The publicly traded parent company of NYSE, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), is establishing a strategic partnership with the global centralized exchange.

TradFi & Fintech
Western Union Partners with Crossmint to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana
This partnership aims to leverage Solana’s speed and Western Union’s extensive network to facilitate seamless cross-border money transfers.

People
Trump Supports Crypto Industry in Stablecoin Yield Battle
In a social media post, President Trump openly criticized banks for obstructing his crypto agenda, aligning himself with crypto firms in a dispute over stablecoin yields.

