🚨 UPDATE: circle (CRCL) stock faces volatility ahead of Thursday’s U.S. jobless claims report.

📉 Lower interest rates could boost market sentiment but pressure Circle’s yield income.

🔗Know More:https://coingape.com/markets/crcl-stock-prediction-ahead-of-tomorrows-u-s-jobless-claims-report/

🚨 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗶𝗖𝗔: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗼 𝗟𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗧𝗼 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁

In this exclusive #ThoughtLeadership op-ed, Daria Lysenko of SBSB Fintech Lawyers explains how MiCA is reshaping crypto market access across Europe.

From reverse solicitation to offshore licences, crypto businesses must align their licensing strategies with the markets they serve.

🔑 One licence doesn’t guarantee global access.

🔗 Full op-ed: https://coingape.com/block-of-fame/opinion/three-months-into-mica-one-rule-is-clear-a-crypto-licence-covers-only-the-market-that-issued-it/

🚨 𝗕𝗮𝗸𝗸𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 $𝟯𝗕 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲

Bakkt is expanding into digital asset infrastructure, raising its 2026 transaction-volume target by 20% to approximately $3 billion.

Its latest partnership with Thredd aims to develop credit-card-as-a-service infrastructure with stablecoin settlement.

🔗 Full story: https://coingape.com/block-of-fame/pulse/bakkts-crypto-makeover-is-complete-inside-its-3b-bet-on-digital-asset-infrastructure/

🚨 Trump Targets Overseas Crypto Scam Networks

The Trump administration is intensifying its crackdown on foreign crypto scams after Americans reported over $11 billion in cryptocurrency-related losses in 2025, according to the FBI.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/president-trump-to-announce-crackdown-on-foreign-crypto-scams-targeting-americans/

📊 INSIGHT: More than 50% of Bitcoin’s total supply is held in addresses with unknown owners.

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🚨 OpenAI Brings AI Models to Google Cloud

OpenAI will offer three AI models through Google Cloud, expanding enterprise access beyond Microsoft while Microsoft remains its primary cloud partner.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/openai-to-bring-ai-models-to-google-cloud-as-it-expands-beyond-microsoft/

🚨 Grayscale Enables In-Kind Crypto Investing

Investors can exchange 10 cryptocurrencies, including BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE, directly for fund shares.

🔗 Know more: https://coingape.com/grayscale-opens-in-kind-investing-for-btc-eth-sol-xrp-doge-and-5-others/

💳 Today's #BrandPulse

𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺

Mastercard’s new platform connects traditional finance with stablecoins, enabling banks, fintechs and businesses to manage fiat and digital money through a single API.

Following its $1.8B BVNK acquisition, Mastercard plans to expand stablecoin-funded payouts to 200+ countries and territories in 2027.

🔗 Full story: https://coingape.com/block-of-fame/pulse/mastercard-puts-1-8-billion-bvnk-deal-to-work-with-global-money-platform-launch/

🚨 JUST IN: Lighter plans to apply for a U.S. license next month and integrate into Robinhood’s U.S. offering once approved, according to an investor call.

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🚀 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐑𝐖𝐀𝐬 & 𝐀𝐈 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐬?

As institutional adoption grows and AI agents move closer to on-chain trading, how will crypto swaps evolve?

In this CoinGape TV interview, Sneha Agarwal speaks with Vasily S., CBDO at SwapSpace, about intent-based trading, RWAs, fragmented liquidity, and AI-powered crypto swaps.

🎙️ Could AI agents redefine the future of crypto trading?

📺 Watch the full episode now: https://youtu.be/6S_cSUATCig