Solana DAT’s $DONT Memecoin Hits $26M – But Degens Are Warned: “Don’t Buy It”
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DeFi Development Corp has launched DisclaimerCoin ($DONT) with no utility or roadmap. The memecoin has briefly topped $26M, while onchain trades have sparked scrutiny over wallets that profited before or just after the public post, amid a hyperactive Solana memecoin cycle. Fixed supply: 420B tokens.
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Capital One Agrees to Acquire Technology and Stablecoin Firm Brex in $5.15B Deal
https://cryptonews.com/news/capital-one-agrees-to-acquire-brex-in-5-15b-deal/

Capital One has agreed to acquire fintech firm Brex in a deal valued at $5.15 billion, marking one of the largest fintech transactions.
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Russian Ruble-Pegged Stablecoin Surpasses $100B in Transactions Less Than a Year – Report
https://cryptonews.com/news/a7a5-stablecoin-surpasses-100b-in-transactions-report/

Russia’s ruble-backed stablecoin A7A5 has surpassed more than $100 billion in transactions in less than a year.
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Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial Partners With Spacecoin on DeFi Initiative
https://cryptonews.com/news/trump-linked-world-liberty-financial-partners-with-spacecoin-on-defi-initiative/

World Liberty Financial, the crypto project associated with the family of US President Donald Trump, has entered a partnership with satellite startup Spacecoin.
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Decentralized Social Network Farcaster Developer to Return $180M to Investors
https://cryptonews.com/news/decentralized-social-network-farcaster-developer-to-return-180m-to-investors/

Merkle Manufactory, the company behind the crypto-oriented social media protocol Farcaster, plans to return $180 million in venture funding to investors.
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Crypto Firm Partners With Visa to Enable Near Real-Time Crypto-to-Fiat Off-Ramping
https://cryptonews.com/news/crypto-firm-partners-with-visa-to-enable-near-real-time-crypto-to-fiat-off-ramping/

Mercuryo’s partnership with Visa enables near real-time crypto-to-fiat off-ramps directly to Visa debit and credit cards.
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FBI Arrests Former Olympic Snowboarder and Top Cocaine Trafficker in Crypto-Linked Case
https://cryptonews.com/news/fbi-arrests-former-olympic-snowboarder-and-top-cocaine-trafficker-in-crypto-linked-case/

Former Olympian Ryan Wedding was arrested in Mexico and extradited to the US after years on the FBI’s Most Wanted list.
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UK Financial Watchdog Enters Final Consultation Phase on Crypto Regulations
https://cryptonews.com/news/uk-financial-watchdog-enters-final-consultation-phase-on-crypto-regulations/

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has moved into the final stage of consultations on a sweeping set of proposed crypto regulations.
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ZachXBT Alleges Son of US Government Crypto Custodian CEO Behind Wallet Theft
https://cryptonews.com/news/zachxbt-alleges-son-of-us-government-crypto-custodian-ceo-behind-wallet-theft/

ZachXBT alleges a multimillion-dollar crypto theft from US government wallets is linked to the son of a federal crypto custody contractor’s CEO.
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Macro Fears Trigger $550M Crypto Liquidations – What’s Really Going On?
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Macro uncertainty triggered over $550 million in crypto liquidations as bitcoin and ether came under pressure.
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Japan’s Metaplanet Takes $680M Accounting Hit on Bitcoin Holdings
https://cryptonews.com/news/japans-metaplanet-takes-680m-accounting-hit-on-bitcoin-holdings/

Metaplanet booked a $680 million Bitcoin impairment that will drive large reported losses but does not impact cash flow.
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Fundstrat’s Tom Lee Predicts Bitcoin, Ethereum Surge Once Metals Rally Fades
https://cryptonews.com/news/fundstrats-tom-lee-predicts-bitcoin-ethereum-surge-once-metals-rally-fades/

Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee believes Bitcoin and Ether are poised to play catch-up once the blistering rally in gold and silver begins to cool.
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Kalshi Opens Washington Office to Step Up US Lobbying Efforts
https://cryptonews.com/news/kalshi-opens-washington-office-to-step-up-us-lobbying-efforts/

Kalshi has opened a Washington office and hired seasoned policy veterans to deepen engagement with federal and state regulators.
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Australian Court Penalizes BPS Financial Over Crypto Qoin Wallet Promotion
https://cryptonews.com/news/australian-court-penalizes-bps-financial-over-crypto-qoin-wallet-promotion/

The ASIC has imposed a penalty on BPS Financial for touting a crypto token called ‘Qoin’ and promoting a “non-cash payment” wallet linked to it.
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Base Won’t ‘Pump’ Tokens: Jesse Pollak Slams Market Manipulation as ‘Illegal’
https://cryptonews.com/news/base-jesse-pollak-market-manipulation-statement/

Base co-founder Jesse Pollak clarifies that the network will support token visibility and adoption across the ecosystem while making clear it will not intervene in token prices or influence market outcomes, ensuring fair conditions for all projects.
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Gold Rally Signals Fiat Distrust as Crypto Risks “Show Me” Phase: Bitwise CIO
https://cryptonews.com/news/gold-rally-signals-fiat-distrust-as-crypto-risks-show-me-phase-bitwise-cio/

Gold’s surge past $5,000 an ounce and mounting uncertainty around US crypto legislation are shaping a critical moment for digital asset markets.
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Coinbase Experiments With Flipcash’s USDF as It Rolls Out Custom Stablecoins
https://cryptonews.com/news/coinbase-experiments-with-flipcashs-usdf-as-it-rolls-out-custom-stablecoins/

Coinbase has begun backend testing of Flipcash’s in-development stablecoin, USDF, to let businesses issue their own branded, dollar-backed tokens.
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Tether Quietly Becomes One of the Biggest Global Gold Market Players, Holds 140 Tons of Gold
https://cryptonews.com/news/tether-quietly-becomes-one-of-the-biggest-global-gold-market-players-holds-140-tons-of-gold/

Tether bought more than 70 tons of gold over the course of last year, and now holds around 140 tons of gold, said CEO Paolo Ardoino.
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OKX Launches Mastercard-Powered Card in Europe for Stablecoin Spending
https://cryptonews.com/news/okx-launches-mastercard-powered-card-in-europe-for-stablecoin-spending/

OKX has launched OKX Pay and a Mastercard-backed card in Europe to enable everyday stablecoin spending.
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Ripple Rolls Out Treasury Platform Integrating Traditional and Digital Assets
https://cryptonews.com/news/ripple-rolls-out-treasury-platform-integrating-traditional-and-digital-assets/

Ripple has launched Ripple Treasury, integrating GTreasury’s software with its blockchain to unify cash and digital asset management.
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