BlackRock clients buy $33.4 million worth of $BTC.

🇺🇸 FBI arrests hacker for hiding crypto-stealing malware inside Steam video games.

Once installed, the malware stole passwords, data and drained victims' crypto wallets.

🇺🇸 US Senate Republicans release new crypto Clarity Act draft bill.

🇺🇸 The top 0.00001% of wealthiest Americans now capture a record 12% of total U.S. national income.

🇺🇸 New U.S. tariffs of 10-12.5% on 60 nations are adding inflation pressure to the global economy.

This makes it even harder for the Fed to cut rates, and easier for Bitcoin to fall.

Visa CEO Ryan McInerney says Visa "will remain multi-coin, multi-chain" and won't pick winners between Open USD, USDT, and USDC.

Michael Saylor hints at Strategy $MSTR buying more Bitcoin.

🇺🇸🇮🇷 President Trump says Iran talks keep going after strikes despite reports questioning if diplomacy has collapsed.

"For some reason when they're talking, they don't like saying that they're talking."

🇯🇵🇺🇸 Japan is considering deploying multiple U.S.-made AI systems, including Palantir $PLTR and Anduril, across its defense forces - Nikkei.

🇨🇳🇺🇸 Chinese Yuan hits strongest level against the US dollar in over 3 years.

🇺🇸 Citi bank just called for the U.S. Senate to pass the Crypto Clarity Act.

$2.8 trillion Citi to launch Bitcoin custody for institutional clients.

🇧🇹 Bhutan transferred 10.779 $BTC worth about $835K to two fresh addresses, per Onchain Lens.

“Bitcoin is much more dangerous if you don’t use it. Basically, you’re missing out, just like with AI.” — @cz_binance

SEC Chair Paul Atkins urges Congress to pass the CLARITY Act, calling it key to making the U.S. the world’s crypto capital.

Ethereum Foundation names FOCIL and Frame Transactions as the two "must ship" EIPs for the Hegotá upgrade.

It also set a longer-term target of a quantum-resistant Ethereum L1 by December 2029.

🇺🇸 Senate GOP Leader John Thune says only about 25 to 30 Republican senators actually want to end the filibuster, despite months of pressure from Trump.

Tom Lee says Q4 will kick off "one of the biggest market rallies" our generation has seen.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirms talks with U.S. Treasury and Commerce to advance the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.