Blockchain Association sees leadership shift shortly after crypto Clarity Act fizzles
The trade group will be run again by its original CEO, Kristin Smith, when Summer Mersinger leaves at the end of a long congressional tussle. Source：CoinDesk
Solana Foundation hires ex-Binance CMO and payments exec as new partnerships expand
Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a…
As the Trump-Xi meetings unfold, investors should watch for this hidden AI trade
Easing tensions over Taiwan could ripple through the chip stocks powering the AI boom Source：MarketWatch
Micron’s stock has become a ‘battleground’ as the AI narrative shifts
Investors have become more focused on the durability of memorychip demand, but there are reasons to be optimistic on that front, a UBS analyst said.…
NYSE, Blockchain.com in tie-up to bring tokenized US stocks to crypto users
Blockchain.com users could gain access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs through NYSE’s planned digital trading platform under a new partnership, as bourses rush…
Binance takes $100M stake in Circle under expanded USDC deal
Circle sold Binance $100 million in stock and agreed to pay monthly incentives under an expanded fiveyear partnership promoting USDC. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto platform Gemini’s stock is down 80% from its IPO. That’s reviving takeover speculation
The crypto platform’s market value has fallen to about $753 million, putting fresh attention on the licenses, custody infrastructure and customer relationships…
Anthropic tabs Accenture as embedded evaluator to help with AI slowdown proposal
The partnership is nonexclusive, and Anthropic expects to announce other evaluators in forthcoming weeks with which it will also work. Source：Cointelegraph
Two signs investors don’t have to fear an AI slowdown
Neocloud companies CoreWeave and Nebius are signaling strong demand and rising prices for AI chips. Source：MarketWatch
Iran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled…
The Ondo Finance succession crisis gets messier as Kathleen Allman’s daughter alleges ‘dementia’, alcoholism and reckless spending
The estranged daughter of 77yearold Kathleen Allman has petitioned a Hawaiian court to establish a limited conservatorship to protect her parents’ share of her…
Micron, Intel and other chip stocks are furthering their strong comebacks
Investor fears about an AI spending slowdown and the impact of interestrate hikes are subsiding. Source：MarketWatch