Germany has further extended its lead in crypto-asset service provider authorizations under the European Union’s MiCA framework, following the addition of six German cooperative banks to the latest ESMA register update.

ViaBTC has updated its Ambassador Program to offer approved participants a 20% lifetime commission on referrals, alongside a 30-day fee-discount coupon for new users.

Despite a sharp cryptocurrency price rally that liquidated numerous bearish positions, Abraxas Capital, Fasanara Capital, and Wintermute continue to hold over $600 million in short positions.

Solana validators have begun voting on three governance proposals, including a constitution, a disinflation increase, and transaction fee reforms.

ConConAI has initiated the Phase 1 presale for its native utility token, $CON, featuring a fixed supply, a SolidProof audit, and a targeted DEX listing price of $0.01.

Cardano has opened community review for new proposals, including CIP-0197, aimed at introducing post-quantum wallet protection without requiring address migrations.

Privacy coin Zcash reached a multi-year high, trading above $830, while Bitcoin recovered from a brief dip to trade around $77,500.

CleanCore completed a $100 million stock offering and sold substantially all of its Dogecoin holdings to fund a shift into Minnesota AI infrastructure, resulting in significant share dilution.

Gold surpassed $4,620 an ounce and futures approached $4,650 following the U.S. Treasury's decision to expand its bond buyback program, which drove the dollar index down.

Hyperliquid experienced a 3% intraday pullback after closing the week at a new all-time high, supported by $70 billion in weekly perpetual trading volume and rising open interest.