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Coinbase, Stripe, and Cloudflare are creating a fund for AI-to-AI payments under the Linux Foundation Coinbase, Cloudflare, and Stripe are launching a non-profit fund under the Linux Foundation to develop the x402 protocol — a standard that enables programs and AI agents to automatically make crypto payments without human involvement, according to Bloomberg. Around 20 companies have joined the initiative, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon Web Services, American Express, Circle, and the Solana Foundation. The idea is that in the future, AI agents will pay for data and computing millions of times per day, and the current payment infrastructure — with intermediaries and fees — is not well suited for this. At the same time, a competing standard is being developed: the Machine Payments Protocol on the Tempo blockchain, backed by Stripe and venture crypto firm Paradigm. It proposes a prepaid session model for micropayments. A battle for the future standard is now underway. The deciding factor will likely be not just the technology itself, but the number of companies and developers that adopt it.

The Wallet in Telegram has added perpetual futures trading powered by Lighter, with leverage of up to 50x. The built-in Telegram crypto wallet now allows users to trade perpetual futures (perps) via the decentralized exchange Lighter. Users can open both long and short positions and use leverage of up to 50x. At launch, more than 50 trading instruments are available, including cryptocurrencies, as well as futures on stocks, metals, and oil. Position management is available directly within the wallet interface.

Realized (locked-in) losses of Bitcoin users since October 2025 have already exceeded $64.2 billion. However, this figure can be viewed in the context of the 2021–2022 bear market, when the same metric reached $125.2 billion.

It’s hard to believe, but in just 1,600 blocks (about 11 days), we’ll reach the halfway point to the next halving. This will occur at block 945,000. Data: Glassnode

Metaplanet reported acquiring an additional 5,075 BTC, bringing its total corporate holdings to 40,177 BTC.

Tommy Shaughnessy and ZachXBT criticized Circle for its lack of response to the Drift hack. Circle has the ability to freeze USDC, yet it took no action and allowed the hackers to move funds. Millions of USDC were transferred over several hours from Solana to Ethereum via the CCTP protocol.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$66,547 ETH ≈$2,046 SOL ≈$79,11 BNB ≈$590 XRP ≈$1,31 Market cap ≈$2,3T Fear & Greed Index: 27 ("Fear") Altseason Index: 43

The Drift protocol on the Solana blockchain has reportedly been hacked for more than $200 million, according to social media reports. There is no official confirmation, but outgoing transactions worth millions of dollars each in various tokens have been observed from an address linked to the project. The DRIFT token price has plunged. Drift is a major DEX platform for futures trading on Solana. It allows users to trade both already listed tokens and pre-launch assets with leverage of up to 10x.

Arkham has published an updated top 100 of the richest on-chain verified crypto holders. In first place is Binance ($136B), followed by Coinbase ($88B), Satoshi Nakamoto ($72B), BlackRock ($58B), and Lido ($38B). The top 10 also includes Fidelity, Strategy, the U.S. government, Aave, and Robinhood (a new entrant in the top ten).

The Uniswap Foundation reported its financials for 2025 As of the end of 2025, it held: $49.9 million in stablecoins and fiat 15.1 million UNI + 240 ETH Total: $85.8 million

📉 TWT dropped 30% yesterday after a whale sold 4.2 million TWT, which had been held for three years. From its average level of $1, this “stable” token has already fallen by 65%. The sell-off is being attributed to the actions of Trust Wallet’s new CEO — specifically, his silence regarding the token. The community is demanding answers about TWT’s future, but he has remained silent. The situation escalated to the point where a developer from the Mon wallet commented, stating that development plans for TWT have not been canceled, and that the new CEO and the entire leadership are staying silent for legal reasons.

📊 crypto prices: BTC ≈$68,703 ETH ≈$2,130 SOL ≈$83,52 BNB ≈$613 XRP ≈$1,35 Market cap ≈$2,36T Fear & Greed Index: 33 ("Fear") Altseason Index: 47

Interactive Brokers has launched trading for 11 cryptocurrencies in the European Economic Area. Available assets include: BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, LINK, SOL, ADA, XRP, DOGE, AVAX, and SUI.

Non-dollar stablecoins continue to stagnate, having seen little to no growth since 2023: their total supply stands at $1.1 billion — 280 times smaller than dollar-denominated counterparts ($284 billion). Euro stablecoins account for $860 million, Brazilian real — $90 million, and Japanese yen — $29 million.

The key difference between the crypto betting platforms Kalshi and Polymarket today is the concentration of sports markets: on Polymarket they account for just 37%, while on Kalshi they make up 82%.

CryptoQuant analysts suggest the situation could get out of control if Bitcoin drops to $54,000, as selling pressure is increasing

In less than 24 hours of operation on the Ethereum network, loans on Aave V4 surpassed the first $1 million.

If a quantum computer were to break BTC/ETH (which, however, are actively preparing for this threat), it would also break: The global banking system SWIFT transfers All stock exchanges and depositories worldwide Military communications Nuclear command systems Every HTTPS website on the planet

CZ urged not to panic over the quantum threat to cryptocurrencies According to him, blockchains will be able to transition to quantum-resistant encryption algorithms. However, such a transition will be complex: updates in decentralized networks are difficult to coordinate, which could lead to disputes or the emergence of forks. Some abandoned projects may not be updated at all, creating risks of bugs and vulnerabilities. Users who self-custody their crypto will need to transfer their funds to new wallets. Zhao also addressed the issue of “dormant” bitcoins, including coins believed to belong to Satoshi Nakamoto. In his view, if they remain inactive, the question may arise of freezing them so they don’t end up in the hands of whoever first manages to break the encryption.

Google analysts have urged a faster transition to post-quantum cryptography, as their new estimates suggest that fewer than 500,000 physical qubits would be needed to successfully break the security of Bitcoin or Ethereum — about 20 times lower than previous estimates.