1. FIS and Circle have partnered to support financial institutions in accessing USDC stablecoin payment functionality.
2. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates: At least 15% of the portfolio should be allocated to Bitcoin and gold;
3. Pear Protocol completed a US$4.1 million strategic round of financing, led by Castle Island Ventures;
4. The US SEC delayed approval of Truth Social's spot Bitcoin ETF application;
5. The US SEC delayed approval of Grayscale's Solana spot ETF application;
6. Placeholder Ventures Partner: ETH market sentiment has changed dramatically in the past month;
7. Goldman Sachs: Hedge funds sold U.S. technology stocks at the fastest rate in a year;
8. Trump plans to include crypto assets in the U.S. pension and mortgage systems, sparking opposition from Democrats;
9. Cboe submitted applications for the Canary collateralized INJ fund and the Invesco spot Solana ETF;
10. CryptoPunks NFT trading volume hits a new high since March 2024;
11. Bloomberg: Coinbase in talks to acquire India's CoinDCX;
12. Bakkt sells its loyalty business, transforms into a pure crypto company and launches a public offering.
