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For the fifth year running, Vietnam has maintained its position as one of the top 5 countries in Chainalysis’ digital asset adoption report.

Vietnam maintains its position as one of the top 5 countries with the most digital assets.

Vietnam maintains its position in the top 5 countries with the highest crypto adoption rate...

Today, American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC) officially listed on the Nasdaq. Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer Eric Trump, who has close ties to the Trump family, staged a thrilling "capital roller coaster" on its first day of trading.
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ABTC Pump and Dump
Market data shows that ABTC surged over 110% during the opening session, but ultimately closed up approximately 17%.
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ABTC is reaping the rewards as soon as it goes public, and the Trump family win big again.

With the physical trading card market at all-time highs, crypto natives are piling into CARDS, the token of Collector Crypt.CARDS is up 286% over the last 24 hours, and up more than 10x since yesterda...

CARDS Token Soars as Traders Flock to Tokenized Pokémon Card Platform

1/ Macro/TradFi
U.S. GDP shrank 0.3% in Q1 2025, the first negative growth in 3 years, as global trade rifts hit the economy.

2/ Macro/TradFi (Cont.)
SEC Chair @PaulAtkins signals a pro-crypto shift, advocating for clearer digital asset rules and a potential reversal of restrictive policies at a crypto roundtable.

3/ Macro/TradFi (Cont.)
@MorganStanley plans to offer crypto trading via E*Trade by 2026, targeting its wealthiest clients with access to digital assets.

4/ Macro/TradFi (Cont.)
@BlackRock files to offer tokenized shares of its US$150B Treasury Trust Fund through BNY Mellon.

5/ Macro/TradFi (Cont.)
Nasdaq files a 19b-4 proposal to list shares of @21Shares’ Dogecoin ETF—Bloomberg analysts estimate a 75% approval chance, though the SEC delayed Bitwise’s app.

6/ Macro/TradFi (Cont.)
@21Shares also files for a spot SUI ETF in the U.S., expanding beyond BTC and ETH.

7/ Macro/TradFi (Cont.)
@Strategy acquired 15,355 BTC for US$1.42B, bringing its total to 553,555 BTC (US$52B), funded by selling US$1.4B in class A stock and US$37.5M in STRK shares.

8/ L1/L2
Developers introduce Ethereum R1, a new Layer 2 solution to boost scalability and cut transaction costs on Ethereum.

9/ L1/L2 (Cont.)
@1inch launches on Solana, enabling cross-chain swaps.

10/ L1/L2 (Cont.)
Sony’s @soneium blockchain partners with @PlumeNetwork to offer real-world asset (RWA) products.

11/ Stablecoins
The U.S. Senate, led by Majority Leader John Thune, may soon vote on stablecoin issuer regulations.

12/ Stablecoins (Cont.)
@Tether_to’s gold-backed XAUT stablecoin holds 7.7 tons of reserves after Q1.

13/ Stablecoins (Cont.)
@Ethena_ partners with @TON_Blockchain to bring USDe to Telegram users.

14/ Stablecoins (Cont.)
@Mastercard integrates stablecoins into its global payments network to streamline cross-border transactions.

15/ Stablecoins (Cont.)
Hong Kong proposes a 2025 licensing regime for stablecoin issuers with penalties for non-compliance.

16/ Stablecoins (Cont.)
The EU considers stricter stablecoin rules, potentially requiring higher reserves and transaction limits.

17/ Others
@ARKInvest raises its 2030 bull-case #Bitcoin price projection to US$2.4M, citing institutional adoption.

18/ Others (Cont.)
@Worldcoin launches in the U.S. with Sam Altman’s eye-scanning tech.

19/ Others (Cont.)
@Strategy reports a Q1 earnings miss but raises its 2025 bitcoin gain target to US$15B, betting on long-term growth.

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