📬 Mid-Week News Roundup • BTC hovered near $89K • ETH traded around $2.9K • PayPal said 39% of U.S. merchants accepted crypto checkout • KuCoin EU advanced expansion with MiCAR approval • Mesh raised $75M Series C at a $1B valuation • UK partnered Meta to boost AI in public services • Uzbek trader faced charges over $1.3M unlicensed crypto trades • CME crypto products hit record activity in late 2025 • HYPE surged as Hyperliquid expanded into metals trading • Russian banks doubled gold holdings • India and EU finalized a major free-trade deal • Vietnam’s crypto pilot targeted a $200B overseas wallet market • Wall Street said BTC could rally after gold cooled • Russian crypto seizure bill advanced • Coinbase CEO said crypto would become daily-use tech • Stablecoin supply fell $2.2B as capital moved to gold • Cardano whales accumulated 454M ADA • Nvidia invested $2B in CoreWeave, lifting CRWV 15%