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Animoca Brands and Currenc Group mutually agreed to suspend their proposed reverse merger after reviewing market conditions and closing timelines.
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Animoca Brands and Currenc Group mutually agreed to suspend their proposed reverse merger after reviewing market conditions and closing timelines.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is confirmed for the Thursday dinner in Washington, while China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not yet disclosed which executives will accompany President Xi.

Kevin O’Leary stated Bitcoin could reach $1 million if developers resolve quantum computing risks, noting that current institutional uncertainty caps exposure near 3%.

The CLARITY Act failed to advance in the US Senate due to insufficient votes, causing shares of major crypto firms like Coinbase to fall between 5% and 10%.

Bitcoin rose nearly 7% to over $86,000 after the crypto market structure bill stalled due to Democratic concerns over Trump family conflicts of interest.

Bitcoin traded as high as $86,332 on Monday, its highest level since January. CoinGlass recorded $877.31 million in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, with $740.79 million coming from short positions…

Bitcoin reached a 33-week high of $86,332 on Bitstamp, rising 5.7% as diplomatic signals lowered oil prices and boosted US equities.

Central Bank Deputy Governor Vladimir Chistyukhin stated that subordinate regulations for the Russian crypto industry could be finalized before the end of 2026.

xAI launched Grok 4.7 with 2.1 trillion parameters and SpaceX data integration, but it scored second to Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.1 on major benchmarks.