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QUICK TAKE •DeFi liquidity is down, with total value locked dropping from roughly $180 billion to $70 billion in less than a year. •Rootstock is targeting bitcoin miners and treasury firms with lending and yield products.

Bitcoin DeFi demand concentrated in small-but-deep pockets, Rootstock exec says.

QUICK TAKE •In a short post on social media, Coinbase said it would launch “the first real, 1:1 backed tokenized stocks” of U.S. companies. •Investors will be able to trade the tokenized shares or hold them and collect dividends

Coinbase launching tokenized US stocks, backed 1:1, with holders able to receive dividends.

QUICK TAKE •During an interview with CNBC, SEC Chair Paul Atkins was asked whether the CFTC has enough money to oversee prediction markets. •The CFTC is a smaller agency compared to the SEC in terms of employees and budget

SEC Chair Atkins defends CFTC's Selig despite questions over agency's ability to regulate prediction markets.

QUICK TAKE •Bitcoin holds above $66,000 after the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, while Hyperliquid’s HYPE token hit a fresh all-time high above $76.

Bitcoin's rally and HYPE's record run mask a market still waiting for real conviction, analysts say.

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Gate CrossEx: An Exchange-Native Answer to the Institutional Capital Fragmentation Problem.

Ethereum Clear Signing Push Aims To Make Wallet Approvals Safer.

QUICK TAKE •Robinhood announced a 10% reduction of its full-time workforce, citing a shift toward a leaner, more “high performance” operating model.

Robinhood cuts 10% of staff, expects $28 million in restructuring charges.

QUICK TAKE •Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo said the firm’s recent investment-grade bond rating demonstrates how to unlock institutional funding for bitcoin-backed lending.

Ledn says bitcoin-backed lending market could reach $1 trillion as securitization attracts institutional capital.

QUICK TAKE •BITA holds bitcoin and BlackRock’s bitcoin ETF (IBIT) and generates income by selling call options on up to 35% of those IBIT holdings. •The fund hits the market ahead of Goldman Sachs’ Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.

BlackRock launches new Bitcoin ETF that generates income using a covered call strategy.

QUICK TAKE •Coinbase and AWS are enabling publishers on CloudFront and WAF to charge AI agents for content access using the x402 protocol.

Coinbase, AWS enable publishers on CloudFront and WAF to charge AI agents via x402 protocol.

QUICK TAKE •India’s Directorate of Enforcement charged Chirag Tomar, five associates, and two entities in connection with an alleged Coinbase spoofing scheme tied to more than $20 million in stolen cryptocurrency

India files charges against 8 defendants in alleged $20 million Coinbase spoofing scam.