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🇫🇷 EXCLUSIVE: Adam Back, CEO of @Blockstream, joins the 9th LONGITUDE for a fireside chat in Paris. A cypherpunk and cryptographer, Adam Back is the inventor of Hashcash, the proof-of-work system that laid the groundwo…

🇺🇸 NEW: SEC staff says platforms facilitating trades in crypto asset securities may need to register as broker-dealers. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 NEW: Donald Trump says 34 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz in one day, calling it the highest number since the “foolish closure” began. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: SEC says certain crypto interfaces, including DeFi front-ends, wallet extensions, and apps, may operate without broker-dealer registration under conditions: • No custody of user funds (self-custodial only)…

🔥 BIG: Bitmine buys 71,524 $ETH, bringing total to 4.87M $ETH, now holding 4.04% of Ethereum supply. News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 JUST IN: Strategy bought 13,927 $BTC for ~$1B. They now hold 780,897 BTC. News | Markets | YouTube

📊 BIG: Digital asset investment products saw $1.1B in inflows last week, the strongest since January. News | Markets | YouTube

⚡️ JUST IN: Meta is building an AI version of Mark Zuckerberg, trained on his mannerisms and tone to interact with employees on his behalf, per FT. News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 ALERT: Bridged $DOT on Ethereum has been exploited. An attacker minted 1B $DOT and dumped it all in a single transaction for 108.2 $ETH ($237K). News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 NEW: Justin Sun accuses WLFI of opaque governance and unfair token lockups. The Trump-backed platform fires back, threatening to take him to court. News | Markets | YouTube

🇺🇸 JUST IN: President Trump says he is creating “the greatest stock market in history.” News | Markets | YouTube

🔥 SEN. LUMMIS: “The last administration drove away the digital asset industry. It’s time to welcome them home with clear rules of the road. Pass the Clarity Act.” News | Markets | YouTube

🚨 JUST IN: Oil surges over 10% as Trump orders a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following the collapse of US-Iran peace talks. News | Markets | YouTube