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UK FCA seeks to block Justin Sun-linked HTX after alleged breaches of crypto marketing rules
The FCA has escalated enforcement against HTX, launching legal action over alleged illegal crypto promotions to UK consumers....

CME-backed crypto lender BlockFills halts withdrawals, says it’s working to restore liquidity
BlockFills clients can still trade & manage positions, but deposits and withdrawals remain paused with no reopening timeline disclosed....

BlackRock, Securitize tap DeFi giant Uniswap for direct onchain BUIDL trading; UNI surges 20%
BlackRock is bringing its tokenized Treasury fund BUIDL to Uniswap through Securitize, marking its first direct DeFi trading integration....

Hyperliquid Strategies posts $318 million net loss on $262 million unrealized HYPE losses
Hyperliquid Strategies reported a $317.9 million net loss for the six months ended Dec. 31, driven by HYPE token declines....

Privacy-preserving USAD stablecoin launches on Aleo Layer 1 mainnet via Paxos Labs partnership
Rival stablecoin issuer Circle also tapped Aleo to pilot a privacy-preserving version of its flagship USDC token, called USDCx. ...

Birch Hill raises $2.5 million pre-seed round led by ParaFi Capital and Castle Island Ventures for institutional onchain credit infrastructure
The firm is launching initial lending strategies on Morpho, focused on capital preservation, governance, and collateral risk monitoring....

K33 sees ‘strong case’ bitcoin has bottomed amid ‘capitulation-like’ conditions
The firm now expects a prolonged consolidation phase between $60,000 and $75,000 following hyperactive trading and derivatives stress....

Ripple partners with Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger
Ripple has partnered with Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional funds on the XRP Ledger, expanding its institutional footprint in Europe....

Bernstein sees 87% upside for Robinhood as prediction markets surge, says ‘crypto jitters’ are temporary
Bernstein sees $60-$75 as a bear-case accumulation range for Robinhood, with prediction markets tracking $435M ARR and a $160 price target....

‘Cry me a river’: X $1M article winner accused of profiting $600K from Solana memecoin rug pulls
Bubblemaps alleged that X’s $1 million article competition winner profited from memecoin rugpulls on Solana....