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Sonic Labs wants to ‘vertically integrate’ core apps to drive value to S token, hints at acquisitions
Sonic Labs, the team behind the high-throughput Layer 1, is looking to revamp how value accrues to its native S token....

Zerohash adds Monad support to expand USDC stablecoin payments
Zerohash has added support for the Monad blockchain and USDC on Monad to its crypto infrastructure platform....

Coinbase rolls out AI tool to ‘give any agent a wallet’
AI bots will now be able to independently hold funds, send payments, trade tokens, earn yield, and transact onchain....

Paxful crypto platform fined $4 million after prosecutors say it ‘profited from moving money for criminals’
Paxful Holdings Inc. was sentenced to pay $4 million after prosecutors say it profited from a lack of anti-money laundering controls. ...

Tether could become ‘top 10 T-bill buyer’ this year, USAT CEO Bo Hines says
Hines' projections are based on the increasing demand for Tether’s flagship USDT token and its recently launched USAT stablecoin. ...

Democrats press SEC’s Atkins over dropped crypto cases, Trump industry ties as agency shifts strategy
SEC Chair Paul Atkins faced questions from lawmakers about the agency’s steep decline in digital asset enforcement....

Solana DAT Upexi posts $179 million loss as SOL price slide hits treasury despite revenue doubling
Upexi said digital asset operations, mainly staking income, now account for the majority of company revenue....

‘XRP is the North Star for Ripple’: Garlinghouse keeps door open for more M&A in second half of 2026
Last year, Ripple invested "approximately $4 billion into the crypto ecosystem" through investments, mergers, and acquisitions....

DCG’s Barry Silbert: 5%-10% of bitcoin ‘will find its way into privacy-focused crypto’ like Zcash
The longtime bitcoin backer and founder of DCG said privacy coins represent an asymmetric bet today, similar to the early days of Bitcoin. ...