Crypto majors are green, reversing yesterday’s sell-off, with BTC up 2% to $87,400, ETH flat at $2,820, BNB up 2% to $842 and SOL up 2% to $129. Among the top gainers, Fartcoin (+14%), SPX (+12%) and PUMP (+9%) were the biggest gainers. Vanguard has announced that it will allow trading of crypto ETFs and mutual funds on its brokerage platform, ending long-standing opposition. Coinbase’s leadership and Marc Andreessen were indicted over an alleged years-long insider trading scheme. Ripple secured a payments license in Singapore and expanded XRP and RLUSD payment services there. Vitalik Buterin warned that shifting Zcash governance to token-based voting could erode privacy protections. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman stated that banking regulators are working on stablecoin rules. Anthropic has released a report showing that AI agents have discovered zero-day exploits in crypto protocols during testing, posing a threat to vulnerable smart contracts. Meanwhile, House Republicans released a 50-page report on “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” alleging that the Fed, FDIC, OCC, and SEC covertly pressured banks to avoid cryptocurrencies through pause letters, informal guidance, and SAB 121, ultimately debanking more than 30 companies.
