CFTC Commissioner Summer Mersinger Departing to Lead Blockchain Association

A new partnership between Mastercard and a crypto company, MoonPay, will enable users and businesses to conduct transactions using stablecoins globally. The collaboration leverages infrastructure from Iron, a stablecoin payment firm acquired by MoonPay. Despite regulatory uncertainties, card networks are increasingly embracing stablecoin technology for various financial applications.

The Ethereum Foundation has introduced the Trillion Dollar Security Initiative to enhance the network's security and attract more users. This initiative aims to make Ethereum secure enough for holding trillions of dollars and involves input from various security experts and community members.

Lyft has confirmed its partnership with Bee Maps, a decentralized mapping platform using Hivemapper infrastructure. The rideshare company utilizes street-level mapping data to enhance routing and navigation for its autonomous vehicle strategy. Bee Maps rewards contributors with its native HONEY token for uploading street imagery via AI-powered dashcams.

Asprey Studio has reimagined Albrecht Dürer's "The Rhinoceros" as 11 sterling silver sculptures, each with a digital inscription on the Bitcoin blockchain. The sculptures, created in partnership with the British Museum, feature a unique parent/child inscription for provenance. The process of making the silver sculptures involves digital sculpting and welding pieces together over several months.

eToro's Nasdaq debut saw shares closing 29% higher, valued at $5.4 billion. The company generates revenue from trading fees and management fees on digital assets, with $12.4 billion revenue in 2024. Co-founder Yoni Assia views crypto as revolutionary for financial systems.

House Democrats have requested access to suspicious activity reports on President Trump's crypto ventures, including World Liberty Financial and the TRUMP meme coin, to investigate potential fraud and corruption. The letter also mentions concerns about political action committees and projects like the WLFI token sale.

According to computer scientist Adam Back, Bitcoin's price could potentially surge to $500,000 or even $1 million per coin in the current four-year cycle due to institutional investments and market dynamics. Back highlighted the approval of Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. and the influx of new money into the crypto space.

Tether introduces QVAC, a platform enabling AI agents to run on personal devices without centralized data centers. Ardoino emphasizes the need for decentralized AI to empower society and challenge Big Tech's control over data and information.

Charles Hoskinson aims to promote peace in the crypto community by distributing Midnight tokens to 37 million users across eight blockchains. The Glacier Drop airdrop for Cardano's sidechain emphasizes a cooperative economic model for developers to build hybrid decentralized applications.

According to Bernstein analysts, Ethereum's recent surge is attributed to the increasing adoption of digital assets for purposes beyond store of value, as well as the rising interest from institutions and retail investors in blockchain and stablecoin payments. The note also highlights the potential for brokerages like Robinhood to offer tokenized equities on Ethereum's blockchain.