Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says Next Couple Weeks Pivotal for Clarity Act Crypto Bill

Abra Financial Holdings plans to go public through a merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III, valuing Abra at $750 million. The combined entity, to be listed as ABRX on Nasdaq, will receive up to $300 million in growth capital from New Providence's trust.

Institutional investors have been increasing their allocations to digital assets like Bitcoin, with inflows totaling $1.06 billion last week. This trend is driven by the perception of Bitcoin as a safe haven during times of global stress, leading to a rise in total assets under management in digital asset exchange-traded products.

According to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, institutional investors have shown resilience by holding onto their bitcoin positions despite the market decline. Bitcoin ETFs received $60 billion in net inflows from January 2024 to October 2025, with minimal outflows since then.

BitMine Immersion Technologies has been steadily increasing its Ethereum purchases, acquiring over $138 million worth of ETH in the past week alone. With a stash of 4,595,562 ETH valued at over $10.5 billion, the firm's aggressive acquisition strategy aligns with Ethereum's recent price surge.

Strategy purchased $1.57 billion worth of Bitcoin last week, raising $1.2 billion through its preferred share product. With a stockpile of 761,000 Bitcoin, the firm's holdings were down $1.7 billion from their average purchase price.

A whitehat hacker publicly accuses Injective of ignoring them for three months after disclosing a critical bug that put $500 million at risk. Despite fixing the bug, Injective allegedly offered a low bounty payout, causing a dispute.

Two teenagers and a 35-year-old man have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a family of crypto owners in Île-de-France, threatening them with explosives to hand over valuables. The trio orchestrated two attacks in affluent areas near Paris, prompting a manhunt and subsequent arrests by police.

Bitcoin's price surged to $74,157 in Asian trading, up 3.1% on the day and 9.1% on the week, despite escalating U.S.-Iran tensions. The rise is attributed to macroeconomic consequences and long-term holders' conviction, with options data supporting potential upside moves.

The SEC closed the civil enforcement action against BitClout founder Nader Al-Naji and related defendants, ending the litigation permanently. The lawsuit accused Al-Naji of violating securities laws through the crypto-based social network project BitClout, associated with the decentralized social blockchain DeSo.

South Korea's Financial Intelligence Unit has fined Bithumb $24.6 million and imposed a six-month partial suspension for numerous anti-money laundering violations. The violations included failures in customer identity verification and blocking transactions as required by law. The partial suspension will target services for newly registered users, with existing customers still able to trade on the platform.