BTC holds $67K, ETH +3%. Trump appoints crypto/AI leaders to Science & Technology Council, including Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Europe sees Bitpanda launch Vision Chain for regulated tokenized assets. Mastercard acquires BVNK for $1.8B to build stablecoin infrastructure.
President Trump announced appointments of 13 members from crypto, blockchain, AI and tech industries to his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, including Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Oracle CTO Larry Ellison. The council will be co-chaired by White House AI and crypto czar David Sacks.
Bitpanda unveiled Vision Chain, an Ethereum layer-2 for tokenized assets aimed at EU banks and fintechs under MiCA and MiFID II regulations.
Mastercard announced $1.8B acquisition of payment infrastructure company BVNK, showing preference for "buying payment rails" over issuing its own stablecoin.
21shares says active products are emerging as the next phase of crypto ETPs, with demand shifting beyond passive funds toward yield strategies.
Aave DAO voted with over 645,000 votes in favor of V4 deployment plan, with virtually no opposition on Snapshot.
a16z Crypto argues AI agents can't be distracted by ads, threatening the internet's decades-old online advertising model.
Bitcoin price rallied on Trump Iran news, but spot trading volumes fell to 2023 lows, lacking real buying conviction.
Brazil's new finance minister postpones crypto tax policy updates until after 2026 presidential election.