Market:
Bitcoin price faces resistance after brief surge above $53K. Analysts caution about consolidation ahead. (CoinDesk)
Ethereum flirts with $3,000 mark but retreats slightly. (CoinDesk)
VanEck's Bitcoin ETF sees massive trading volume increase of 1,400% in a day. (Cointelegraph)
Regulation:
Hong Kong lays out provisional guidance for crypto custody. (The Block)
Circle to stop minting USDC on Tron network due to "regulatory uncertainty." (Cointelegraph)
Pro-crypto super PAC Fairshake receives $4.9 million donation from Gemini founders. (The Block)
Industry:
Michael Saylor reiterates his commitment to "forever buying Bitcoin," calling it the "exit strategy." (Cointelegraph)
Stellar launches smart contracts after resolving bug fix delays. (Cointelegraph)
Hack VC raises $150 million to invest in crypto and AI startups. (Cointelegraph)
Other:
MetaMask active user count surges 55% in four months, reaching over 30 million. (Binance)
Optimism distributes over $40 million worth of OP tokens in its fourth airdrop. (The Block)