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Solana DAT Upexi posts $179 million loss as SOL price slide hits treasury despite revenue doubling
Upexi said digital asset operations, mainly staking income, now account for the majority of company revenue....

‘XRP is the North Star for Ripple’: Garlinghouse keeps door open for more M&A in second half of 2026
Last year, Ripple invested "approximately $4 billion into the crypto ecosystem" through investments, mergers, and acquisitions....

DCG’s Barry Silbert: 5%-10% of bitcoin ‘will find its way into privacy-focused crypto’ like Zcash
The longtime bitcoin backer and founder of DCG said privacy coins represent an asymmetric bet today, similar to the early days of Bitcoin. ...

UK FCA seeks to block Justin Sun-linked HTX after alleged breaches of crypto marketing rules
The FCA has escalated enforcement against HTX, launching legal action over alleged illegal crypto promotions to UK consumers....

CME-backed crypto lender BlockFills halts withdrawals, says it’s working to restore liquidity
BlockFills clients can still trade & manage positions, but deposits and withdrawals remain paused with no reopening timeline disclosed....

BlackRock, Securitize tap DeFi giant Uniswap for direct onchain BUIDL trading; UNI surges 20%
BlackRock is bringing its tokenized Treasury fund BUIDL to Uniswap through Securitize, marking its first direct DeFi trading integration....

Hyperliquid Strategies posts $318 million net loss on $262 million unrealized HYPE losses
Hyperliquid Strategies reported a $317.9 million net loss for the six months ended Dec. 31, driven by HYPE token declines....

Privacy-preserving USAD stablecoin launches on Aleo Layer 1 mainnet via Paxos Labs partnership
Rival stablecoin issuer Circle also tapped Aleo to pilot a privacy-preserving version of its flagship USDC token, called USDCx. ...

Birch Hill raises $2.5 million pre-seed round led by ParaFi Capital and Castle Island Ventures for institutional onchain credit infrastructure
The firm is launching initial lending strategies on Morpho, focused on capital preservation, governance, and collateral risk monitoring....