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The Daily: Winklevoss twins move $130 million in BTC to Gemini, South Korean prosecutors sell seized bitcoin and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

‘DAOs aren’t dead, they should evolve’: Aave CEO Stani Kulechov pushes for streamlined execution
The remarks follow a recent Aave DAO governance dispute that saw key contributors BGD Labs and ACI step back from the protocol....

Goldman Sachs emerges as top XRP ETF holder, alongside wave of ‘super fans’: analysts
XRP has maintained one of the largest and most vocal retail communities in crypto, with millions of holders worldwide....

Armed attackers force French couple to transfer $1 million in bitcoin during home invasion
The attack follows a series of bitcoin-linked kidnappings and extortion attempts in France....

Benchmark analysts expect Intchains’ stock to more than double, but lower target price
While Intchains provides altcoin mining products, the company has also made an effort to stockpile and stake Ethereum....

Polymarket taps Peter Thiel-backed Palantir to develop sports betting AI monitoring tool
The sports betting integrity platform will use Vergence AI engine to help screen for anomalies like manipulation and insider activity in real-time. ...

Babylon, Ledger partnership targets secure use of bitcoin as DeFi collateral
The partnership aims to make native bitcoin usable as collateral in decentralized finance without giving up self-custody....

Bitcoin’s next move is increasingly tied to oil, yields and Fed policy as ETF flows guide market direction, analysts say
Bitcoin's next major move could depend more on oil prices, yields, and Federal Reserve policy than crypto-specific catalysts, per analysts....

Starknet to deploy STRK20 framework enabling privacy-focused stablecoins and other assets
Starknet is developing the STRK20 framework to enable privacy-focused stablecoins and other assets with built-in confidentiality....

Winklevoss twins move $130 million in bitcoin to Gemini as estimated profit tops $1.8 billion: Arkham
The Winklevoss twins moved $130 million in bitcoin to Gemini hot wallets while still holding $764 million worth of BTC, per Arkham....