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The Funding: Why token buybacks are suddenly back in focus
In this edition, we explore why token buybacks are back in the spotlight, when they work, and when teams should think twice....

UK committee chairs push for crypto political donations ban, adding pressure to Labour government
Reform UK became the first UK political party to accept crypto donations in May 2025, though a £9m donation from a crypto investor was made in fiat. ...

Vitalik Buterin says decentralized stablecoins still face three unsolved problems
Buterin suggested that long-term stablecoin sustainability may require independence from the dollar entirely, given the possibility of future debasement. ...

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard moved $1 billion through UK-registered crypto exchanges, report finds
The vast majority of the transactions were conducted using Tether's USDT stablecoin on the Tron network, the analysis by TRM Labs found. ...

Polymarket faces first state-level cease-and-desist from Tennessee, weeks after US relaunch: report
Tennessee's Sports Wagering Council sent cease-and-desist letters to Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com threatening potential criminal prosecution. ...

XRP ETFs hit record weekly volume as bitcoin, ether funds face $750 million in combined outflows
The first full trading week of 2026 saw XRP and SOL ETFs log net inflows, while bitcoin and ether funds struggled in comparison. ...

Pump.fun overhauls creator fees as token launches hit highest daily count since September
Pump.fun says creator fees worked for organized project teams but had little impact on typical memecoin deployers....

The Daily: Cathie Wood says US government may soon start buying bitcoin, Ripple secures FCA authorization, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons....

Ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, other Democrats back bill to ban elected officials from political prediction market bets
Thirty Democrats are rallying behind a bill that would block elected officials from waging politically related bets on prediction markets....

Ripple secures FCA authorization, clearing path for UK expansion
Ripple has secured approval from the UK’s top financial regulator, clearing the way for an expansion of its platform in the country....