Merck and The Hashgraph Group are integrating M-Trust with Hedera-based TrackTrace to link physical product authentication with EU Digital Product Passport compliance.

Bitcoin rose 3.7% to $63,971 as traders covered shorts after heavy liquidations, while Fed rate cut doubts, geopolitical risks and Strategy’s Bitcoin sale remain in focus.

Bitcoin fell toward $61,000 as a Zcash vulnerability, ETF outflows, liquidations, geopolitical tensions and Strategy’s first BTC sale pressured crypto markets.

Movement and Zoth signed a deal to build a $1B cross-border stablecoin payments corridor, giving fintechs access to RWA-backed yield infrastructure.

Robinhood has completed its C$250 million acquisition of WonderFi, gaining control of Bitbuy, Coinsquare and Bitcoin.ca as it expands its regulated crypto business in Canada.

Theta and XYO are building a blockchain-based verification layer for AI agents, giving enterprises independent proof of uptime, latency and workload performance.

R25 has powered Axil’s institutional-grade consumer credit vault on Pharos, offering up to 15% APY through exposure to emerging-market retail lending.

HEK and the Tezos Foundation will open 404_LAND, a virtual digital art exhibition exploring AI, machine vision, identity, error and NFTs.