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The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter,The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. Happy Tuesday! Bitcoin and Ethereum hold steady as traders await the Fed's rate decision on Wednesday, with markets pricing in a 25 bps cut and only slight odds of a 50 bps surprise. Analysts say a dovish tilt could spark upside, while a cautious tone risks near-term chop despite rising crypto ETF inflows. In today's newsletter, Google launches an AI agent-to-agent payments protocol with stablecoin support, Bitwise predicts the crypto market is setting up for a "spectacular" end-of-year rally, CleanCore buys another 100 million DOGE, and more. Meanwhile, Coinbase's Apple App Store ranking suggests retail is still on the sidelines. Let's get started! P.S. Don't forget to check out The Funding, a biweekly rundown of crypto VC trends. It's a great read — and just like The Daily, it's free to subscribe! Google brings stablecoin payments to AI agents Google has launched an open-source agent-to-agent payments protocol that supports both card networks and U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins. The solution was built in collaboration with Coinbase and over 60 other firms, including Salesforce, American Express, and Etsy, to extend Google's agent interoperability framework into payments. The protocol lets AI agents verify user consent, encode guardrails, and settle transactions using cards or onchain assets. If AI agents go mainstream to become shoppers, brokers, and back-office bots, stablecoin-enabled payments could extend crypto's use beyond trading, with a clear audit trail that businesses can rely on. The launch builds on Google Cloud's Universal Ledger blockchain pilot for programmable institutional settlements, signaling a broader push to merge traditional and crypto rails for automation. The Ethereum Foundation also unveiled a decentralized AI team this week, highlighting growing competition to anchor the AI economy's financial layer. Bitwise predicts 'spectacular' end-of-year rally Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan predicted that the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed generic listing standards could unleash a wave of new crypto ETPs and spark a year-end rally. Current rules force each crypto ETP through a one-off SEC filing that can drag on for 240 days with no guarantee of approval. Generic standards would allow predictable approvals in as little as 75 days, provided the ETPs meet predefined criteria — most likely tied to whether the asset already has a regulated futures market in the U.S. at exchanges like the CME or Cboe, Hougan said. ETPs make it easier for the broader audience of traditional investors to allocate to crypto, so assets are better positioned to "rip" when fundamentals improve, he argued. Dogecoin treasury firm CleanCore adds 100 million more DOGE CleanCore Solutions has bought another 100 million DOGE, boosting its treasury past 600 million as it targets amassing 1 billion of the OG memecoin within 30 days. The NYSE-listed firm, backed by the Dogecoin Foundation and its corporate arm House of Doge, aims to eventually control up to 5% of DOGE's circulating supply. CleanCore's strategy is to position Dogecoin as a reserve asset for payments, tokenization, remittances, and staking-like products, with support from investors like Pantera and GSR. Elon Musk's personal lawyer, Alex Spiro, chairs CleanCore's board, with DOGE's price climbing over 25% since the firm launched its treasury on Sept. 8. PayPal to expand P2P crypto payments with new Links feature PayPal is introducing a new peer-to-peer payments feature called PayPal Links, with plans to expand support to BTC, ETH, and PYUSD stablecoin transactions soon. It lets users send one-time payment requests and avoids 1099-K tax reporting for gifts, reimbursements, and shared expenses between friends and family on PayPal and Venmo. PayPal will first roll out the feature in the U.S. before expanding to the UK and other markets later this month, aiming to connect billions of wallets worldwide, the company said. The move builds on PayPal's growing crypto push, with PYUSD now a $1.3 billion market cap stablecoin powering its "Pay with Crypto" feature for merchants. Crypto execs join lawmakers in Washington to advance strategic bitcoin reserve bill Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor, MARA CEO Fred Thiel, and more than a dozen other crypto execs joined Sen. Cynthia Lummis and Rep. Nick Begich in Washington, D.C. to push for U.S. strategic bitcoin reserve legislation. The BITCOIN Act proposes acquiring one million BTC over five years with "budget neutral strategies," building on President Trump's executive order establishing permanent federal bitcoin holdings. The bill sits before House and Senate committees, though hearings are not currently scheduled, with backers now working to expand support beyond its current Republican base. In the next 24 hours UK CPI data are released at 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Eurozone CPI figures follow at 5 a.m. The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision is due at 2 p.m. The U.S. FOMC has a press conference scheduled for 2:30 p.m. IOTA, ZKsync, and ApeCoin are set for token unlocks. EDCON 2025 continues in Osaka. Crypto Invest Summit kicks off in Berlin. Never miss a beat with The Block'sdaily digestof the most influential events happening across the digital assetecosystem. Disclaimer: This article was produced with the assistance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT 3.5/4 and reviewed and edited by our editorial team. Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space. Crypto exchange Bitget is an anchor LP for Foresight Ventures. The Block continues to operate independently to deliver objective, impactful, and timely information about the crypto industry. Here are our current financial disclosures. © 2025 The Block. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter,The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons. Happy Tuesday! Crypto markets are struggling to gain traction, with analysts saying renewed macro jitters, thin year-end liquidity, and a rapid shift into risk-off positioning are driving traders toward safer assets. In today's newsletter, Bitwise predicts new bitcoin all-time highs in 2026, Ark Invest buys the dip, spot XRP ETFs surpass $1 billion in cumulative inflows, and more. Meanwhile, SEC Chair Paul Atkins warns crypto could become a "powerful financial surveillance" tool, but sees a path forward without giving up privacy. P.S. Don't forget to check out The Funding, a biweekly rundown of crypto VC trends. It's a great read — and just like The Daily, it's free to subscribe! Bitwise CIO says bitcoin will break 4-year cycle and set new all-time highs in 2026 Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan predicted bitcoin will break its historical four-year cycle and set new all-time highs in 2026 as structural market forces weaken past patterns. Hougan argued that diminishing halving impacts, falling interest rate expectations, and fewer leverage-driven blowups remove key drivers of previous boom-and-bust cycles. He also expects institutional adoption to accelerate as major wealth platforms and Wall Street firms expand allocations under a more supportive U.S. regulatory backdrop. Additionally, Hougan said bitcoin volatility will continue to decline in 2026, noting it was less volatile than Nvidia stock throughout 2025 as traditional vehicles like ETFs broaden the investor base. He also forecasts lower correlation between bitcoin and equities overall, with crypto-specific catalysts supporting prices even if stock markets face pressure from valuation concerns and slower economic growth. Taken together, Hougan said the outlook points to a rare trifecta of strong returns, lower volatility, and falling correlations that could attract tens of billions of dollars in new institutional investment. Cathie Wood's Ark Invest buys the dip on BitMine, Coinbase and Circle shares Ark Invest bought the dip across multiple crypto-linked equities, deploying millions of dollars into BitMine, Coinbase, Circle, Block, and Bullish during a broad market selloff on Monday. The Cathie Wood-led firm added roughly $17 million worth of BitMine shares, $16.3 million of Coinbase shares, and $10.8 million of Circle shares across its ARKK, ARKW, and ARKF funds. The purchased stocks fell sharply on the day, with BitMine dropping 11.2%, while Circle and Coinbase slipped 9.6% and 6.4%, respectively. The firm's latest rebalancing follows Wood's recent comments that deflationary forces from technological innovation are building, potentially setting up a macro shift next year. Japan's SBI Holdings to launch yen-pegged stablecoin with Startale Tokyo-listed financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is partnering with blockchain firm Startale Group to launch a fully regulated, yen-pegged stablecoin aimed at global settlement and institutional use in Q2 2026. The project combines SBI's financial infrastructure with Startale's web3 expertise, including its role in the Sony-backed Ethereum Layer 2 network Soneium. "The transition to a 'token economy' is now an irreversible societal trend," SBI Chairman and President Yoshitaka Kitao said. "By circulating it both domestically and globally, we aim to dramatically accelerate the movement toward providing digital financial services that are fully integrated with traditional finance." The yen stablecoin will complement Startale's existing USDSC and support the pair's planned 24/7 tokenized stock exchange as Japan accelerates adoption of regulated stablecoins. RedotPay raises $107 million Series B to expand stablecoin payments platform RedotPay raised $107 million in an "oversubscribed" Series B led by Goodwater Capital, with participation from Pantera Capital, Blockchain Capital, and Circle Ventures, among others. The stablecoin payments fintech reports more than $10 billion in annualized payment volume and over $150 million in annualized revenue while operating profitably. RedotPay said it now serves more than 6 million users across 100-plus markets, adding over 3 million new users in 2025 as both crypto-native and non-crypto cross-border transfer adoption accelerated. The company plans to deploy the fresh capital toward product development, compliance and licensing expansion, and strategic acquisitions to scale its global payments infrastructure. Spot XRP ETFs surpass $1 billion in cumulative inflows since November launch U.S. pure spot XRP ETFs have officially crossed $1 billion in cumulative net inflows, just over a month since their November launch. The spot XRP ETFs added another $10.9 million on Monday to reach the milestone, with funds from Canary Capital, Grayscale, and Franklin Templeton all reporting net inflows, according to SoSoValue data. "Spot XRP ETFs surpassing $1B in cumulative inflows shows rising institutional appetite for regulated exposure beyond BTC and ETH," Kronos Research CIO Vincent Liu said. "Despite a cautious macro backdrop, the steady inflows suggest investors are positioning early around assets with improving regulatory clarity and differentiated narratives." In the next 24 hours UK and Eurozone CPI inflation numbers are released at 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday. U.S. mortgage data follow at 7 a.m. U.S. FOMC members John Williams and Raphael Bostic will speak at 9:05 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., respectively. ApeCoin and ZKsync are among the crypto projects set for token unlocks. Never miss a beat with The Block'sdaily digestof the most influential events happening across the digital assetecosystem. Disclaimer: This article was produced with the assistance of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and reviewed and edited by our editorial team. Disclaimer: The Block is an independent media outlet that delivers news, research, and data. As of November 2023, Foresight Ventures is a majority investor of The Block. Foresight Ventures invests in other companies in the crypto space. Crypto exchange Bitget is an anchor LP for Foresight Ventures. The Block continues to operate independently to deliver objective, impactful, and timely information about the crypto industry. Here are our current financial disclosures. © 2025 The Block. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

ApeCoin announces that APE has been minted on the #Solana network

The voting for the proposal to dissolve ApeCoin DAO AIP-596 has ended, with a approval rate of 99.66% According to Snapshot data, the voting for the proposal AIP-596 to dissolve ApeCoin DAO and launch a new entity ApeCo has closed, with a 99.66% approval rate, about 0.32% opposition, and 0.01% abstention. The proposal aims to further promote the reform of the ApeCoin ecosystem and orderly transfer assets and responsibilities to the new entity ApeCo established by Yuga Labs. It is reported that the new entity team will be composed of Cameron Kates, the current executive director of the Ape Foundation, and other foundation members and Banana Bill team members.

The proposal to dissolve ApeCoin DAO and initiate the launch of a new entity, ApeCo, has started voting and will conclude on June 26.