JUST IN: 🇨🇳 China says US DeepSeek ban disregards Xi-Trump consensus.

JUST IN: 🇶🇦🇮🇷 Qatari delegation arrives in Tehran — Iran's Nournews.

BREAKING: 🇨🇭 Swiss regulator FINMA approves first retail Bitcoin ETF, waives diversification rules. Product holds BTC directly under fund law, not as structured product. Other applications in pipeline. Regulatory clarity — bullish crypto, European institutional access expands.

📰 REPORT: Putin proposes summit with Trump and Xi to discuss Ukraine deal — per WSJ.

JUST IN: Utah Attorney General sues Kalshi, pursues profits from prediction market company. Derek Brown calls Kalshi a "public nuisance" causing "significant harm" to state residents.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 US CFTC sets agenda for AI forum, exploring trading and agentic finance.

JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelenskiy to meet Trump envoy Witkoff after Trump says Russia has been 'fine' on Ukraine.

📰 REPORT: Bitwise and Hyperliquid seek SEC rule changes for token trading and airdrops. Firms are requesting clearer guidance on crypto asset classification and secondary-market trading as SEC comment period closes.

📰 REPORT: 82 crypto projects shut down in 2026 amid falling revenues, depleted funding, and security breaches — per Cointelegraph. Closures span DeFi, blockchain infrastructure, and gaming.

📰 REPORT: Japan faces US pressure to prioritize American chip production as it pursues domestic semiconductor reboot — per Reuters.

JUST IN: 🇯🇵 BOJ chief says underlying inflation 'quite close' to price goal.

JUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran tells Pakistan army chief no talks with Washington until demands are met.

OPINION: "Issuer objections to tokenized stock plans are a natural response" — Andrew Cuomo, OKX-ICE.

📰 REPORT: Options pricing implies 9% post-earnings move for Netflix — highest since Q3 2022.

JUST IN: 🇬🇧 UK police arrest two on suspicion of aiding Iranian intelligence over RAF Fairford incident.

JUST IN: Strive closes $630M SATS IPO, Bitcoin allocation unspecified. Net proceeds could acquire an estimated 7,372 BTC if fully allocated.

JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Rubio says Ukraine and Russia should be focused on ending the war.

JUST IN: Injective and BDACS plan to launch won-backed stablecoin KRW1 for tokenized asset settlement in South Korea.

JUST IN: Alphabet and Microsoft object to OKX-ICE proposed tokenized stock platform. ~25% of US-listed companies in the initial proposal are requesting to opt out.

📰 REPORT: Stablecoin transfers quadruple to $891B as US banks expand adoption — per Coinbase.