HOW A CRYPTO EXCHANGE BECAME A MAJOR HUB FOR ILLICIT IRANIAN CASH: WSJ

*CRYPTO EXCHANGE COINEX IS A HUB FOR IRANIAN ENTITIES, BLOCKCHAIN DATA SHOWS
*IRANIANS MOVED MORE THAN $3.84B THROUGH COINEX, TRM ANALYSIS SHOWS
*COINEX WALLET TRANSACTIONS WERE TIED TO IRAN'S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD, CENTRAL BANK
*COINEX SAYS IT DOESN'T HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH IRANIAN GOVERNMENT
*COINEX SAYS IT IS MOVING TO LIMIT ACCESS IN IRAN

FRAMEWORK VENTURES RAISES $400 MILLION FOR FOURTH FUND AS FIRM EXPANDS BEYOND CRYPTO: FORTUNE

LAWMAKERS CALL FOR INVESTIGATION INTO DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING BY POLYMARKET: WSJ

*LAWMAKERS CALL FOR POLYMARKET PROBE OVER DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING

BLACKROCK'S ALADDIN PLATFORM ADDS DEEPER SUPPORT FOR ETHENA'S STABLECOIN PRODUCTS: THE BLOCK

CRYPTO PAYMENTS COMPANY MESH RAISING ROUND VALUING IT UP TO $2B: AXIOS

NIUM BUYS CYPHER FOR CRYPTO CARD PUSH: AXIOS

BITGO INTRODUCES QUANTUM PROTECTION FOR INSTITUTIONAL BITCOIN WALLETS: THE BLOCK

JPMORGAN SAYS BITCOIN'S MAIN RISK ISN'T STRATEGY, BUT BLOCKCHAIN ADOPTION THAT DOESN'T BENEFIT PUBLIC CHAINS AND TOKENS: THE BLOCK

JPMORGAN, BLACKROCK AND GOLDMAN TO TOKENIZE STOCKS, TREASURYS: WSJ

*DTCC TO TOKENIZE MICROSOFT, SPY, QQQ SHARES, TREASURYS FOR WALL STREET FIRMS
*BLACKROCK, GOLDMAN SACHS, JPMORGAN ARE AMONG PARTICIPATING FIRMS
*FIRMS TO USE TOKENIZED ASSETS FOR COLLATERAL TRANSFERS, REPO TRANSACTIONS OR EQUITY TRADES

CYCLOPS RAISES $20 MILLION TO HELP PAYMENT COMPANIES SETTLE FASTER WITH STABLECOINS: FORTUNE

PREDICTION MARKET STARTUP PASCAL RAISES $9 MILLION TO CHALLENGE HEAVYWEIGHTS KALSHI AND POLYMARKET: FORTUNE

VISA LAUNCHES NEW PLATFORM TO PROVIDE STABLECOIN SERVICES TO MORE THAN 200 MILLION MERCHANTS: FORTUNE

JPMORGAN SAYS BITCOIN OUTLOOK SEES 'ENCOURAGING SIGN' AS STRATEGY BOOSTS CASH RESERVES: THE BLOCK

FED RATES UNCHANGED

CRYPTO MONEY STARTS TO FLOW INTO MICHIGAN, IOWA SENATE RACES: AXIOS

WELLS FARGO TO ROLL OUT TOKENIZED DEPOSITS FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS: WSJ

*WELLS FARGO TO LAUNCH TOKENIZED DEPOSITS FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS, BANK SAYS
*TOKENIZED DEPOSITS WILL RUN ON PROPRIETARY BLOCKCHAIN AND BE INTEROPERABLE WITH OTHERS, BANK SAYS 

DINARI, FOUNDED BY STRIPE AND APPLE ALUMS, PARTNERS WITH CIRCLE TO OFFER TOKENIZED STOCKS TO U.S. INVESTORS: FORTUNE

CRYPTO TRADER WINTERMUTE STEPS ONTO REGULATED WALL STREET WITH BROKER LICENSE: WSJ

*WINTERMUTE'S U.S. BUSINESS SECURES BROKER-DEALER LICENSE
*WINTERMUTE TO TRADE COMMODITIES, CRYPTO ETFS, TOKENIZED STOCKS UPON REGULATORY APPROVAL

TRUMP MEDIA UNWINDS CRYPTO DEALS: AXIOS

STRATEGY SOLD 1,691 BTC REDUCING HOLDINGS TO 840,447 BTC

STRATEGY USD RESERVES UP $650M TO $4650M