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According to an official statement from the U.S. SEC, Jamie Selway, the Director of the Division of Trading and Markets at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), stated at the Piper Sandler Global Exchanges and Fintech Conference that Chairman Paul Atkins has instructed the division to advance the framework for the listing and trading of security tokens, with the guiding principle of "promoting innovation without creating regulatory arbitrage."

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is preparing legislation to establish a cryptocurrency tax structure, which could be released as early as Friday, followed by a hearing early next week. Committee Chairman Jason Smith will prioritize the development of a digital asset tax framework, with the Treasury Department also involved in the process.The committee is expected to release seven bills addressing when tokens obtained through mining or staking will be taxed, exempting certain stablecoin transactions from capital gains tax, equal tax treatment for digital assets and securities (including charitable donations), allowing foreign investors to trade U.S. securities without being taxed as domestic entities, and expanding wash sale rules to digital assets.

According to PR Newswire, the enterprise-level AI payment and financial management platform Ramp announced the completion of a new round of financing totaling $750 million, with a post-money valuation of $44 billion.This round of financing was led by ICONIQ, GIC, and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, with participation from institutions such as Goldman Sachs Alternatives, D.E. Shaw, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Generation Investment Management, and Insight Partners.Ramp stated that the company is expanding its business into the AI cost management field, launching the AI Token spending management tool to help businesses monitor and control expenses related to large models and AI services. In recent months, Ramp has completed acquisitions of the UK and European payment platform Billhop and the business travel platform Juno, and has also deepened its long-term collaboration with Visa to promote AI agents to autonomously execute corporate payments within a real-time risk control framework.Ramp revealed that its internal AI tools have achieved a 99.5% employee adoption rate, with the internally developed platform Inspect currently generating over two-thirds of the company's code. The company plans to use this round of financing to further expand its product layout and accelerate its expansion into the UK and European markets.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that the SEC has listed digital assets as a strategic priority before 2030, calling for the establishment of a clear regulatory framework for blockchain, tokenization, custody, trading, staking, and cryptocurrency market infrastructure.The SEC stated that blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the U.S. financial infrastructure and acknowledged that innovative developments have surpassed existing regulations.The plan also calls for a clearer delineation of the regulatory boundaries between the SEC and CFTC, which is a key issue for Bitcoin and the broader digital asset industry. After years of regulatory uncertainty, the SEC now officially positions digital assets as part of the future of U.S. capital markets.

According to CoinDesk, MoneyGram announced the launch of the dollar stablecoin MGUSD on the Stellar blockchain, which will be integrated into its official app, allowing users to hold dollar-denominated balances in self-custody wallets and make cross-border transfers through its global network.MGUSD is issued by Bridge, a subsidiary of Stripe, with M0 providing smart contracts and Fireblocks supplying wallet infrastructure. The product has been launched first in the United States and will subsequently be promoted globally to its approximately 60 million users and nearly 500,000 offline locations, serving as one of the core infrastructures of MoneyGram's cross-border payment network.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced on his personal channel that the TON ecosystem has launched a brand upgrade plan, and the name of its native token will be changed from TON to Gram. The team stated that "Gram" was the name given to the native currency in the original white paper of the TON project, and this renaming aims to return to the project's original intention and open a new phase of ecological development.According to the announcement, this brand transition is expected to be gradually completed over the next three weeks. During the transition period, the relevant infrastructure, wallets, and ecological applications will successively update the token name.TON emphasized that this adjustment only involves the brand name of the native token, and the TON blockchain network itself will continue to use the name "TON (The Open Network)" without being affected.The official statement indicated that restoring the native token to Gram is the fourth step in the "Make TON Great Again" seven-step strategy, and more ecological development plans and upgrade measures will be announced in the future.

According to CoinDesk, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has proposed the establishment of a legal framework for cryptocurrency ETF trading and the promotion of the use of yen stablecoins. A group within the party that advocates for blockchain technology has submitted the relevant proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama. The proposal states that cryptocurrency ETFs can provide investors with a more understandable way to invest.

According to Fortune, the startup Mecka AI, which focuses on training data for robotic AI, announced the completion of a total financing of $60,000,000, including a $25,000,000 Series A round completed last November and a subsequent $35,000,000 follow-on financing. Both rounds were led by Framework Ventures, with participation from institutions such as Menlo Ventures, SV Angel, and Kindred Ventures.Mecka AI primarily collects human motion data through body sensors, iPhones, and custom hardware, including physical behavior data such as gestures and gait, to train robotic AI models.The company's founder and CEO, Josh Gao, stated that its core philosophy is to train robots using human behavior data rather than traditional teleoperation data, thereby enhancing the general capabilities of robots in the real world.It was introduced that Mecka AI was established in 2025 and currently has about 40 employees. The company claims that based on signed contracts, its annual recurring revenue (ARR Run Rate) is expected to reach $100,000,000, but it has not disclosed a specific client list.Vance Spencer, co-founder of Framework Ventures, stated that Mecka AI is one of the fastest-growing companies in the institution's portfolio.In the future, Mecka AI plans not only to provide training data but also to directly participate in the training and deployment of robotic models, promoting the commercialization of robots in real-world scenarios.

According to Reuters, the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party's blockchain technology promotion group submitted a proposal to Finance Minister Nobuhide Katayama on Monday, suggesting that Japan promote the yen stablecoin for settlement in Asia and establish a legal framework that allows trading of cryptocurrency ETFs. The proposal points out that cryptocurrency ETFs will provide investors with an easy-to-understand investment method and calls on the government to position them as formal investment tools in the financial market.Liberal Democratic Party member Junichi Kanda stated that Japan plans to promote the yen stablecoin and blockchain innovation initiatives during the Asian Development Bank annual meeting it will host in May next year. Currently, Japan's three major banks have launched a joint issuance experiment for stablecoins with the support of the Financial Services Agency.

According to CoinDesk, Ripple is leading a financing plan of at least $1 billion, intending to establish a publicly traded treasury company focused on holding XRP through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).The report states that this entity will use the raised funds to continuously increase its holdings of XRP, and Ripple is also expected to inject some of its own XRP holdings into the treasury. The terms of the related transaction are still under discussion, and the final plan may be adjusted.If successfully implemented, this will become the largest known XRP treasury plan to date. Market analysts believe that this move will test institutional investors' acceptance of the XRP treasury model and whether the digital asset treasury company model can expand from Bitcoin to other mainstream crypto assets.Currently, the market capitalization of XRP is approximately $138 billion, making it one of the top-ranking crypto assets globally. Since the beginning of this year, XRP has seen a cumulative increase of about 13%.It is worth noting that as the crypto market has recently experienced increased volatility, the stock prices of some digital asset treasury companies have come under pressure, and the market has begun to pay attention to whether similar models are facing demand saturation. However, if this plan is ultimately implemented, it may bring a new source of institutional buying for XRP and further strengthen its narrative in the capital markets.

Visa has invested in the AI programming platform Replit to promote the development of agentic payments and explore how developers and AI agents can directly receive payments within the platform.

Aave Labs has released an ARFC proposal, suggesting the establishment of a standardized technical asset listing framework for Aave V3, V4, and Aave Horizon, setting unified technical requirements for asset listing, parameter expansion, and ongoing monitoring. The framework covers core areas such as ERC20 compatibility, oracles, permission control, minting and burning logic, pause and blacklist mechanisms, upgradability, exchange rates and yield mechanisms, token architecture, cross-chain bridge risks, audit and security history, and external dependencies. This framework does not replace market risk analysis and governance judgment but provides a technical qualification baseline.The framework aims to address "hidden risks" such as unlimited issuance, weak upgrade permissions, inconsistent bridging supply, opaque redemption paths, and reliance on off-chain custody. These issues may directly threaten the protocol's solvency, liquidation systems, and collateral parameter security. The framework particularly emphasizes additional scrutiny for cross-chain assets, yield-bearing assets, and off-chain dependent assets such as RWAs, including bridge structures, off-chain legal arrangements, custody mechanisms, and supply integrity. Assets with significant technical flaws may face reduced borrowing limits, restricted collateral parameters, delayed launches, or even recommendations to deny access to the protocol in the future.

Robinhood's stock price rose by 11.29% due to the official launch of the U.S. government-supported "Trump Accounts" children's investment account application.According to the announcement, eligible U.S. children under the age of 18 can open tax-advantaged investment accounts. Children born between 2025 and 2028 with a valid Social Security number will receive an initial funding of $1,000 provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and family members and employers can contribute an additional total of up to $5,000 each year.Robinhood Securities will serve as the initial trustee for the program, responsible for managing account assets. Account funds will be automatically invested in low-cost index funds, and users can view investment performance and account growth through the App. The program is expected to officially launch on July 4, 2026.

YZi Labs announced the launch of the YZi Labs Creator Program, aiming to build a curated network of creators covering Web3, AI, and cutting-edge technology fields, and to connect with the distribution channels of its over 300 portfolio companies. Participating creators will have priority access to the founders of YZi Labs' portfolio; project teams and founders can connect with content creators skilled in storytelling about products and visions through this program.

Trump stated on social media, "Former SEC Chairman Gary Gensler and the so-called 'anti-crypto army' nearly destroyed the U.S. cryptocurrency industry. They pushed Bitcoin, crypto perpetual contracts, and innovation overseas, but I saved it all.Today, the U.S. has become the 'crypto capital of the world,' and builders and entrepreneurs are returning to their America. Under my leadership, we will establish a 'forward-looking' framework for the digital asset market structure, making it impossible for crypto opponents to easily overturn it again. The new frontier of finance is being established in the U.S., and I will never let the crypto industry down."

According to Bloomberg, AI programming startup Cognition AI announced the completion of a new funding round of over $1 billion, with a post-funding valuation of $26 billion, more than doubling the valuation from the last funding round in September 2025.This round of financing was co-led by Lux Capital, General Catalyst, and 8VC, with follow-on investments from Ribbit Capital, Atreides Management LP, and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, among others.

The BNB ecosystem decentralized derivatives trading platform StandX officially launched the SIP-5 Universal Markets Listing framework, allowing anyone to deploy perpetual contracts, prediction markets, Pre-Market, RWA derivatives, and structured derivatives trading pairs with one click by staking DUSD or its future governance tokens.It is reported that the core formula of SIP-5 is UM = Seed + Oracle Grid + Shield. Among them, Seed refers to the staking funds of the deployer (Sponsor) for listing, which will enter the community market maker incentive pool 100%; Oracle Grid provides three layers of price source support, including integration with Pyth and Chainlink; Shield serves as an optional first-loss buffer layer to absorb extreme risks.In addition, deployers can receive up to 70% of the trading fee share and can achieve automatic fee rollback to the market-making pool by enabling Stand Mode. The protocol has previously established infrastructure such as DUSD yield stablecoins maintaining an APY of 8%-10%+, and has hinted at conducting a TGE within the year.