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Linea has introduced Ethereum’s largest ecosystem fund, distributing 85% of its token supply to the community—75% to developers and ecosystem growth, and 10% to early users.

PayPal has launched "Pay with Crypto," a solution enabling US merchants to accept over 100 cryptocurrencies with near-instant conversion to stablecoins or fiat.

Tether Gold (XAUt) is surging alongside physical gold, gaining popularity as central banks and institutions ramp up bullion accumulation amid economic and geopolitical uncertainty.

Franklin Templeton is integrating its BENJI platform with VeChain to enable enterprise payments using tokenized US government money market funds.

Goldman Sachs and BNY Mellon are partnering to launch a tokenized money market fund (MMF) product that mirrors MMF shares as digital tokens on Goldman’s Digital Asset Platform.

Polymarket has acquired derivatives exchange QCX for $112 million, including its CFTC-regulated clearinghouse, marking its official re-entry into the US market as a compliant platform.

The Ether Machine is launching on Nasdaq with 400,000 ETH (worth $1.5B) and plans to grow its holdings via staking and DeFi strategies.

EtherFi is expanding into the HyperLiquid ecosystem through a pre-deposit partnership with HyperBeat, HyperEVM’s top yield aggregator.

Nasdaq filed to let BlackRock’s iShares ETH ETF offer staking, potentially allowing investors to earn rewards from Ethereum’s proof-of-stake mechanism.

Vitalik Buterin advocates for a minimalist approach to building Ethereum Layer-2s, suggesting they focus solely on sequencing and proving transactions while leveraging Ethereum’s security and data availability.