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eToro is set to acquire self-custodial wallet provider Zengo, and the trading platform’s CEO predicted a Bitcoin rally above $250,000 after another quarter of crypto market downside. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/etoro-acquires-zengo-self-custody-ceo-predicts-bitcoin-250k?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Ripple has teamed up with Kyobo Life Insurance to pilot blockchain-based government bond settlement in South Korea. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-korean-insurer-pilot-tokenized-securities-seoul-framework?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $411.5 million in inflows Tuesday as Goldman Sachs filed for a Bitcoin-linked ETF, lifting 2026 net flows back into positive territory. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-etfs-inflows-412-million-goldman-sachs-filing?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Societe Generale-FORGE said MetaMask will add its MiCA-compliant USDCV stablecoin, extending distribution for one of Europe’s bank-backed digital dollars. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/societe-generale-forge-brings-mica-compliant-stablecoin-metamask?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

It is the second long-term social-engineering attack this month, after the $280 million exploit of the Drift Protocol. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-korean-hackers-use-ai-enabled-social-engineering-latest-attack?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Tat Thang, a partner at the prediction platform Polymarket, suggests X is building a Web3 equivalent of the Chinese WeChat Pay citing its recent moves to scrub crypto bots. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/x-smart-cashtags-us-trading-canada-integration?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Elastic Security Labs says a multi-step social engineering scam is aimed at those in crypto and finance, using a community plugin feature on a note-taking app to spread malicious device-controlling software. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-users-targeted-elaborate-scam-popular-notes-app-obsidian?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Apple told Cointelegraph that the fake Ledger Live app was removed and that the developer was terminated from its app store. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/apple-removes-fake-ledger-app-stole-9-million-from-users?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/switzerland-crypto-valley-funding-rose-37-percent-2025-ton-led-deals?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

The authors described it as a “private incentive to upgrade” because lost or frozen coins will make everyone else’s coins worth slightly more. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-devs-and-researchers-propose-freezing-quantum-vulnerable-coins-bip-361?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound