Fraudster who used phony Coinbase platforms to steal millions sentenced to five years - DL News

Crypto Hiring: Copper, OKX name new executives - Blockworks

Funding Roundup: Gaming startup Azra Games raises $42M - Blockworks

Vitalik Buterin calls staking centralization ‘one of the biggest risks’ to Ethereum in ‘Scourge’ outline - The Block

Stripe acquires stablecoin platform Bridge for $1.1 billion in crypto’s largest acquisition: TechCrunch - The Block

The Funding: Why Trump-linked crypto project World Liberty Financial flopped - The Block

Bitcoin Gets Yet Another Bullish Signal as Prices Near $70K - CoinDesk

Bitcoin eyes $70,000 milestone as US presidential election nears - The Block

ApeCoin Surges 100% as Yuga Labs Debuts ApeChain - CoinDesk

Bitcoin Nears $70K Amid Record Open Interest at $40B as Trump-Harris Election Nears - CoinDesk

Crypto bets big on Republicans in congressional races - Axios

U.K. Pension Giant L&G Looks to Enter Crypto's Tokenization Space - CoinDesk

Japan’s DPP leader pledges 20% tax cap on crypto gains in policy pitch for upcoming election - The Block

Bitcoin ETF inflows, crypto equity markets and retail trading sentiment are ‘screaming risk-on,’ Bernstein says - The Block

Bitcoin Hashrate Hits All-Time High as Publicly-Listed Miners' Share of the Network Peaks - CoinDesk

Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering - CoinDesk

Global crypto investment products add $2.2 billion in weekly inflows amid US election optimism: CoinShares - The Block

Crypto AI smart ring startup CUDIS integrates World App to verify biometric data - The Block

MetaMask and digital identity firm Space ID aim to simplify crypto - The Block

Tether-Backed Northern Data Plans Sale of Crypto Mining Unit - Bloomberg ($)

Three signs crypto markets are ‘screaming risk-on’ as Bitcoin nears $70,000 - DL News