Suspected Sonic Labs-Related Address Transfers 11.78 Million S Tokens to Binance, Valued at Approximately $5.55 Million

The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept its deposit facility rate unchanged at 2.25%, in line with market expectations, while holding the main refinancing rate and marginal lending rate steady at 2.40% and 2.65% respectively.

According to a report from China Newswire, stablecoin operator Notabene has secured a strategic investment from Ripple. The exact investment amount was not disclosed. The two entities will partner on enterprise-grade stablecoin payments, including integrating Ripple’s USD stablecoin RLUSD into Notabene Flow, its B2B stablecoin payment platform. They also plan to further expand RLUSD’s use in institutional payment networks and accelerate the adoption of compliant stablecoin infrastructure among banks, payment institutions, and fintech companies.

Trump posted, noting that a year ago, the U.S. launched a military strike against the Houthi movement over their disruption of commercial trade and firing on ships. Since then, particularly during our conflict with Iran, the Houthis have acted very responsibly. Unfortunately, they have now resumed provocations, firing on two Saudi Arabian ships last night. Remember, if they do so again, the U.S. will hold Iran responsible, as the Houthis are Iran’s proxies, and the U.S. will impose harsh military sanctions on both Iran and the Houthis themselves. I am very disappointed in the Houthis, as their conduct up to this point has been very professional and prudent.

Trump posted that the civilian nuclear agreement the U.S. Department of Energy is negotiating with Saudi Arabia will not involve any nuclear material enrichment, is restricted to non-military uses, similar to what Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and other countries already have. The agreement will be approved, but only on the condition that Saudi Arabia joins the respected and successful Abraham Accords. The U.S. does not oppose civilian non-enrichment nuclear facilities.

Nine financial institutions and crypto firms have jointly announced the launch of the Bitcoin Security Alliance, whose founding members include Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity, Galaxy, and Strategy, covering end-to-end entities across custody, trading, infrastructure, payments, and asset management. The alliance has pledged a total of $15 million over the next three years to fund developers and researchers working on Bitcoin security, including long-term efforts such as preparing Bitcoin for the future quantum computing era. Each member independently decides which developers, researchers, or organizations to allocate funds to. The alliance’s day-to-day operations are coordinated on a voluntary basis by Mike Schmidt, executive director of Brink, a nonprofit that funds Bitcoin open-source developers. The alliance clarifies that it will not develop or dictate Bitcoin protocols, take stances on specific protocol changes, or represent Bitcoin or its developers—Bitcoin’s development remains the work of its global, decentralized contributor community. It positions itself to follow the model of industry organizations that have long supported open-source software, providing resources and attention to developers without controlling underlying work. Strategy CEO Phong Le stated, “As long-term holders, ensuring Bitcoin’s security for generations is our biggest motivation”; BlackRock Global Head of Digital Assets Robert Mitchnick noted that the work of Bitcoin’s core developers is “extremely important,” adding that the pledge will provide “significant additional funding” for Bitcoin’s long-term security needs. The alliance will also serve as a trusted source of information on Bitcoin security for investors, the public, and media, with plans to release and regularly update Bitcoin security-related materials in the coming months.

According to Fortune, Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Capital announced a partnership with Coinbase and infrastructure provider KAIO to launch a blockchain-native version of its long-term private equity fund, which will be offered as a compliant token to qualified investors. As part of the collaboration, Coinbase will operate the token on its Base blockchain, purchase the token, and include it on its balance sheet — marking the first time a U.S. public company has used regulated tokenized assets for native on-chain treasury management on its U.S. stock balance sheet.