**Metaplanet** has issued $15 million in zero-interest bonds to expand its Bitcoin holdings.

**Dubai Finance** has signed an MoU with Crypto.com to enable cryptocurrency payments for government services and fees.

The **US government** is recommending a two-year prison sentence for Eric Council Jr., who was involved in the fake SEC X account hack that falsely announced Bitcoin ETF approvals in January 2024.

**GD Culture Group**, a Nasdaq-listed company, has secured a \$300 million funding commitment to build a crypto treasury with Bitcoin and the Trump-themed token, \$TRUMP.

**Animoca Brands** is planning a U.S. listing. Executive Chairman Yat Siu says the Trump administration’s crypto-friendly stance presents a “unique moment” for market entry, according to the Financial Times.

**Bhutan** has become the first country to fully integrate crypto into its tourism sector, now accepting over 100 cryptocurrencies via Binance Pay for flights, hotels, shopping, and more.

**U.S. inflation** has dropped to 2.3%, coming in below analyst expectations.

**President Trump** has signed a new strategic economic partnership with Saudi Arabia. In return, Saudi Arabia has pledged \$600 billion in investment commitments to the U.S.

**Nvidia** will deliver 18,000 of its top-tier GB300 Blackwell AI chips to Saudi Arabia’s Humain for a 500MW data center, in a Trump White House-led initiative.

Trump has also announced sweeping new **tariffs**, stating they are being imposed “at a level nobody’s seen.”

**Coinbase** is set to join the S\&P 500, becoming the first crypto-native company included. Bernstein estimates up to \$9 billion in passive inflows from index tracking funds.

Trump claims there is “no inflation” and that prices are down across the board, adding it’s time for the **Fed to cut interest rates**, following the lead of Europe and China.

**Wyoming** will launch \$WYST, a fully-reserved, fiat-backed stablecoin — the first issued by a U.S. public entity.

**Thailand** will launch \$150 million in G-Tokens, a new digital investment offering higher yields than traditional bank deposits.

**Senator Cynthia Lummis** is urging the U.S. Treasury to eliminate taxes on digital asset companies to foster innovation.

**Bitcoin** has made its way to the homepage of Steak N Shake’s official website, highlightin

g growing mainstream visibility.