☕️ GM! Here are the top events in #Crypto from the past 24 hours

📊 Market Updates

🔸Metaplanet buys 555 BTC for 53.4M dollars, raising its total to 5555 BTC as it issues 25M in new bonds and plans US expansion via Miami.

🔸Bitwise files S-1 with SEC for a spot NEAR ETF, aiming to offer traditional investors exposure to NEAR without direct ownership.

🔸SOL Strategies buys 122,524 SOL for $20M, marking the first tranche in its \$500M plan to expand staking and validator operations.

🔸Standard Chartered predicts BNB will hit $2,775 by 2028, citing its correlation with BTC and ETH and Binance's continued dominance.

🌟Highlights

🔸US Treasury Secretary Bessent says the Fed should not issue a CBDC, calling it a sign of weakness and backing private sector innovation.

🔸New Hampshire becomes the first U.S. state to sign a bill allowing its treasurer to invest in Bitcoin and select cryptocurrencies.

🔸eToro targets $4B valuation with US IPO, plans to raise $500M by offering 10M shares priced between $46–$50 each.

🔸Florida has indefinitely withdrawn two bills that would have allowed public fund investments in bitcoin, ending their 2025 session without passage.

🔸21Shares launched a new ETP for https://t.co/zVNAXgJizj’s CRO token on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam, offering regulated exposure without wallets.

🔸Strike, Jack Mallers’ Bitcoin payments app, is launching crypto lending with 12-month BTC-backed loans starting at $75K.