The Block News Lite

JPMorgan cut Polymarket’s banking ties in October but still wants a role in a potential IPO: FT 🔗 Read more on The Block

Harvard leaves bitcoin ETF stake untouched in Q2 after cutting it 43% in the prior quarter 🔗 Read more on The Block

Trump, CFTC Chair Selig expected at Wednesday White House meeting with crypto and prediction market executives 🔗 Read more on The Block

OCC grants conditional approval for Trump-backed World Liberty National Trust bank 🔗 Read more on The Block

Mizuho cuts BitGo price target to $11, but says Clarity Act delays could prove advantageous 🔗 Read more on The Block

‘Honestly, I don’t care’: Tether CEO dismisses critics following first KPMG audit 🔗 Read more on The Block

French tax breach exposes nearly 678,000 people as crypto wrench attacks pile up 🔗 Read more on The Block

Cboe seeks SEC nod for first US 3x bitcoin and ether ETFs 🔗 Read more on The Block

Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy to offer bitcoin, ether and solana trading 🔗 Read more on The Block

Binance to block transactions with HTX, 10 other exchanges under EU Russia sanctions 🔗 Read more on The Block

Ethena treasury company StablecoinX shares jump 12% after revealing 20% stake in ENA supply 🔗 Read more on The Block

Hyperscale Data sells 685 bitcoin for $43 million to fund Michigan data center 🔗 Read more on The Block

Norway sovereign wealth fund sees indirect bitcoin exposure hit all-time high, with Strategy accounting for 86%: K33 🔗 Read more on The Block

Kraken parent Payward posts $508 million in Q2 adjusted revenue as growth broadens beyond crypto trading 🔗 Read more on The Block

Strategy, Metaplanet could face MSCI index removal under new proposal 🔗 Read more on The Block

Bitwise mulls tokenizing its Solana staking ETF via Superstate partnership 🔗 Read more on The Block

Washington court orders Kalshi to halt most prediction market offerings in state 🔗 Read more on The Block

Gemini shares slide after $108 million loss as Winklevoss says ‘we still have work to do’ 🔗 Read more on The Block

Tether says KPMG issued ‘clean’ opinion in first full audit of USDT issuer’s financials 🔗 Read more on The Block

Baltimore sues Kalshi and Polymarket, roping Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull into the fight 🔗 Read more on The Block