U.S. STOCKS EXTEND GAINS, DOW JONES UP 1.00 PCT

Market & Price Movements - Bitcoin flirts with $66K as geopolitical tensions, macro uncertainty keep market range-bound Regulation & Policy - Fed's Barr invokes 'long and painful history' while encouraging strong stablecoin oversight - TD Cowen 'increasingly pessimistic' on crypto bill, sees one-in-three odds of passage this year - Dubai's VARA imposes margin, governance, and disclosure rules on crypto trading and derivatives Institutional & Financial Developments - New Hampshire authority to issue $100 million bitcoin-backed bond with speculative-grade rating from Moody's - Benchmark initiates coverage on Securitize, calls it a 'picks and shovels' play for tokenization - Bitfarms stock rises 5% after posting $284 million net loss in AI transition year Corporate & Industry Moves - Ripple partners with former Western Union unit to 'enhance' cross-border payments - Tether parts ways with ex-HSBC gold traders amid KPMG audit - South Korea's KB Card taps Avalanche for 'hybrid' stablecoin credit card Technology & Ecosystem - Chainalysis introduces 'blockchain intelligence agents' trained on millions of investigations Crypto Flows & Holdings - Bhutan government moves another $25 million in bitcoin as weekly transfers top 1,000 BTC: Arkham Industry Outlook - 'Unstable velocity': Standard Chartered says stablecoin usage rising faster than expected as new use cases emerge

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