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Google launches an AI payments protocol with built-in cryptocurrency and stablecoin integration to support digital-asset transactions. The protocol incorporates crypto and stablecoins into payment flows within a Google-backed framework for initiating and settling payments across supported rails.

Ethereum faces a validator exit bottleneck, with about 2.5 million ETH waiting in the withdrawal queue. The backlog limits how quickly validators can exit and withdraw staked funds, extending timelines for participants seeking to leave the active set.

Bitwise files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch an exchange-traded fund centered on stablecoins and tokenization. The proposal aims to provide regulated ETF exposure tied to stablecoin instruments and tokenized assets pending regulatory review.

GD Culture, a Nasdaq-listed company, plunges after announcing a $875 million Bitcoin acquisition deal. The drop follows disclosure of a plan to acquire a significant Bitcoin position, triggering a sharp negative reaction in the company’s shares.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds register their strongest net inflows since July, lifting aggregate holdings to a new high. The acceleration in subscriptions increases ETF exposure to Bitcoin and marks a fresh peak in assets held by these funds.