ETH hits 5-month High, Hong Kong set to Cut Crypto Taxes, XT Hacked!

ETH hits 5-month high, leads majors higher. ETH beta-coins lead altcoins, led by DeFi & memes. Hong Kong set to announce zero taxes on crypto. Hyperliquid to launch HYPE with $310mn drop. XT hacked, all funds withdrawn for ETH. Stablecoins hit record $190bn market cap. Base breaks 10m transactions in one day. Metaplanet set to raise $62m to buy BTC. Vancouver mayor has “BTC friendly city” plans. SOS plans $50mn BTC purchase, stock pops 40%. Metamask adds fiat on-ramp through Venmo. Celsius to distribute $127mn to creditors. Russia passes new crypto tax bill. Tether to shutter Euro stablecoin. Bitwise files for 10 crypto index ETF with SEC. 21Shares launches four new European crypto ETPs. Vitalik donates $1m to Tornado Cash defence. Ex-CFTC chair Giancarlo in running for crypto czar. GFT team doubles token size as Binance delists.