'Robinhood Chain’ Debuts, SOL Jumps 10%, BTC Up 4%, Venice AI $1B Valuation + WC Predictions

Crypto majors are very green, with SOL leading; BTC +4% at $61.2k; ETH +5% at $1,650; SOL +10% at $82; HYPE +3% at $64.60. LIT (+15%), PUMP (+11%), VVV (+10%) and ZEC (+10%) led top movers. Oil -1.5%at $67.50; Gold -0.3% at $4,070. Stock futures are slightly mixed; DOW +0.2%, Nasdaq -0.4%. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire responded to the Open USD launch, arguing USDC's decade-built liquidity and network moats are too deep to copy and that consortium stablecoins have a "dismal" track record. A new institutional-focused Ethereum nonprofit launched with backing from Joe Lubin, BitMine, and SharpLink, the second Ethereum initiative from the same trio in recent weeks. Cantor Fitzgerald analysts see a potential crypto market bottom forming in the coming months, pointing to the cycle and urging investors to focus on networks with durable value accrual. Standard Chartered announced a partnership with Circle to allow their institutional clients to access USDC. Powered by https://myriad.markets/markets