OVERVIEW

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NEWS IN THREE SENTENCES
Crypto News 📰

🍀 Institutions Just Can’t Quit Crypto

Coinbase’s new survey says 83% of professional money managers plan to pile into digital assets in 2025, right after they watched Bitcoin rocket to $109k. They also keep itching for more tokenization, stablecoins, and DeFi, proving that “skeptics” is code for “soon-to-be fans.” Even the CFTC is letting Coinbase dabble with SOL and HBAR futures, so apparently regulators have decided to keep the party going. CoinJournal.

🏛️ Minnesota’s Politician Flips, Bows To Bitcoin

Senator Jeremy Miller, once a loud skeptic, now wants Minnesota to hold BTC reserves, accept taxes in crypto, and basically claim he’s always been pro-Bitcoin. Turns out 23 other states are pushing for their own BTC reserves while federal lawmakers stall, so guess who’s missing the party? If these bills pass, we may see a million-coin stash in Uncle Sam’s wallet, and critics can keep sulking about “risky assets” all they want. AMB Crypto.

🏦 Standard Chartered Finds Coinbase’s ETH Selling Offensive

The bank cut Ethereum’s price target after “discovering” that Coinbase may actually take profits like every other trader on Earth. Base hype or not, Standard Chartered thinks layer-2 networks are robbing Ethereum of fees - but hey, maybe they missed the memo on how free markets actually work. Meanwhile, Coinbase is probably thrilled to let critics do the math while it quietly collects revenue from both sides of the trade. Decrypt.

🎬 Hollywood Director’s Plot Twist: $11M Netflix Deal Turned Crypto Gamble

Carl Erik Rinsch apparently took Netflix’s money for a sci-fi series and decided to star in his own drama - buying stocks, crypto, and luxury cars instead. He’s now facing wire fraud and money laundering charges, which might make for a more entertaining storyline than “White Horse” ever could. Maybe critics of crypto can also direct their outrage at Hollywood for turning a blockbuster budget into a personal roller-coaster spree. TheBlock.

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