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David Balland, the Ledger co-founder who was reportedly held hostage for a large crypto ransom, was released by kidnappers on Wednesday. Source link

McAfee memecoin AIntivirus, an AI version of McAfee himself, calls itself “a string of defiance wrapped in cryptographic brilliance.” Source link

Vine founder Rus Yusupov launched his VINE memecoin after Elon Musk hinted that he may bring back the app eight years after it was shut down. Source link

Cynthia Lummis teased via X that “₿ig things are coming,” with the use of the Bitcoin symbol fuelling rumors of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Source link

Like Ethereum did in its early years, Solana developers are emphasizing an EVM-like standard: the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). Source link

Former CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey complained about Justin Sun’s role in removing an article from the crypto outlet. Source link

Decentralized, cross-chain “liquidity protocol” THORChain paused its lending and saving services after concerns about solvency. Source link

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that purports to “promote United States leadership in digital assets.” Source link

Ripple’s lobbying efforts scored decisive victories, eliminating the word “bitcoin” from all executive orders signed by Donald Trump. Source link

MicroStrategy rallied for an FASB change that it thought would help it properly value its bitcoin — but it could come with a nasty tax. Source link