Planet Early News: Blackstone Bets on Bitcoin for the First Time, CME XRP Futures See $19 Million in Trading on First Day

1. James Wynn and the "50x Insider Whale" opened opposing positions on Hyperliquid, attracting market attention;

2. Blackstone made its first bet on Bitcoin by purchasing only 1.08 million USD IBIT fund;

3. Federal Reserve's Mousalem: Inflation has eased but remains above the 2% target;

4. CME launched XRP futures with a first-day trading volume of 19 million USD;

5. Analysis: Ethereum forms a bullish pennant pattern, a breakout above 3600 USD is expected;

6. Bancor filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Uniswap;

7. The Mayor of New York City announced the establishment of a cryptocurrency advisory council;

8. Ethereum DEX trading activity surged, with Uniswap's market share exceeding 97%;

9. Texas State Legislature passed the Bitcoin Reserve Act, pending the governor's signature to become effective;

10. Trump's direct pressure was ineffective, some House Republicans remain skeptical about the tax bill;

11. SEC sued Unicoin and its executives for securities fraud, involving over 100 million USD;

12. Metaplanet is the most shorted stock in Japan but rose over 100% within a month;

13. Defi App launched its governance token HOME, unlocking exchange-level utility through a DAO;

14. Strive seeks to obtain 75 thousand bitcoins through Mt. Gox claims to establish a Bitcoin reserve;

15. SEC Chairman was questioned at a congressional hearing regarding Trump's Meme coin and Justin Sun associations.