Australia has released draft legislation to create new crypto products, bringing the crypto companies under the same rules as financial services businesses. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

A ransomware operator is auctioning off sensitive data from the Maryland Department of Transportation for $3.4 million worth of Bitcoin. Source: decrypt.co (Read Full Article)

Stablecoin issuer Circle has partnered with crypto infrastructure and self-custody platform Crossmint to offer USDC across more chains for both humans and AI agents. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Ethereum exchange balances dropped to a nine-year low of 14.8 million ETH as digital asset treasury firms and exchange-traded funds accelerate buying. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Kadan Stadelmann, chief technology officer at Komodo Platform, told Cointelegraph that treasury companies are competing to see who can create the most enticing structure. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained how Fusaka’s PeerDAS feature will address Ethereum layer 2 scaling bottlenecks. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Market maker GSR included a proposal for the treasury-focused fund along with four others in a filing Wednesday. Source: decrypt.co (Read Full Article)

Nansen unveiled an AI agent to simplify onchain crypto trading with natural conversation, aiming to bring more value to Ethereum and EVM networks. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)

Australia’s draft bill extends financial services laws to crypto, aiming to boost safeguards and provide clearer rules. Source: decrypt.co (Read Full Article)

GSR has filed for five crypto ETFs involving staking and bundling tokens, but its headlining bid is a fund that invests in crypto treasury companies. Source: cointelegraph.com (Read Full Article)