Crypto News:

• Texas becomes the FIRST state to purchase Bitcoin with a $5 million investment in BlackRock’s BTC ETF IBIT.
• Klarna enters crypto with new USD stablecoin built on Stripe’s Tempo chain.
• Kevin Hassett, who has crypto ties, rises to the front in Fed Chair search.
• Acting CFTC chair seeks CEOs for ‘innovation council,’ citing crypto
• Paxos acquires Fordefi to power stablecoin, tokenization infrastructure
• MoonPay secures New York trust charter, expands regulated services
• 21Shares taps Standard Chartered for custody as TradFi tightens grip on crypto

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00:28 Texas buys Bitcoin

02:10 Klarna Bank Stablecoin

04:37 CFTC Crypto innovation council

06:28 Pro Crypto Fed Chair

09:09 Paxos new acquisition for Tokenization

10:57 MoonPay NY license

12:37 21Shares Standard Chartered Crypto Custody

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