Bitcoin surpasses the Russian ruble to become the world's 14th-largest currency, Hong Kong emerges as a top crypto market in East Asia with new licensing regime, U.S. states challenge SEC's authority in Kraken lawsuit, Binance recovers $4.4B in mishandled crypto funds, LedgerPrime rebrands and resumes operations as MNNC Group post-FTX bankruptcy, and Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast launches with a significant initial TVL.
Bitcoin surpasses the Russian ruble to become the world's 14th-largest currency, Hong Kong emerges as a top crypto market in East Asia with new licensing regime, U.S. states challenge SEC's authority in Kraken lawsuit, Binance recovers $4.4B in mishandled crypto funds, LedgerPrime rebrands and resumes operations as MNNC Group post-FTX bankruptcy, and Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast launches with a significant initial TVL.
![Binance recovers $4.4B of mishandled funds / State attorneys general oppose SEC in Kraken case / Blast launches its main network [EN]](https://img.transistor.fm/anb221elHYSToYcWtFlt3o4_CwWJXN92URXcH8jubXA/rs:fill:800:800:1/q:60/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ4NzQ3LzE3MDY5/OTUzNjAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp)