Crypto majors are flat on the day; BTC even at $78.1K; ETH -1% at $2,290; SOL -1% at $103; XRP -2% at ~$1.60. STX (+20%), HYPE (+17%) and Polygon (+12%) led top movers. Elon announced that xAI and SpaceX will officially merge and are valued at $1.25T; xAI reportedly hiring crypto experts to teach AI how to trade. Stablecoin volumes passed $10T last month, including $8.6T for USDC. Crypto stocks fell hard with bitcoin under $80K; Coinbase, Strategy, and Robinhood all posting sizeable losses Monday. Opera stock jumped 15%+ after adding USDT and Tether Gold support to its MiniPay wallet; now has 12.6M activated wallets processing $153M+ monthly. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen announced plans for a “very, very, very big” consumer company acquisition he called “way more compelling than bitcoin”. JPMorgan’s 2026 Family Office Report shows 89% of family offices have zero crypto exposure despite headlines and hype; only 17% plan to invest in digital assets going forward. Bed Bath & Beyond announced it’s acquiring Tokens.com to build a tokenized real estate platform with Figure Technologies. Vitalik Buterin revealed he made $70K on Polymarket in 2025 by betting against extreme market sentiment; says the strategy “usually makes money”.