Crypto majors are very green and continuing the rebound rally; BTC +4% at $68.2K; ETH +7% at $2,070; SOL +5% at $88. DCR (+15%), Stable (+14%), DOT (+13%) and AERO (+13%) led top movers. BTC bounced 7% to near $69K after falling below $63K Tuesday, as whale buying and ETF inflows sparked a $400M short squeeze. Circle (CRCL) surged 35% after huge Q4 results: USDC circulation $75.3B (+72%), transaction volume $11.9T (+247%), revenue $770M (+77%). Nvidia posted a record $68.1B in Q4 revenue (+73%), guided Q1 to $78B, and confirmed Vera Rubin sample shipments started (NVDA +3.5%). The Ethereum Foundation published its "strawmap", a public developer roadmap targeting seven protocol forks through 2029 with north stars including 10K TPS via zkEVMs, first-class privacy, and post-quantum cryptography. The Dutch government plans to impose a 36% tax on unrealized crypto gains, amending existing tax law to treat digital assets on a mark-to-market basis. A UK parliamentary committee proposed a temporary ban on crypto donations in politics, citing foreign influence concerns and traceability issues. An AI system discovered a critical bug in Nethermind’s Ethereum client, the latest win for AI-driven security auditing. Sen. Richard Blumenthal opened a Senate inquiry into Binance over alleged $1.7B in transfers to Iran-linked entities including the Houthis.