- 1. China urges banks to use blockchain and privacy computing to expand small-business financing and improve data transparency. — https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-tax-authority-banks-implement-blockchain-lending?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

- 2. Bitcoin pushed above 69,000 dollars as ceasefire-talk hopes lifted markets and liquidations fueled a short squeeze. — https://decrypt.co/363361/bitcoin-hits-weekly-high-over-69k-on-us-iran-ceasefire-hopes-as-oil-slides

- 3. Circle published a phased plan to make its Arc layer-1 more quantum-resistant, starting with opt-in wallets and signatures at mainnet. — https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-quantum-proof-roadmap-layer-1-arc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

- 4. Security researchers warn North Korean IT workers have infiltrated DeFi teams for years, as Drift tied a 280 million dollar exploit to DPRK-linked actors. — https://cointelegraph.com/news/dprk-workers-have-worked-on-countless-protocols-since-defi-summer-cybersec-analyst?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

- 5. Apple removed Jack Dorsey's peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat from China's App Store after a request from the Cyberspace Administration of China. — https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitchat-jack-dorsey-china-app-store-removed?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound

- 6. China's blockchain data-infrastructure push continues alongside tight crypto controls, with a 2029 rollout target and large investment expectations. — https://cointelegraph.com/news/china-tax-authority-banks-implement-blockchain-lending?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound