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WLFI surged 10% after announcing a deal with a $3.5 trillion asset servicer to pilot USD1, outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Kraken has acquired token management firm Magna, expanding its product suite with token lifecycle infrastructure, ahead of a potential IPO push.

Apollo, a Wall Street giant with over $900 billion in assets, is deepening its push into the crypto market by partnering with Morpho and potentially buying up to 90 million MORPHO tokens.

BlackRock is partnering with Uniswap to offer institutional token trading, expanding access to decentralized finance (DeFi) for institutional investors.

Robinhood's Q4 revenue missed estimates due to a 38% year-over-year decline in crypto revenue, which fell to $221M, despite expanding token listings and features.

Citadel Securities has made a strategic investment in LayerZero's ZRO token, supporting the launch of its high-performance blockchain, 'Zero', which aims to enable seamless interoperability across global markets.

Ledger has integrated OKX DEX, enabling users to perform multichain token swaps directly from their Ledger Wallet app while maintaining hardware-based custody.

Bitcoin has recovered most of its losses from Thursday's market meltdown, surging 13% in the process and reigniting volatility in the crypto market.

Ether has reached an eight-month low, with a 10% drop to $1,911, as a prolonged crypto market downturn continues to intensify.

Justin Sun, the CEO of Tron Inc, is optimistic about the performance of TRX, which has outperformed the broader crypto market, including bitcoin, with a decline of only 1.3% compared to bitcoin's 19% decline.

BBVA, a Spanish lender with $800 billion in assets, has joined the EU's Qivalis stablecoin venture, aiming to introduce a euro-pegged token this year, marking the 12th bank to join the initiative.

ParaFi Capital invested $35M in Solana-based Jupiter, marking its first outside capital, in a market-priced token purchase with extended lockups.