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Regulatory & Legal Developments - Judge Torres denies Ripple and SEC's motion to amend final judgment, potentially impacting a $50 million settlement and institutional XRP sales [1] - Hong Kong launches Policy 2.0 with LEAP to boost tokenization and stablecoins [1] Fundraising & Investment - Bakkt files to raise $1 billion via shelf offering, potentially using proceeds to buy Bitcoin [2] - Trump's company World Liberty Financial secures a $100 million investment from a UAE-based fund [2] Market & Trading Activity - Coinbase stock COIN jumps 3.6%, reaching its highest level since going public in 2021 [2] New Products & Services - Kraken launches Krak, a P2P payment app for fee-free transfers across 160+ countries and 300+ assets [2] - Bitwise files amended S-1s for spot Dogecoin and spot Aptos ETFs [2] - Ripple integrates Wormhole to connect XRP Ledger and its EVM sidechain to 35+ blockchains [2] International Trade - The European Union is ready to make a trade deal with the US [2] - President Trump announces he has officially signed a trade deal with China [2]