Bitcoin punched back past $100K and ETH soared nearly 20% as ETF inflows, softer trade talk, and the looming Pectra upgrade pushed crypto’s cap beyond $3T. NFTs reignited with seven-figure XCOPY and Ape Punk sales, while Doodles spiked ahead of its $DOOD token.

We break down Pectra’s usability overhaul, Tether’s leap into open-source AI, Coinbase’s $2.9 B Deribit buyout, and a wave of institutional and policy firsts—from Brown University’s IBIT stake to New Hampshire’s Bitcoin Reserve law.