Bitcoin holds $89,000 while gold surges to $5,200, Tether launches its first regulated U.S. stablecoin, Hyperliquid rallies 30%, Ethereum introduces ERC-8004 for AI agents, Citrea brings DeFi to Bitcoin, and MicroStrategy adds another 2,932 BTC. Here’s your full breakdown of today’s biggest crypto developments and what they could signal next.

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