Crypto markets are navigating a volatile stretch — BTC, ETH, XRP, and DOGE are all testing significant support levels as macro headwinds persist and regulatory developments in Washington continue to evolve. This roundup covers Bitcoin's mining difficulty milestone, rainbow chart signals, Lightning Network momentum, the options market's positioning, Democratic scrutiny of Trump-linked crypto activity, XRP's volatility compression, DOGE's technical breakdown, Chainlink ETF flows, the Aster DEX activity dispute, Phemex's RWA expansion, Optimism's OP Stack developments, TON's Telegram-driven Web3 strategy, AZTEC's South Korean exchange surge, Tether's supply contraction, White House stablecoin discussions, and the SEC's recent regulatory signals.