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According to official news, Citrea announced the acquisition of the self-custody privacy Bitcoin wallet Crest, which will become Citrea's flagship privacy product. Its founder Meliksah Gurtemel will join Citrea as the head of product.Citrea stated that Crest will launch a Bitcoin mobile wallet in the coming weeks, supporting automatic privacy protection, private BTC transfers, and cross-linking from Bitcoin and Ethereum. It plans to support private cross-chain exchanges and exit paths, allowing users to privately pay USDC or ETH to EVM addresses using privacy BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to renaissancecapital, the blank check company (SPAC) FutureCrest Acquisition, led by BitMine's board chairman Tom Lee, filed documents with the SEC on Friday, planning to raise up to $250 million through an initial public offering (IPO). The company aims to raise funds by issuing 25 million units at a price of $10 per unit. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and a quarter of a warrant, which can be exercised at $11.50 per share.Tom Lee is known in the media for his bullish stance on cryptocurrency, and his IPO prospectus also highlights his past predictions on Bitcoin prices. FutureCrest Acquisition stated that while searching for merger and acquisition targets, the company will leverage the management team's expertise and social capital in areas such as AI, digital assets, fintech, infrastructure, robotics, and communications. Additionally, the company is optimistic about opportunities in business intelligence, productivity software, and digital health.It is reported that FutureCrest Acquisition plans to list on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol FCRSU. The company filed a confidential application on August 5, 2025, with Cantor Fitzgerald as the sole underwriter for the transaction.

ChainCatcher news, OSL Group (00863) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary OSL Midaspay Limited signed a share purchase agreement with Lau Shu Ming on May 30 to acquire 90% of the issued shares of Evergreen Crest Holdings Ltd for $15 million (approximately HKD 117 million).The transaction will be paid through the issuance of consideration shares, and upon completion, the target company will become an indirect subsidiary of OSL Group. The target company is currently operating a digital asset exchange through its subsidiaries and holds a futures broker license and a cryptocurrency dealer license in Indonesia. This acquisition will provide a strategic pathway for OSL Group to enter the Indonesian digital asset market.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the dynamic modular service platform Crestal has announced the launch of its public testnet Crestal Carbon on the Berachain testnet.The team stated that in addition to Crestal Carbon, Crestal also announced an integration with Avail, making it the first modular service supported by the company. Avail's Web3 infrastructure allows modular execution layers to scale and interoperate in a trust-minimized manner.

ChainCatcher news, the dynamic modular service platform Crestal announced the completion of a $2 million Pre-Seed funding round, with participation from MH Ventures, Cogitent Ventures, and NxGen. The new funds will be used to accelerate the construction of modular services.According to the Web3 asset data platform RootData, Crestal is a dynamic modular service platform where developers can discover, deploy, and upgrade modular services by binding decentralized providers with verifiable Proof of Performance (PoP TM). Anyone can collaborate with service providers and earn rewards for maintaining high-quality modular infrastructure that supports Web3 builders across all chains.