According to Reuters Business, Spain's BBVA announced a record interim dividend aimed at luring Banco Sabadell shareholders. According to Reuters Business, the payout is intended to make BBVA’s offer more attractive to Sabadell investors in the ongoing effort to secure their support. According to Reuters Business, the post did not disclose the dividend amount, ex-dividend date, or payout timeline. According to Reuters Business, the update concerns Spanish bank equities and cites no direct impact on crypto markets.

According to @ReutersBiz, Monte dei Paschi has secured 86.3% of Mediobanca in what the source describes as Italy’s most exotic takeover bid, establishing decisive control of the target, source: Reuters Business. The 86.3% result implies roughly 13.7% of Mediobanca shares remain with minority holders after the offer, a key figure for assessing remaining float and ownership concentration, source: Reuters Business.

According to @StockMKTNewz, Warner Bros. Discovery WBD jumped about 35% after a CNBC report stated Paramount Skydance PSKY is preparing a takeover bid, per CNBC. For cross-asset traders, Bitcoin’s correlation with U.S. equities tends to rise during risk-on episodes, a dynamic documented by Kaiko Research that keeps BTC and ETH in focus when large-cap stocks rally on deal headlines, per Kaiko Research.