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NEAR Intents hit by $3.8 million exploit as crypto's rough year of hacks continues
The popular cross-chain trading system said Friday the exploiter returned all stolen assets a day later a bug affected deposits and withdrawals across several networks.

Open USD takes on Tether, Circle with a different stablecoin model that's 'building money'
The “overwhelming majority” of Open Standard’s equity will be distributed over time to partners based on how much they help grow the stablecoin, CEO Zach Abrams said.

Cboe, S&P Dow Jones may explore tokenized options contracts under extended licensing deal
The agreement opens the door to tokenized derivatives as some of Wall Street's biggest institutions, including Nasdaq, NYSE and DTCC, move traditional markets onchain.

Live updates: Bitcoin remains under pressure as Iran denies report of peace progress
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield is sharply higher again, rising to a new cycle high above 5.27%.

Binance deal gives Circle a boost in stablecoin race with Tether, analysts say
The five-year deal could strengthen USDC’s reach in emerging markets, though Tether’s liquidity advantage remains hard to dislodge, analysts told CoinDesk.

Bullish, Alpaca, Apex Fintech and DriveWealth form coalition to push issuer-backed tokenized stocks
The group aims to link onchain shares to official shareholder records following the U.S. SEC's innovation exemption for tokenized stock trading.

Cathie Wood's ARK teams with Securitize to tokenize venture fund with OpenAI, Anthropic stakes
The ARK Venture Fund is bringing exposure to sought-after private tech companies onchain through Securitize, first on Ethereum then potentially expanding to other chains.

Solana Foundation hires Binance, Polygon veterans as it ramps up tokenized finance push
Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees join as Solana aims to court institutions moving payments and assets onchain.

Crypto investment firm RockawayX is betting $150 million on yield becoming next big use case
The $2 billion digital-asset investment firm rolls out an initiative to back, build and provide liquidity to projects bringing real-world yields into DeFi.

Bitcoin could test $90,000 after shorts get squeezed, but traders warn leverage is building
Bitcoin has broken out to $86,000, but analysts say the next leg depends on whether spot buyers continue to show up as leverage builds.

