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NEAR token jumps 17% after ‘Confidential Intents’ launch, outpaces privacy tokens sector
Private execution layer aims to curb MEV and front-running as the token extends 40% weekly rally despite modest onchain earnings.
Australia could unlock A$24 billion in digital finance gains, is on track for just A$1 billion
An OKX-backed report estimates tokenization and digital finance could generate A$24 billion annually, with productivity gains hinging on reforms to licensing, sandboxes and financial market rules.
Hong Kong links up with Shanghai trade authorities to put cargo data on blockchain
HKMA teams up with mainland regulators to develop a cross-border platform linking cargo data and electronic bills of lading, aiming to cut trade finance friction and plug Chinese supply chains into global markets
Bitcoin, cryptos under pressure as oil spikes 6% and global markets price in U.S.-Iran conflict
Bitcoin fell back to $66,700 as traditional markets opened to their first chance to price the weekend's military escalation, with oil surging to $77 and Asian equities dropping 1.4%.
Hyperliquid's HYPE token jumps 5% as Iran war brings windfall revenue, JUP gains on supply freeze
Traders lean into supply compression stories in altcoins as Hyperliquid ramps up token burns and Jupiter freezes new emissions, even as bitcoin churns between $60,000 and $69,000 with muted flow.
Polymarket bettors appear to have insider-traded on a market designed to catch insider traders
At least 12 wallets collectively made over $1 million betting on the outcome of ZachXBT's investigation before the findings went public, with one trader turning a $0.14 average entry on shares into $411,000 in profit.
Analysis: Block’s retreat to 2019 scale could be a hint of deeper shifts in payments economics
While Jack Dorsey cites AI-enabled productivity gains as the reason for Block's cuts, the deeper shift is in payments plumbing: stablecoin settlement threatens to compress the fee stack that fintech acquirers have relied on for years.
World Liberty Financial ties voting power to staking as USD1 supply tops $4.7 Billion
The proposal redirects stablecoin arbitrage from institutional market makers to large token holders and links voting rights to capital commitment.
Bitcoin touches $70,000 before fading as altcoins lead the strongest bounce in weeks
Ether, solana, and cardano all outpaced bitcoin on the day, suggesting a rotation into higher-beta tokens as forced selling from the February crash begins to clear.
Uniswap’s UNI jumps 15% as governance vote to expand fee switch gains momentum
A governance proposal would activate protocol fees across eight additional chains and automate fee collection on all v3 pools, potentially adding an estimated $27 Million in annualized revenue.
