📢 Crypto.com Cuts Staff to Focus on AI

A shift is happening behind the scenes.

• About 12% of workforce being reduced
• Move is part of a broader AI-focused strategy
• Aimed at improving efficiency and scaling operations

📢 ECB Moves Closer to Digital Euro Rollout

The groundwork is picking up pace

• Seeking industry experts to help design the system
• Focus on use across ATMs & payment terminals
• Key step toward launching the digital euro

📢 MLB Locks In Polymarket as Exclusive Partner

A new step for prediction markets

• Names Polymarket as exclusive partner
• Working with CFTC on an integrity framework
• Brings prediction markets closer to mainstream sports

📢 TradFi is shifting onto crypto rails, with Binance’s TradFi perpetuals exceeding $130B in volume and 90M trades, driven mainly by gold and silver.

📢 Amundi Launches Tokenized Fund on Crypto Rails

Big TradFi move into blockchain

• Europe’s largest asset manager rolls out a $100M fund
• Built on Ethereum & Stellar networks
• Pushes further into real-world asset tokenization

📢 Animoca Backs Avalanche Expansion

A strategic push into new regions 👀

• Invests in $AVAX
• Partners with Ava Labs to grow the ecosystem
• Focus on expansion across Asia & the Middle East

📢 Sui Launches Hashi to Expand Bitcoin Into DeFi

• Launches Hashi on devnet, a BTC finance protocol
• Backed by firms like BitGo, Bullish, FalconX, Ledger
• Enables lending, borrowing & yield for $BTC

📢 Morgan Stanley has submitted an S-1 filing for a spot Bitcoin ETF under the ticker MSBT.

📢 The number of Bitcoin whale wallets holding 100+ $BTC has increased by 753 (+3.9%) over the past three months, despite a 20.2% price decline, according to Santiment.

📢 Layer 2 ecosystems are tightening up, with more networks shutting down than launching among chains holding at least $100K in TVS.

📢 Markets are pricing in no rate cuts through 2026, with the first expected reduction now pushed to September 2027.

📢 Hyperliquid is now seeing more trading activity in oil, gold, and silver than in crypto.

Combined HIP-3 open interest has crossed $1.5B, marking a new all-time high.

The platform is handling more volume in tokenized commodities than digital assets.

Its 24/7 trading model is drawing volume away from traditional exchanges.

📢 HyperEVM’s stablecoin supply has exceeded $1B, jumping 96% since February, according to Artemis.

📢 Eid Mubarak! Wishing you peace, joy, and blessings always. 🌙✨

📢 Goldman Sachs says up to 300M jobs could be impacted by AI, though infrastructure growth may create new employment opportunities.

📢 BlackRock’s ETHB Sees Strong Early Demand

Big start for the new ETF

• Reached $254M AUM in just one week
• Pulled in $146M in fresh inflows
• Shows growing demand for Ethereum exposure

📢 Grok suggests scrapping 89% of active EU laws after reviewing the full regulatory framework.

📢 Google’s security team has identified the DarkSword exploit targeting iOS, allowing Ghostblade malware to steal wallet data.