DFSA cites money-laundering and sanctions risks as it bans assets like Monero and Zcash from DIFC-based platforms.

U.S. Fed Chair Powell called out political pressure and threats from the Trump administration in a statement Sunday, weighing on global risk sentiment.

Ethereum’s co-founder said the network should remain usable and secure even if core developers step back from active updates.

Our chart of the week is POL.

Trends to Watch (Privacy coins, underfarmed airdrops)

The venture capital giant highlights prediction markets, zk-SNARKS, and ‘staked media’ as themes to watch.

Dogecoin and Shiba Inu still account for the bulk of memecoin market capitalization.

Bitcoin slipped under $91,000, while Ethereum and Solana dropped 1.5%.

POL, formerly MATIC, is soaring after the Polygon CEO shared the chain’s vision for its Open Money Stack.

Security experts warned that most hacked projects never fully recover after major attacks.