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Markets
Crypto Markets Drop as Powell Holds Firm on Interest Rates
Bitcoin dropped 2%, and Ethereum fell 1.5%, while Solana and Polkadot eked out minor gains.

DeFi
Aave Launches GHO Stablecoin On Arbitrum
The move marks the first deployment of GHO's cross-chain expansion.

Blockchains
ZKsync Unveils Vision For Elastic Chain Ecosystem After 3.0 Upgrade
ZKsync aims to foster an interconnected ecosystem of ZK Stack-based Layer 2 rollups.

TradFi & Fintech
Bitfinex Securities and Mikro Kapital Announce Second Tokenized Bond Offering
The move comes amid a surge in the number of tokenized bond offerings this year.

DeFi
Mantle Launches Incentives Campaign for its Liquid Staking Protocol
The ‘Metamorphosis’ campaign rewards stakers with Powder, which will be convertible to COOK, Mantle LSP’s future governance token.

DeFi
Circle Becomes Europe’s First Compliant Stablecoin Issuer
USDC and EURC are now compliant with Europe’s MiCA regulations.

DeFi
ETHChile Highlights Triple-digit Growth In South American Crypto Ownership
The conference in Santiago last week hosted panels from the country’s top Web3 specialists.

Markets
Crypto Markets Rally Ahead of Anticipated Ethereum ETF Approval
Digital asset investment products suffered a third consecutive week of outflows.

Regulation & Politics
Crypto Celebrates Court Dismissing SEC Claims That Secondary BNB Sales Aren't Securities
Legal experts describe the ruling as a significant victory over the SEC for the web3 sector.

Podcast
Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: How Rootstock Uses EVM For Scalability
Daniel Fogg is the CEO of RootstockLabs, the organization behind the Rootstock sidechain, which is a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution designed to enhance Bitcoin's capabilities with smart contract functionality. Rootstock was launched in January 2018, becoming the first Bitcoin sidechain, and is secured by Bitcoin's hashing power through a merged mining process. This innovative sidechain leverages Bitcoin's security while enabling Ethereum compatible smart contracts, aiming to reduce transaction costs and improve scalability.





