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TradFi & Fintech
Mitsui & Co.'s Crypto Arm Brings Tokenized Metals Asset Zipangcoin to OP Mainnet
The shift to Optimism is ZPG's first deployment on a public blockchain since launching in 2022, and the start of its global rollout.

Markets
Altcoins Surge as Bitcoin Drifts Near $75,000
ETH held above $2,300, while SOL reclaimed $90 and XRP jumped to $1.46.

NFTs & Web3
Foundation NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Permanently After Failed Sale
The curated art platform says its infrastructure has already been spun down with no plans to come back online.

DeFi
LDO Bucks DeFi Downturn With 30% Monthly Rally After DAO Passes Buyback Scheme
Lido's token is the only top DeFi token in the green over the past 30 days, fueled by a $20 million treasury repurchase program.

Hacks
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Circle Over Drift Protocol $280 Million Hack: Gibbs Mura Law Group
Law firm charges Circle Internet Financial with failing to freeze $230 million in stolen USDC after the April 1 Drift Protocol exploit, allegedly linked to North Korean attackers.

DeFi
Sky Announces First Native Deployment of USDS, sUSDS on Avalanche
Sky's native stablcoins are being deployed on Avalanche via Skylink, Sky's crosschain bridge protocol built on LayerZero infra.

TradFi & Fintech
Charles Schwab Announces Rollout of Spot BTC and ETH Trading for Retail Clients
The $12 trillion brokerage will begin a phased rollout of Schwab Crypto, offering direct spot BTC and ETH trading to retail investors in the coming weeks.

Regulation & Politics
South Korea to Test Deposit Tokens for Government Spending
Nine major banks will participate in the pilot, which replaces government purchase cards with programmable blockchain-based payments starting in Q4.

Blockchains
Tempo Unveils 'Zones' for Private Enterprise Stablecoin Transactions
The Stripe-incubated blockchain is pitching privacy as the missing piece for institutional stablecoin adoption.

People
Two Long-Time Ethereum Foundation Contributors Announce Departures
Josh Stark, a member of the EF's leadership team, and Trent Van Epps both separately announced this week that they are leaving the foundation after five years.





