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Blockchains
Ethereum Foundation Launches Post-Quantum Research Hub
The EF's Post-Quantum and Cryptography teams have consolidated an 8-year research push into an open resource with a roadmap and specifications.

TradFi & Fintech
NYSE Taps Securitize to Develop Tokenized Securities Trading Infra
Securitize will become the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-based securities on NYSE's upcoming Digital Trading Platform

TradFi & Fintech
BMO launches tokenized cash and deposits on CME's 24/7 settlement network: Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal enables clients to convert dollars into tokenized cash on CME and Google Cloud's Universal Ledger for round-the-clock margin, collateral and B2B payments.

Markets
Bitcoin Hovers Around $70,000 as Crypto Stocks Plunge
Circle stock fell 19% after the latest Senate draft of the Clarity Act included restrictions on stablecoin yield.

Regulation & Politics
Tether Engages Big Four Firm for First Full Audit
The issuer of the largest stablecoin by market cap has been under scrutiny for years for not conducting a full financial audit

DeFi
Balancer Proposes Winding Down Labs, Ending BAL Emissions in Sweeping Reset
Five months after a $128M exploit rocked the protocol, Balancer is proposing its most radical restructuring yet.

TradFi & Fintech
Bitmine’s Tom Lee Calls Crypto a 'Wartime Store of Value'
The largest Ethereum treasury company added another 65,341 ETH last week.

DeFi
Polymarket Tightens Insider Trading Rules
The prediction market is updating insider trading and manipulation rules days after inking an exclusive partnership with Major League Baseball.

TradFi & Fintech
Kalshi and Polymarket CEOs Back $35M Prediction Market Venture Fund
Former Kalshi employees are raising capital for 5c(c) Capital, a venture firm focused on prediction market infrastructure.

DeFi
MoonPay Unveils Wallet Standard for AI Agents
The Open Wallet Standard aims to fill a gap in the rapidly growing agentic payments stack by giving AI agents a universal, non-custodial way to hold funds and sign transactions across blockchains.

