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TradFi & Fintech
Black Lake Launches Harbor Verify to Bring Verifiable Credit to Onchain Markets
Black Lake Digital Markets has launched Harbor Verify, a browser-based tool that lets investors, lenders, auditors, and rating agencies independently confirm that every loan in a tokenized pool belongs there and passed its published eligibility rules, without seeing private borrower data.

CeFi
New Market Trading Names Ajdin Kahrović Chief Technology Officer
New Market Trading has named Ajdin Kahrović as Chief Technology Officer on the same day the onchain wealth management firm opened publicly to new clients. Kahrović previously architected defi.app and will lead all engineering, the technical roadmap, and platform security.

DeFi
Kraken Shares Timeline for Easiest ICX-to-SODA Migration as ICON Network Retires
Automated 1:1 ICX-to-SODA conversion on one of crypto’s most established exchanges marks a milestone in SODAX’s evolution from Layer 1 blockchain to intent-based execution infrastructure.

DeFi
Uphold Launches Instant Crypto-Backed Loans Through Exactly DeFi Protocol
Uphold has introduced instant cash loans against crypto holdings through the Exactly DeFi Protocol, letting its U.S. retail customers borrow against Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP or USDC collateral without selling any assets.

DeFi
Can LP Agents Outrun Their Own Debt? Inside Ratehopper's Self-Repaying Loan Competition
Most DeFi competitions reward trading skill. Range Hunter rewards something different, autonomous capital management.

CeFi
Performa Marks One Year Live with Major Upgrade for Digital-Native SMBs
A year after going live, Performa added a non-custodial layer, fiat settlement and faster self-service onboarding to its finance ops platform, along with a wider pricing model for businesses operating across digital assets and fiat currencies.

Infrastructure
Stair AI Releases Results From 39-Day World Cup Agent Arena
Stair AI, which builds auditability and accountability infrastructure for AI agents, released results from the World Cup Agent Arena, a live evaluation in which 56 autonomous AI agents placed bets on Polymarket across all 39 days of the tournament.

DeFi
Quote Trade Announces Native Support for XDC Network and Circle-Issued USDC on XDC
Quote Trade, the AI-native Dark Pool DEX, has announced native support for the XDC Network and Circle-issued USDC on XDC, bringing private execution and stablecoin settlement to XDC's enterprise and institutional ecosystem.

Infrastructure
Bitcoinist.App Brings Private Bitcoin Mining Pools to iOS
BFM Company Limited has introduced Bitcoinist.App, a non-custodial Bitcoin mining app and Learn-to-Mine platform released exclusively for iOS, letting users create private pools and receive payouts directly to a wallet they control.

Markets
Grid Trading on Zoomex: How to Trade in a Sideways Markets
Most crypto traders spend a lot of energy trying to predict the next major market move. However, markets do not always trend clearly. Prices often move sideways for days or weeks, fluctuating within a defined range without committing to a sustained upward or downward direction.



