Happy weekend, Defiers!

Global markets gave up some of their recent gains this week as the Iran conflict entered its third week and the Fed left rates unchanged. Bitcoin traded as high as $76K on Tuesday before turning sharply lower after the central bank raised its inflation forecast.

The SEC and the CFTC jointly released sweeping interpretive guidance that formally classifies major crypto assets and activities under federal securities law.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has licensed the S&P 500 to TradeXYZ, marking the first time eligible non-U.S. investors can gain leveraged exposure to the index through an officially licensed, digitally native instrument.

Meanwhile, OP_NET, a smart contract protocol that embeds execution directly into standard Bitcoin transactions, went live on Thursday.

Finally, OpenSea has delayed its token launch yet again.

Enjoy!

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TradeXYZ Lands Official S&P 500 License for On-Chain Perpetual

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