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Iran’s Rial Falls to Record Low as Dollar Demand Intensifies
Iran’s rial has fallen to a reported record low above 2.4 million per dollar, while sources say crypto demand may rise, but provide no evidence of a new adoption wave.
Cboe and S&P DJI Tokenized Options Claim Lacks Product Details
Watcher.Guru’s tokenized options claim involving Cboe and S&P DJI is not confirmed by primary sources, which document an S&P 500 perpetual derivative on Hyperliquid instead.
Kakao Pay Securities Studies Tokenized Korean Stocks for Overseas Investors
Kakao Pay Securities is studying tokenized Korean equities with Ondo Finance and Dinari, assessing blockchain infrastructure, cross-border distribution and regulatory requirements for overseas investors.
DeFi Lending Reprices Risk as Liquidations Return to Focus
Aave, Venus and new research are forcing DeFi lending to confront leverage, liquidation waves, oracle resilience and hidden bad debt as crypto volatility returns to the spotlight.
Altcoins Surge Together as Liquidity, Short Covering and Real World Assets Reassert
Six altcoins surged more than 10% as Bitcoin stabilization, ETF inflows, short covering, softer macro pressure and renewed interest in tokenized finance drove a broad market rotation.
US 30-Year Treasury Yield Climbs to Highest Level Since 2004
The US 30-year Treasury yield hit 5.53%, its highest level since 2004, raising borrowing costs and challenging bitcoin, crypto valuations and other risk assets globally.
Six tokens jump as macro relief fuels a broader crypto rotation
Six crypto tokens rose more than 10% as Bitcoin stability, easing macro pressure and derivatives positioning fueled a broader rotation into high-beta altcoins including Bitway, Ethena and Chainlink.
Prediction Markets Become Crypto Exchanges’ Next Competitive Frontier
Prediction markets are becoming a major exchange battleground as Coinbase, Robinhood and Crypto.com pursue event-driven trading while regulators examine manipulation, settlement and insider-trading risks across markets.
Crypto’s Split Rally Points to ETF Liquidity and a Tokenization Rotation
Ondo surged 28.6% while Bitway fell 14.5%, highlighting a crypto market shaped by ETF liquidity, tokenization demand, leverage and selective institutional rotation rather than a broad altcoin rally.
Altcoin rotation, not a broad rally, lifts Morpho, Ondo and Litecoin
Morpho, Ondo and Litecoin gained more than 10%, but the move points to selective altcoin rotation around tokenization, onchain credit, policy news and derivatives, not a broad crypto rally.
NYSE and Blockchain.com Bring 24/7 Tokenized Stocks Closer to Crypto Markets
NYSE and Blockchain.com are exploring 24/7 tokenized US stocks and ETFs for crypto users, but the proposed platform still faces regulatory approval, liquidity, custody and investor-protection questions.
BitMEX Ends Trading After 11 Years as Perpetual Futures Pioneer
BitMEX has shut exchange operations after 11 years, ending trading while withdrawals remain open. The closure ends a pioneering crypto derivatives venue’s run and highlights intensifying competition, regulation and the market structure it helped create.