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The upgrade is now live on mainnet, but weak pressure has limited the token's response.
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The upgrade is now live on mainnet, but weak pressure has limited the token's response.

MUSD's growth highlights the potential for Bitcoin-backed stablecoins to enhance DeFi composability and liquidity across multiple networks. MUSD surpasses $750M in lifetime volume as Bitcoin-backed stablecoin expands across Wormhole network.

Dogecoin price traded near $0.070 as SPCX stock extended its rebound ahead of SpaceX's first earnings report as a public company. Dogecoin price holds near $0.070 According to data from crypto.news, Dogecoin (DOGE) price was trading at $0.

Tokenized equities are growing fast, but simply listing stock-backed tokens isn't enough anymore. As per latest Bitget's research report, the battleground has shifted toward execution quality, liquidity, and infrastructure. The report shows the active market capitalization of tokenized stocks and equities has risen more than 140% from $814 million to $1.

BNB Chain's rise highlights blockchain's growing role in global finance, but its reliance on Binance poses regulatory risks that could impact growth. BNB Chain surpasses Tron with 79.3 million stablecoin holders as total market hits 289 million.

FLock.io just got a serious nod from the World Economic Forum.

Bitcoin's short-term holders panic-sold before turning back to accumulation.

EIP-8361 could cut Ethereum consensus staking yield to 1.2%, but lower rewards may place pressure on validators and liquid-staking products.

Chainlink Labs' strategic legal hire underscores the increasing need for robust legal frameworks as DeFi and traditional finance converge. Chainlink Labs hires former StarkWare and Cboe Digital legal chief as Head of Legal.

Hyperliquid has recorded a new milestone, with open interest in traditional asset markets (HIP-3) surpassing $4.13 billion for the first time, according to Hyperscreener ASXN. Meanwhile, daily trading volume saw an extraordinary jump, soaring 229% to $4.87 billion and fully exceeding the amount of capital held on the platform.

Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake and five co-authors want to shrink the reward for staking ETH. Their draft plan would switch that reward off once half of all ETH is locked up.