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Swift to work with Consensys on blockchain prototype for cross-border payments
Swift is planning to integrate a blockchain-based ledger into its infrastructure stack, with an initial focus on cross-border transactions....

Bitcoin wallet holding $44 million moves funds after 12 years
Multiple Satoshi-era wallets have woken up from decade-long dormancies in recent months as the crypto market rallied to new highs this year....

Aster climbs to first spot for daily fees and volume among perpetual DEXs
Aster started gaining significant traction after its token launch and subsequent endorsement from Binance co-founder Changpeng Zhao....

Hyperliquid unveils 4,600 Hypurr NFTs, floor price surges past $60,000
The collection has seen around $45 million worth of trade volume, with the NFT floor price currently set near $68,900....

Pro-crypto NYC Mayor Eric Adams drops out of reelection race, citing finance woes
Adams declined to endorse any of his three opponents, Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa. ...

Hyperliquid-based Hyperdrive loses $782,000 after smart contract exploit
An attacker exploited an arbitrary router call in Hyperdrive's smart contract in order to drain two pools of about $773,000 worth of tokens. ...

Jump’s Firedancer team proposes uncapping Solana blocks after Alpenglow upgrade
The change would allow high-performance validators to fit more transactions into a single block, earning more revenue and scaling the network's capacity. ...

Spot Ethereum ETFs see largest outflow week since inception, as ETH reclaims $4,000
BlackRock's industry-leading Bitcoin and Ethereum funds held up slightly better than those of Fidelity, its chief rival in the space. ...

Bitcoin miner TeraWulf seeks $3 billion in debt to finance new data center capacity
Google has taken a stake in TeraWulf, along with rival mining firm Cipher, as it backstops the firms' debt obligations. ...

Analysts say Solana ETFs could be weeks away following flurry of amended filings
Asset managers have amended their spot Solana ETF filings to incorporate staking rewards, with analysts saying the funds could launch within weeks. ...