U.S. stocks continued to rise, with the Nasdaq up 1.62%

- Bitcoin whales regained profitability as BTC surged past $112,788, surpassing their average acquisition costs per on-chain metrics. - Retail investors sold during volatility while whales strategically accumulated Bitcoin, signaling potential market reversal dynamics. - Institutional confidence grows with $90.6M ETF inflows and 26% supply controlled by large holders, despite $920M short contracts near $112,310 resistance. - Bullish fundamentals persist as Bitcoin approaches $2.22T market cap, but whale ac

- Falcon Finance partners with Backed Finance to integrate tokenized equities (e.g., Tesla, Nvidia) as collateral for minting USDf, a synthetic dollar. - xStocks, fully backed by regulated custodied assets, enable real ownership in traditional stocks while operating as transferable blockchain tokens. - Chainlink oracles ensure real-time price tracking, while USDf's $2.1B supply highlights demand for hybrid DeFi-traditional finance solutions. - The collaboration activates $12B passive RWA market by leveragi

- Oku integrates Morpho Protocol on Etherlink (Tezos Layer 2) to enable institutional-grade lending/borrowing with self-custody and real-time analytics. - The partnership combines Morpho's P2P lending architecture with Etherlink's low-cost transactions and Uniswap v3 liquidity to serve retail and institutional users. - MEV Capital launches first curated vault on Etherlink, allowing USDC lending against yield-bearing tokens with institutional risk management and diversified strategies. - Etherlink's EVM com