Markets are entering a data-light week clouded by contradictions. US growth is roaring back, the eurozone is stabilising, yet both economies remain under the spell of dovish central banks. For investors — especially in crypto — the question is whether the rebound is real, or just a mirage that could vanish under the weight of policy risk and structural weakness.
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Japan's $97 Billion Intervention Fails; Bitcoin's Resilience Faces Critical Test
Japan’s $97 billion yen intervention has slowed the currency’s slide, but done little to change its trajectory. If the BOJ is forced to hike rates, the resulting carry-trade unwind could hit Bitcoin and global liquidity hard.
Hyperliquid in Talks With Kraken Parent Payward on US Market Entry
A deal would route a subset of Hyperliquid's perpetual futures through Payward's CFTC-regulated Bitnomial exchange, giving the decentralized platform a compliant path into the US market it has never been able to serve directly.
London Stock Exchange Partners With Payward to Explore Tokenised UK Equity Markets
LSEG plans to bring the 100 largest London-listed companies onchain as Payward's xStocks and is separately assessing a UK tokenised equity structure of its own, with trading targeted for 2027 pending regulatory approval.
Singapore Proposes Stablecoin License With 100% Reserves, No Holder Interest
MAS opened a consultation on the legislative amendments needed to bring its 2023 stablecoin framework into force, formalizing a protected "MAS-regulated stablecoin" label as regulated tokens are already being piloted in payment and settlement projects across the city-state.