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This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Over the past several days, the exchange between Kamino and Jupiter has escalated from healthy competition to a clear public dispute. The events started on Nov. 27, when Jup Lend introduced a refinancing tool on its frontend to migrate looping positions from Kamino Multiply directly into Jup Lend with a single click. The refinance operation initiated an atomic transaction involving four steps: Repay outstanding debt on Kamino. Withdraw the associated collateral. Transfer these assets to Jupiter Lend. Recreate the position inside Jupiter Lend, maintaining the same loan…

Education Minister Erica Stanford announced that New Zealand is set to make changes to its education system, with the government announcing that a mandatory financial literacy program will become embedded within its national curriculum from 2026. According to reports, the curriculum will be scheduled for years 1 to 10, with compulsory implementation scheduled for 2027. Part of the curriculum will include understanding modern payment systems, including digital assets, and tracking market indicators like the price of tokens. The move represents an essential component of the comprehensive financial awareness for the next generation navigating the digital economic landscape. New Zealand to…

EU Commissioner for Financial Services and the Capital Markets Union, Maria Luís Albuquerque, announced plans to commence the implementation of its market reform package by 2027. The package is part of a broader objective that the Union has to expand its Capital Markets Union (CMU) and unlock private funding for the bloc’s economy. Luís Albuquerque said on Tuesday that the Union should move swiftly to discuss and approve the package as quickly as possible. She said that the package marks a significant shift in the Union’s course, offering better wealth-building opportunities for people and unlocking better financing for the region’s…

Helium, a decentralized wireless network built on Solana, is entering the Brazilian market through a joint venture with local WiFi provider Mambo WiFi, the companies said Wednesday. The partnership represents one of Helium’s most significant international expansions so far and could set the stage for carrier integrations in a country where reliable internet access remains uneven. As a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN), Helium’s model depends on individuals and businesses installing hotspots that act as small cell sites. Those operators earn crypto rewards tied to network usage. Supporters say the approach allows wireless coverage to scale more quickly and cheaply…

The cryptocurrency community has launched an exemplary solidarity campaign for Ufuk, a 29-year-old disabled individual. Ufuk, who was left paralyzed from the neck down and has a 97% disability rating following an unfortunate diving accident in 2014 that caused permanent damage to his spinal cord at the C5 level, has been struggling for years with treatment, infection, intensive care, equipment, and care costs. Ufuk explained that due to challenging hospital processes, physical limitations, and dwindling financial resources, his mother had reached a point where she could no longer provide health support, and he had made an emotional appeal for help…

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, a member of the US Senate Banking Committee and one of the most prominent proponents for addressing digital asset market structure in Congress, said she wants to take the next step in advancing the bill sometime next week. Speaking at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit on Tuesday, Lummis said she anticipated that the markup hearing for the Responsible Financial Innovation Act — the Banking Committee’s version of market structure — would happen before Congress broke for the holidays. The senator said the crypto industry “was getting a little concerned” about the progress of the bill, adding…

Key Takeaways S&P Global entered a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to boost its enterprise AI strategy. S&P will unify its proprietary data on BigQuery to deliver faster, deeper AI-ready insights, and expand agentic capabilities. S&P Global has signed a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to strengthen its enterprise artificial intelligence strategy. The collaboration focuses on advancing S&P Global’s enterprise-wide transformations in agentic AI, data distribution, and workflow automation. The deal will unify S&P’s proprietary data on BigQuery for faster, AI-ready insights and expand customer-facing agentic tools on Gemini Enterprise, including integrations that let users interact directly with S&P data.…

As real-world asset (RWA) tokenization surges, the crypto industry is entering unfamiliar territory, bringing traditional equities, private credit, and commercial paper onchain and uncovering potential critical risks along the way. Marcin Kaźmierczak, co-founder of oracle provider RedStone, says a risk is potentially being overlooked: the weekend gap, where crypto trades 24/7, while Wall Street does not. In traditional finance, if disaster strikes a company over the weekend, the market is closed and then the stock “gaps down” when the opening bell rings on Monday. Meanwhile, in the crypto market, trading never stops. As more stocks are brought onchain, the gap…

Jonathan Gould, the Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), said this week that cryptocurrency companies seeking federal bank charters should be evaluated under the same standards as traditional banks. During a blockchain conference held on Monday, December 8, Gould noted that while some of these applicants, either in the digital or fintech sector, might appear to provide unique services for a national trust bank, he emphasized that custody and safekeeping services have been conducted electronically for several years. Therefore, with this argument in place, Gould asserted that there was no…

Blockchain game builders are increasingly prioritizing fundamentals and infrastructure over token-fuelled growth cycles, with stablecoin adoption emerging as one of the top three catalysts for the first time, according to the latest report from the Blockchain Gaming Alliance (BGA). On Wednesday, the BGA published its 2025 State of the Industry Report, which shows a shift in what builders believe will drive success in blockchain gaming. According to the report, the top three growth drivers were high-quality game launches (29.5%), revenue-driven business models (27.5%) and stablecoin adoption in payments (27.3%). The findings suggest the industry is stepping back from speculative cycles…