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This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. World War II’s outcome was fundamentally determined by access to oil. So depleted was the resource by the final stages of the war that Nazi Germany resorted to extraordinary measures to maintain basic mobility — pulling trucks by oxen, four at a time. The oil situation for the armies of Imperial Japan was equally dire. In Daniel Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Prize, he documented how the Japanese kamikaze suicide pilots would fill their tanks to only halfway since they were not meant to return from their…
The tokenized private credit market is quietly emerging as one of the fastest-growing sectors in real-world assets (RWA), with over $13.3 billion in assets under management. Once the domain of institutions, private credit is now moving on-chain, driven by platforms like Figure and Tradable, and attracting backing from heavyweights like Apollo, BlackRock, and Franklin Templeton. As asset managers race to bring traditionally illiquid debt markets onto blockchain rails, tokenization is reshaping how credit is accessed, managed, and traded—offering both retail and institutional investors a new gateway into the $3 trillion private credit universe. You might also like: Mogul Club, Ava…
Mary-Elizabeth McMunn, the Deputy Governor of Ireland’s Central Bank, suggests that Bitcoin and Ethereum fall outside the scope of MiCA. McMunn made this announcement in a keynote speech at the National Fintech Summit in Dublin. According to McMunn, Bitcoin and Ethereum will not be subject to MiCA rules because neither of these assets has an identifiable issuer. Although McMunn delivered the speech last month, popular crypto sleuth SMQKE highlighted this key point in an X post today. “It is important for consumers to be aware that MiCA will not cover all crypto assets. This decision could affect some major cryptos,…
In the latest update from the ongoing legal battle between Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), both parties have asked the Second Circuit Court to keep the appeals process paused while they wait for a decision from the district court. According to a filing dated June 16, 2025, the SEC submitted a status report to the court, requesting that the appeals stay on hold until at least August 15, 2025, when they’ll provide another update. This move comes as Ripple and the SEC continue working through a possible settlement that could reshape the outcome of the…
21Shares has cross-listed five new exchange-traded products on Nasdaq Stockholm, bringing its total offering on the Swedish exchange to 10 ETPs. Crypto ETP issuer 21Shares has expanded its presence on Nasdaq Stockholm by cross-listing five new exchange-traded products (ETPs): Uniswap ETP (AUNI), Avalanche ETP (AVAX), Bitcoin Gold ETP (BOLD), Solana Core Staking ETP (CSOL), and 21Shares Ethereum Core ETP (ETHC). These join an existing lineup of five 21Shares products already available on Nasdaq Stockholm, including Bitcoin (ABTC), Ethereum (AETH), Solana (ASOL), XRP (AXRP), and Bitcoin Core ETP (CBTC), bringing the total to 10 offerings on the Swedish exchange. “We’re committed…
Metis, a Layer-2 scaling solution, announced that Magic Square.io, a Web3 platform, has joined its HyperHack, a three-month hackathon that started May 15th, 2025. Magic Square.io is a discovery engine and Web3 platform that makes DApps, Web3 services, tools, and games discoverable. The hackathon, which is scheduled to conclude on August 16Th, 2025, aims to showcase the game-changing potential of Hyperion, Metis’ AI-advanced, high-performing blockchain. The HyperHack invites developers across the globe to develop and test DApps leveraging Hyperion’s real-time multiprocessing, on-chain AI integration, and high transaction speed. 🔦 HyperHack Partner Spotlight: @MagicSquareioFrom idea to adoption, Magic Square gives builders…
Why are traders piling into $300K Bitcoin calls while hedging at $85K fades? Is this a signal the market is bracing for something explosive? Table of Contents Bitcoin price reclaims $107,000 as political jitters fade BTC options data shows strong bullish lean into June expiry BTC breakout gains traction with support from options flows Bitcoin price reclaims $107,000 as political jitters fade Bitcoin (BTC) has quietly stabilized after a volatile week in which political headlines briefly disrupted market sentiment. The public dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk pushed BTC toward the $100,000 mark, raising concerns about short-term…
KyberSwap adds Mayan Finance for fast, seamless cross-chain swaps with Wormhole protocol. U.S. DOJ indicts Andean Medjedovic for $65M DeFi hacks targeting KyberSwap and Indexed Finance. Medjedovic’s strong math background highlights the technical skill behind sophisticated crypto crimes. KyberSwap recently added Mayan Finance, powered by the Wormhole protocol, to enable seamless cross-chain swaps. This integration expands user access to liquidity across multiple blockchains without leaving the KyberSwap interface. The upgrade offers various swap routes tailored to different use cases, including ultra-fast swaps, large stablecoin transfers, and high-volume flows supported by Wormhole’s liquidity pools. Kyberswap 🤝Mayan🤝WormholeSeamless cross-chain swaps in a single…
American economist Paul Krugman, who won the Nobel Prize in 2008, believes that stablecoins do not have any practical utility. In a May 30 blog post entitled ‘Digital Corruption Takes Over DC,’ Krugman opined that “stablecoins don’t serve any clearly useful function,” adding: “They [stablecoins] can’t be used to make ordinary purchases, and there’s nothing you can do with them that can’t be done more cheaply and more easily with debit cards, Venmo, Zelle, wire transfers, etc.” Therefore, Krugman questioned why anyone would not just use U.S. dollars instead of using tokens that are “supposedly backed by dollars.” According to…
Spetz Inc., parent company of SonicStrategy Inc., completed the first week of its strategic digital asset accumulation program. The company purchased 3.35 million S altcoins, the native token of the Sonic blockchain, at an average unit price of $0.41. These transactions cost a total of $1.37 million. The company’s total Sonic token holdings thus reached 3.9 million. The press release issued by Spetz included the following statements: “Spetz is pleased to announce that we have successfully completed our first weekly open market purchases as part of our strategic digital asset accumulation program. In the process, we purchased approximately 3.35 million…