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The article reports a 9,260x growth in decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume from 2019 to 2025, peaking at $4.7 trillion, followed by a moderation to $1.63 trillion year-to-date in 2026.

Liverpool FC has omitted players Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo from its UEFA Champions League squad registration.

Bitcoin's price increased by 5% to $81,000, accompanied by the liquidation of $140 million in short positions.

The article reports that Pons, a memecoin creation and trading app, generated nearly $6 million in fees in a single day, surpassing fees from other platforms like Pump, Hyperliquid, and even Robinhood Chain itself.

Hargreaves Lansdown, a UK investment platform, announced plans to offer Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded notes (ETNs) to retail investors following the UK Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) lifting of a four-year ban on crypto ETNs.

Bitcoin (BTC) rose 0.76% alongside a broader market rally in equities and metals, driven by a softer U.S.

Elon Musk's political action committee (PAC) injected $150,000 into the Maine Senate race to support incumbent Republican Susan Collins.

Hashdex's NCIQ crypto ETF added Hyperliquid's HYPE token as its fifth-largest holding with a 3.4% weighting, while Bitcoin's share in the ETF declined.

North Korean-linked wallets sold over $30 million of Bitcoin via Hyperliquid, a decentralized exchange, within three weeks.

Hashkey, an Asian crypto service provider, joined the DTCC's tokenization innovation working group, marking the first Asian entity to participate among over 100 financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan.

Uber announced the elimination of 3,300 jobs (10% of its workforce) and a $10 billion investment in a driverless strategy, including equity stakes in Lucid and Rivian.

Arch Lending, an alternative-asset lending platform operated by ChainFi, Inc, has expanded its collateral acceptance to include PAX Gold (PAXG) and Tether Gold (XAUt) for crypto-backed loans.