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US 30-year mortgage rates have reached 7.28%, their highest level in nearly three years, as buyers retreat. HousingWire analyst Logan Mohtashami linked the move to rising Treasury yields, Federal Reserve hawkishness and changing market conditions.
Founders Fund led a $5 million purchase of Anvil’s ANVL governance tokens, with Pantera Capital, Bullish and other investors participating. The Ethereum-based protocol is also launching a software kit designed to help businesses use crypto collateral for financial guarantees without building blockchain code.
Crypto’s future may depend less on launching new tokens and more on building always-on markets for events, commodities and private companies. CoinDesk published an analysis arguing that blockchain networks could make price discovery itself a core product, provided infrastructure can support liquidity and speed.
Bitcoin stayed in a narrow range as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 reached record closing highs. Kalshi launched a U.S. stock-index perpetual future, while the Winklevoss brothers filed for a direct-holding Zcash ETF and Moneyiar data showed Bitcoin below $84,000.
DeepSeek is nearing a funding round of at least $12 billion and Moonshot AI has reached a $50 billion valuation, with both targeting early-2027 IPOs. OpenAI and Anthropic are also pursuing enormous valuations and potential listings as U.S.-China AI competition intensifies.
Crypto investigator ZachXBT says he fronted $349,700 in USDC to pose as a client of a Chinese laundering syndicate allegedly serving North Korean hackers. He says the operation exposed more than $12 million linked to the Bybit exploit and helped trigger a 442,000-USDT freeze.
India’s crypto users generated $88.4 billion in centralized-exchange inflows during Chainalysis’s reporting period, yet domestic platforms received only 0.7% of exchange value. Brazil-based exchanges captured 12.5%, highlighting the gap between national adoption and locally captured exchange business.
Luxor and CME Group are developing derivatives linked to AI GPU rental prices, offering infrastructure owners a possible hedge against falling rates. The market remains early, with limited liquidity, benchmark-mismatch risk and unresolved questions about collateral and counterparty protection.
Absa is reportedly preparing to become Africa’s first bank to custody bitcoin, initially serving institutional clients and potentially adding other digital assets. The move reflects wider bank interest in crypto custody and South Africa’s relatively institutional digital-asset market.
European stablecoin issuers are expanding into US dollar tokens, saying businesses need dollar liquidity for global payments and settlement. AllUnity launched USDAU as the EU reviews MiCA, while Europe-issued dollar stablecoins remain far smaller than USDT and USDC.
Bitcoin briefly climbed above $87,000 after weak U.S. jobs data reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate increase, but the cryptocurrency later retreated toward $85,300. Treasury yields also reversed their initial declines as traders weighed profit-taking, inflation risks and the next policy decision.
China is warning that cryptocurrencies can assist espionage, while Singapore’s crypto activity surged 55.4% to $284 billion. South Korea is considering market-making rules, and payment and regulatory infrastructure is expanding in Japan and Hong Kong.
Ego Death Capital partner Nico Lechuga says permanent capital and Bitcoin treasuries could offer business owners an alternative to private equity’s fixed exit timetable. The discussion covers acquisitions, debt, free cash flow, roll-ups and identifying genuine Bitcoin businesses.
European consumer authorities have opened 11 coordinated actions involving 10 game companies over in-game currency pricing, withdrawal rights, loot boxes and sales practices. The principles exclude cryptocurrencies and currencies earned only through gameplay, focusing on paid currencies in closed game economies.
Bitcoin began the new quarter inside its established $82,000-$85,000 range after failing to hold a brief move above $85,000. U.S.-listed spot ETFs recorded $148.7 million in net outflows, ending a nine-day, $3.08 billion inflow streak, while derivatives and altcoins presented mixed signals.
Bitcoin briefly rose above $85,000 after cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data reduced expectations for a near-term Federal Reserve rate increase. The rally faded as 10-year and 30-year Treasury yields remained near levels last seen around 2002, limiting demand for riskier assets.
Hackers behind the $387.5 million Bitget breach moved about $3.9 million in stolen ZEC into Zcash’s shielded pool after NEAR blocked most of a $50 million route. Bitget is also handling more than $700 million in tracked withdrawals as access gradually returns.
