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Western Union launches USDPT, a dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorage on Solana for global cross-border settlements.

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Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Kelp DAO exploit.

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Upbit is the Optimism Foundation's first client on its "self-managed" enterprise tier, giving it control over its core rollup architecture.

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A volatile week in crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) ended on a strong note for bitcoin, where a late surge in inflows reversed an otherwise weak start. Ether, meanwhile, extended its cautious trend, while XRP and Solana remained largely subdued with marginal outflows. Key Takeaways: Bitcoin ETFs logged $162.8M inflows, boosted by Blackrock IBIT's $136.6M.