[Helius Labs is Forming an Independent Core Team for Zcash, Focusing on Scalability and Security] Helius Labs CEO Mert announced on the X platform that a brand-new independent core team is being formed for the privacy cryptocurrency Zcash. This team will focus on technical research and development in the areas of scalability and security, aiming to elevate the Zcash project to new heights. The initiative has been likened to a 'Manhattan Project' in the field of privacy currencies. Currently, the team is recruiting a CEO, Chief Engineer, and researchers to ensure the smooth progress of the related work.

韩国上市公司Bitplanet宣布启动其财政计划，并在市场反弹之际购入比特币。此次购买标志着该公司对加密货币的战略性投资，旨在利用市场复苏机会优化资产配置。此举反映出机构投资者对比特币的兴趣持续增长，但市场波动性仍可能带来潜在风险。（Decrypt）

BBX News: Global listed companies' encryption configurations remained active last week SOL ecological heavyweight: Mercer Park (TSX: SPAC. U) and Cube Group have signed a final merger agreement, valued at $300 million. Prior to the merger, $500 million will be invested to establish Solana reserves for liquidity and revenue optimization. ETH Treasury Expansion: SharpLink (NASDAQ: SBET) purchased 19271 ETH and invested approximately $75 million; Quantum Solutions (TSE: 2338) purchased 2000 ETH; FG Nexus (NASDAQ: FGNX) sold its property and retrieved $8 million to expand its ETH treasury. BNB holdings strengthening: Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ: BNBX) has completed a $27 million PIPE financing, indirectly holding 10647 BNBs and purchasing an additional 4908 BNBs. BTC steadily increases holdings: Companies such as Capital B, The Smarter Web Company, and RSXYZ continue to increase their holdings of Bitcoin. AI and XRP new forces: TAO Synergies holds 54058 TAOs; Evernorth, supported by Ripple, plans to go public through a merger with AACI and is expected to raise over $1 billion, creating the largest XRP funding pool. The institution's weekly investment and financing amount exceeded 1.2 billion US dollars, and its allocation has extended from mainstream assets to AI computing power and cross chain ecology. Source: bbx.com

Bitget INR/USDT's perpetual trading volume surged 40 times within 10 minutes, with a turnover of 3.69 million US dollars in the past 24 hours, an increase of 9.16% A surge in trading volume generally indicates an increase in market trading activity or large-scale fund buying and selling operations, which may be caused by certain important market changes or news announcements. According to AiCoin data, the comprehensive ranking of Bitget contracts ranks fourth globally

[CME Group: Asia-Pacific Institutional Investors Shift to Cryptocurrency Investments] Tim McCourt, Senior Managing Director at CME Group, stated that the open interest value of CME Group's cryptocurrency tools has approached $40 billion. Strong demand exists in the Asia-Pacific investment market, and the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts may prompt non-USD funds to seek hedging opportunities. Institutional investors in regions such as Singapore have already started shifting to cryptocurrency investments.