The European Central Bank kept its key deposit rate unchanged at 2.50%.

Polymarket, a prediction platform, has launched five-minute cryptocurrency price prediction contracts on its regulated U.S. platform, operated by QCX LLC and regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Traders can bet on whether assets such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP will close above or below a starting price within five minutes. A correct prediction pays $1 per share, while an incorrect prediction results in zero payout. The CFTC is reviewing Polymarket's compliance with its 2022 settlement terms and is scrutinizing its customer protection practices. (Source: CoinDesk)

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced a strategic investment in Marketnode, a digital market infrastructure operator in the Asia-Pacific region, to expand institutional investors' access to tokenized real-world financial assets on the Stellar network. Marketnode, backed by Euroclear, HSBC, Singapore Exchange Group, and Temasek, covers the issuance, distribution, and servicing of funds, credit, and structured products, connecting asset managers, issuers, distributors, and accredited investors.

Polymarket is investigating hundreds of suspicious new wallet transactions in the Israeli election market, with these accounts reportedly profiting over $100,000 in election-related betting. (Source: Bloomberg)

[Key information: A market order for $7.02 million appeared on Kraken ETH.] Large transaction in a short time tests liquidity, market sentiment might be brewing further changes.

Mysten Labs co-founder Eman Abio stated that setting spending limits and verifiable records are important when AI agents are used in encrypted payments.