Market Shift: Real-World Assets Outpace Crypto in Weekly Hyperliquid Volume

After three decades of speculation, researchers have finally cracked the code of a shipwreck filled with gold coins that has baffled divers since 1995. Located in Salcombe Bay off England’s south coast, the identification comes after a massive joint effort by the British Museum and maritime archaeology experts to pinpoint the vessel's origin.

The investigation confirms the ship belonged to the Dutch trader Dom, carrying a significant haul of Moroccan gold that remained anonymous for nearly 30 years. This breakthrough provides critical new insights into 17th-century maritime trade routes and the movement of precious metals across the seas.

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) is moving to draft a consolidated Digital Asset Basic Act to bring much-needed order to the market. This government-backed proposal aims to establish comprehensive rules for stablecoin issuance, exchange entry requirements, and system-resilience standards, addressing the regulatory vacuum that has persisted for months.

As the framework for digital asset business rules takes shape, a political battle is brewing over taxation. Opposition lawmakers are aggressively pushing to repeal the 22% crypto tax scheduled for 2027. This tension between stricter stablecoin regulation and the fight for tax relief could significantly impact the future trajectory of cryptocurrency adoption in South Korea.

Singapore-based digital asset firm Psalion has officially launched its third and largest venture vehicle, a massive $50 million fund. This strategic capital is specifically earmarked for pre-seed and seed-stage startups focusing on critical sectors such as blockchain infrastructure, trade finance, real-world assets (RWA), and stablecoins.

By targeting these high-growth niches, Psalion aims to bridge the gap between Web2 and Web3, driving mass adoption through robust technological foundations. This injection of liquidity into the startup ecosystem underscores a growing confidence in the long-term viability of decentralized finance and blockchain-driven enterprise solutions.

Tether has officially entered a strategic partnership with the Nairobi Securities Exchange to pioneer blockchain-based market infrastructure. This memorandum of understanding focuses on the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and digital asset education, marking a significant expansion of Tether's influence into African financial markets.

Through this collaboration, the parties aim to leverage Tether's Hadron platform for issuing and trading tokenized securities. Crucially, the deal explores the integration of USDT as a digital settlement layer, potentially enabling instant settlement mechanisms within the Kenyan regulatory framework to revolutionize capital market efficiency.

India’s Narcotics Control Bureau has successfully dismantled the 'Team Kalki' darknet drug syndicate through high-level blockchain intelligence. By partnering with Binance and the Data Security Council of India, investigators were able to trace illicit crypto transactions, freeze cryptocurrency assets, and effectively dismantle the group's financial infrastructure.

This breakthrough highlights a critical reality for cybercriminals: the perceived anonymity of the darknet is being eroded by sophisticated blockchain forensics. As authorities increasingly leverage exchange data to track illicit flows, the ability to hide criminal proceeds through cryptocurrency is becoming significantly more difficult.