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TREE NEWS update: CME Group has introduced micro SUI futures contracts sized at one-tenth of its standard SUI futures. The smaller contract is aimed at traders whose positions may be oversized relative to their conviction, since a correct market call can still produce losses when the position is too large.

TREE NEWS update: Prediction market operator Kalshi is negotiating a $1 billion funding round at a $40 billion valuation, with existing backers Sequoia Capital and Wellington Management in talks to lead and Tiger Global and Dragoneer Investment Group also in discussions. The round is not yet closed, and the final investor list and closing date have not been disclosed. Kalshi raised $300 million at a $5 billion valuation in October 2025 and $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation in May 2026.

TREE NEWS update: Aztec Labs has relaunched zk.money, its self-custodial wallet on the Aztec Network, allowing users to make private stablecoin payments using readable tags. The wallet’s return marks another privacy boost for Ethereum, where Aztec’s zero-knowledge infrastructure lets transactions be shielded from public view. The relaunch was announced by Aztec Labs.

TREE NEWS update: Bankrupt crypto mining firm Poolin Technology will re-auction its Texas data center, following complaints from rival bidders about the sales process that produced a $180 million offer from Hut 8 Corp. The re-auction reopens a deal that had already appeared settled in Poolin’s bankruptcy proceedings.

TREE NEWS update: Bitwise’s NRR began trading on NYSE Arca on Tuesday, becoming the first US spot NEAR ETF and giving brokerage accounts direct exposure to the AI-focused token plus staking rewards. The launch follows a near-tripling in NEAR’s price since August.

TREE NEWS reports: BlackRock says stablecoins are suited to powering the small, round-the-clock payments AI agents make for data and computing power. The asset manager points to the need for tiny, continuous transactions that traditional checkout systems handle poorly, while adding that conventional payment rails retain a role.

TREE NEWS update: The SEC filed two lawsuits in New York against Cryptoaiml and TSAI over alleged AI trading scams that raised about $15 million. Regulators say investors were shown fictitious profits and were pressed for more money when they tried to withdraw. The cases were brought in New York federal court.

TREE NEWS reports: US stocks closed mixed, with the Dow down 0.20%, the Nasdaq up 0.29% and the S&P 500 down 0.10%. Meta (META) rose 3.11% and Apple (AAPL) fell 2.74%. Crypto-linked names were mostly lower: Circle (CRCL) dropped 2.40% and Strategy (MSTR) fell 2.15%, while SPCX gained 2.73% and SKHY added 2.70%.

TREE NEWS update: Seven commissioner seats at the SEC and CFTC will be vacant after Friday, leaving only three leaders at the two financial regulators to oversee aspects of the $3 trillion crypto industry. The departures shrink the agencies’ bipartisan benches as both bodies weigh digital-asset rules.

TREE NEWS update: BTCNow has rolled out an installment plan that lets users lock in bitcoin at the price on the day of purchase and pay it off over 60 fixed monthly installments across five years. Unlike dollar-cost averaging, the bitcoin price does not change with each payment; the coins are held in trust by BitGo until fully paid. There are no margin calls or forced liquidations if bitcoin falls, and BTCNow plans a nationwide US rollout in the coming months.

TREE NEWS update: Balancer token holders have voted to approve a liquidation plan for the DeFi protocol and rejected a proposal to launch an official fork chain. Under the plan, pausable pools will switch to withdrawal-only mode from October 30. BAL holders will have to wait until late May 2027, when they can redeem their tokens for protocol treasury assets.

TREE NEWS update: Linear Fox founder Nathan Fargo released a public jailbreak for the PlayStation 5, dubbed Relapse, as Sony argues in court that players do not own their digital games. The release lands while the console maker is defending its position on digital game ownership in ongoing litigation.

TREE NEWS reports: Short-term bitcoin traders’ onchain unrealized profit margin has climbed to a 21-month high, CryptoQuant said, warning that the elevated reading points to a possible near-term correction. The metric measures unrealized gains held by short-term holders, a cohort whose profit-taking has historically preceded pullbacks.

TREE NEWS update: BAL holders have approved a wind-down of Balancer, and the protocol has set shutdown dates. Roughly $52.4 million remains in its V2 and V3 pools, with withdrawals to stay open. Treasury redemptions are scheduled to begin in May 2027.

TREE NEWS reports: A Hyperliquid whale closed several profitable long positions an hour ago, booking $1.604 million in gains. The AAVE long earned $941,000, the ZEC long $400,000, the JUP long $216,000 and the ENA long $47,000. The trader’s cumulative profit now stands at $12.65 million.

TREE NEWS update: New Mexico’s historic preservation office approved a cultural resources monitoring plan for Energy Transfer Corp.’s 17.8-mile Green Chile natural gas pipeline, which will power a planned Oracle data center in the state. Historic preservation director Michelle M. Ensey said in a Monday letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that the plan is cleared for implementation.

TREE NEWS update: ZappinTradeBot has gone live. The on-chain data tracker announced the launch in a post on X. No further details on the bot’s features, chain or operator were disclosed.

TREE NEWS update: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office denied government support for Sivar, a new dollar-stablecoin payments and remittance app, calling the reports “fake news.” Coinbase said Sivar is launched by Modveon and settles transfers on Base for a flat $2 fee, with cash-out at over 1,000 locations in El Salvador. Coinbase said more than 25,000 Salvadorans signed up before launch.