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Institutional interest in Bitcoin may rise, influencing market dynamics, as ETF outflows and large transfers suggest shifting sentiment. 789 Bitcoin worth $64M moved to Coinbase Institutional amid ETF outflows.

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OpenSea's mobile app offers token and collectible trading across more than 25 blockchains, but its announcement did not identify Bitcoin support.

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Ripple announced a partnership with Arf to provide RLUSD-powered settlement liquidity on the XRP Ledger and facilitate cross-border payments. Arf processes nearly $10 billion in annual settlement volume and offers short-term financing to payment companies. The company also plans to use XRPL's lending infrastructure, although implementation depends on the approval of two protocol amendments.

 

Context: Polkadot's relay chain holds only 239,153 DOT on Friday according to our own measurement, while the Asset Hub holds 1,708,713,905. The roadmap to the new JAM architecture aims at exactly this state, yet names no date for the switch itself.