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Crypto Market & ETFs - Bitwise's Solana Staking ETF debut recorded $55 million in trading volume, the highest first-day volume for a crypto ETF launched in 2025 [1] - Ripple-backed Evernorth acquired $1 billion in XRP ahead of its Nasdaq debut [3] Stablecoins & Blockchain - Visa will enable payments in four stablecoins across four blockchains with fiat conversion support [1] - Western Union plans to launch a stablecoin on the Solana blockchain [3] - Circle launched a public testnet for Arc, its new payments-focused blockchain [3] Fintech & Payments - PayPal is partnering with OpenAI to power instant checkout and agentic commerce in ChatGPT [3] Prediction Markets & Social Media - Truth Social is partnering with Cryptocom to launch a social media prediction market platform [1] Interest Rate Expectations - Markets are pricing in a 99.5% chance of a Federal Reserve rate cut to 3.75–4.00% at the FOMC meeting [2] SPAC & Public Offerings - Securitize, backed by BlackRock, is set to go public via a $1.25 billion SPAC merger with a Cantor Fitzgerald affiliate [3] Prediction Market Expansion - Polymarket plans to return to the U S within weeks, focusing on sports [3]