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Hyperliquid Plans Permissionless Outcome Markets With HIP-4 Upgrade, Expanding Prediction Market Ambitions

Hyperliquid is preparing to open its outcome markets to permissionless deployment, marking the next phase of its HIP-4 upgrade and positioning the decentralized exchange to compete more directly in the rapidly expanding prediction market sector. The project announced on July 20 that a future network upgrade will allow qualified users — not just validators —…

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Most Banks Dropped Transfer Fees. BSP Is Now Reviewing Those That Didn’t

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is currently evaluating compliance reports and cost breakdowns submitted by financial institutions and e-wallet operators that have yet to fully waive or significantly slash interbank transfer charges. According to…

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South Korea Cracks Down on 40 Crypto Manipulation Cases Since the 2024 Law

South Korea’s financial regulators have investigated around 40 cases of suspected crypto market manipulation since the country’s landmark Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect in July 2024, underscoring the government’s increasingly aggressive approach to policing digital asset markets. The figures, released by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to mark the law’s second anniversary, show…

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