Polymarket has received regulatory clearance from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate a fully compliant intermediated trading platform in the United States. The approval requires the prediction market platform to meet federal exchange standards, including enhanced surveillance systems and regulatory reporting protocols.

Obex has raised $37 million in a funding round led by Framework Ventures, LayerZero, and Sky ecosystem to launch an incubator for stablecoins backed by real-world assets. The 12-week program will provide early-stage teams with capital, technical resources, and infrastructure access. Successful projects may qualify for additional funding from Sky's $2.5 billion allocation.

Binance has integrated BlackRock's USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund as collateral for off-exchange trading operations. The tokenized fund expanded to BNB Chain on Friday, bringing its total operational networks to eight. Institutional traders can now deploy capital while maintaining exposure to tokenized Treasury assets.

Decentralized finance protocol Balancer lost more than $128 million in a security breach on Monday. Security firms Peckshield and Cyvers detected the incident after observing large on-chain transfers, including 6,587 WETH ($24.5 million), 6,851 osETH ($26.9 million), and 4,260 wstETH ($19.3 million). Balancer confirmed awareness of the exploit affecting its v2 tools and stated its engineering team is investigating.

OceanPal, Inc. (NASDAQ: OP) has completed a $120 million private investment in public equity transaction through common stock and pre-funded warrants. The proceeds will establish SovereignAI, a digital asset treasury company focused on commercializing NEAR Protocol and developing blockchain-native AI-cloud infrastructure using NVIDIA technology, according to a press release. Investors in the offering included Kraken, Proximity, Fabric Ventures, and G20 Group.