Cardano Advances While Canton and Stellar Face Renewed Crypto Pressure

Hyperliquid is handling record open interest and a growing share of global perpetual futures activity, led by real-world asset contracts. Yet revenue has declined for four straight quarters as builder-deployed markets capture a rising share of trading fees.

LMAX Group is assessing strategic alternatives with major advisers as the institutional trading platform weighs paths that could include a sale, SPAC merger or public listing. A Nasdaq listing is viewed by some people familiar with the discussions as the preferred route, though the firm is not under immediate pressure to move while crypto markets remain soft.

U.S. equity benchmarks moved higher as a 23,000-job payroll loss reshaped the rate debate and pushed yields lower before the opening bell. Softer WTI and Brent prices helped keep the inflation argument contained, though a reversal in crude remains a key risk for the rally.