S&P Dow Jones Indices and trade[XYZ] have joined forces to launch the first official S&P 500 perpetual contract, available exclusively on Hyperliquid. The S&P 500 perp is now available 24/7/365, anchored by the official index data required for deep liquidity and institutional confidence at scale. — link

FED LEAVES RATES UNCHANGED: INFINITYHEDGE

EXCLUSIVE-TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONSIDERING DEPLOYING THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL US TROOPS TO MIDDLE EAST AS TRUMP WEIGHS IRAN NEXT STEPS, SOURCES SAY - RTRS

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https://www.khala.io/x402-completing-the-internets-missing-payment-layer-for-agentic-commerce

Fiat onramping is live for testing, powered by swapped.com. Users can now use app.hyperliquid.xyz without existing crypto assets. Options including credit card and bank transfer are supported in certain geographies. To try it out, select "Fiat" as the asset in the deposit modal.

Fiat onramping is in initial phases of testing only. Feedback is greatly appreciated. Offramps, other payment methods, and other onchain assets will be added in the future.

Coinbase has launched stock perpetual futures for non-U.S. users, offering 24/7 leveraged synthetic exposure to U.S. equities like Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla, as well as ETFs such as SPY and QQQ, with up to 10x–20x leverage, USDC settlement, and aiming to expand its global derivatives. — link

Trump: We don't need the Strait of Hormuz.
(@WalterBloomberg)

TRUMP ON OPENING STRAIT OF HORMUZ: AT A CERTAIN POINT IT'LL OPEN ITSELF
(@WalterBloomberg)