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Atomic swaps do not require third party HTLC are scripts based on time and hash, already used by many L2s on Bitcoin to swap against Bitcoin But what's the advantage of UTXOs over Account model for these swaps? Why Cardano over ethereum for this? Determinism. On Cardano you don't have to make a transaction to deploy a smart contract. On Bitcoin you don't have to spend satoshi to create a script address. That allows both parties to verify and be 100% sure that the address they are sending money to is really the one that has the right parameters. Futhermore the function verify_ecdsa_secp256k1_signature that was introduced in plutus during valentines fork makes every smart contract to verify in a permissionless way that a bitcoin user is approving something on Cardano This can be used for intent actions for external wallets on Cardano Atomic swaps are not the final goal. It's just the first step to something greater. The question is if you want to be part of it or not Are you ready? 🫳

🚨 WALL STREET JUST DROPPED A NUKE ON CRYPTO 😱 DRW Trading exec goes FULL SEND on MEV: "That ability for people to reorder transactions to extract value... on Ethereum and Solana... that's just NOT suitable for financial markets" Front-running on steroids? Institutions officially OUT? The clip that’s breaking the internet right now 👇

Midnight 🤝 Monument Bank Monument is set to become the first UK-regulated bank to tokenize retail customer deposits on a public blockchain — representing interest-bearing savings as digital tokens while remaining fully backed, redeemable in GBP, and protected under existing regulatory frameworks. Built on Midnight’s privacy-enhancing blockchain infrastructure, this approach ensures that transaction data remains shielded and accessible only to authorized participants — enabling the use of blockchain technology while maintaining the confidentiality and compliance required in regulated financial services. The initiative begins with a target of £250 million in tokenized deposits and represents the first phase in a broader rollout to expand access to tokenized financial products. Over time, this includes enabling exposure to asset classes such as private equity and structured products, and introducing more flexible lending models — capabilities historically reserved for institutional and private banking clients. Together, this partnership demonstrates how regulated financial institutions can bring traditional financial products on-chain — unlocking a more flexible, accessible, and programmable financial system without compromising privacy or regulatory standards.