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Ambient-pressure superconductivity record broken after 33 years
U.S. researchers raised the superconducting transition temperature at ambient pressure to 151K, about minus 122 degrees Celsius, breaking a 33-year record. The team at the University of Houston and the Texas Center for Superconductivity used mercury-based copper-oxide ceramic Hg1223 and a “pressure quench” method that preserves high-pressure properties after pressure is removed. The result remained stable for about two weeks and was reproduced in five samples.
Crypto
Opentrade raises $17 million to expand stablecoin yield infrastructure
Opentrade has raised $17 million in a funding round, bringing its total funding to more than $30 million, a recent report by The Block said. The London-based company provides institutional-grade onchain lending, real-world asset-backed lending and stablecoin yield products. It plans to use the funds to expand infrastructure across permissioned and permissionless systems, including a permissionless protocol layer and a framework it calls curation.
Finance
Stablecoin race for control spreads, KOSPI nears 7,000
Competition over global payment infrastructure centered on stablecoins is spreading across the financial industry. Hana Financial Group is moving to cooperate on blockchain-based remittances with Dunamu and POSCO International, while Visa is expanding its stablecoin pilot and adding five more blockchains. U.S. banks are calling for stronger in-house blockchain strategies, and Shinhan Card is expanding a Solana-linked proof-of-concept. Markets also remain strong, with the KOSPI holding above 6,600 and repeatedly hitting record highs.
