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Fintech Wire — May 30, 2026

Hyperliquid Ecosystem

Grayscale Labels Hyperliquid a Potential "Financial Services Juggernaut"

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Grayscale published a research note positioning Hyperliquid as a challenger to centralised exchanges, citing $800 million in 2025 revenue, $2.9 trillion in perpetual futures volume, and $7 billion in open interest. The platform continues to block U.S. users pending regulatory clarity on decentralised perp venues, while HIP-3 and HIP-4 markets are flagged as early signals of institutional reach.

What: Grayscale's research describes Hyperliquid as a vertically integrated DeFi venue with $800M revenue and $2.9T perp volume in 2025.
Why: If Hyperliquid navigates U.S. regulatory access, it competes structurally with Binance and Bybit for global derivatives share.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30

HYPE Token Surges ~20% as Bitcoin and Ether Fall

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While spot Bitcoin ETF inflows cooled and BTC and ETH each declined 2–6% over the week ending May 30, Hyperliquid's HYPE token gained nearly 20%, diverging sharply from the broader crypto market. The S&P 500 simultaneously posted its ninth consecutive weekly gain, up roughly 20% from March lows.

What: HYPE rose ~20% in the same week BTC and ETH fell 2–6%, with spot Bitcoin ETF outflows running 10 consecutive days.
Why: Protocol-native token performance decoupling from spot BTC signals that liquidity is rotating toward application-layer assets with specific revenue profiles.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30

Perp DEXs

Kalshi Launches First CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures in the U.S.

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Kalshi became the first U.S. exchange to offer perpetual futures contracts regulated by the CFTC, with crypto perpetuals across more than a dozen currencies pending regulatory review. The offshore perpetuals market grew from $28 trillion in annual volume in 2023 to over $90 trillion in 2025, underscoring the size of the onshore gap Kalshi is targeting.

What: Kalshi launched CFTC-regulated perpetual futures — the first in the U.S. — with crypto perp expansion pending CFTC review.
Why: Onshore regulated perps create a compliance-grade alternative to offshore venues and could pull institutional and retail flow back within U.S. jurisdiction.

Sources: news.kalshi.com, 2026-05-30

Kraken to Launch CFTC-Regulated Perpetuals Within 30 Days via Bitnomial

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Kraken announced plans to list CFTC-regulated perpetual futures within 30 days through Bitnomial, a designated contract market its parent Payward recently acquired. Eligible assets include BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, ADA, LINK, DOGE, LTC, and AVAX, targeting the $60+ trillion annual perp market with an onshore regulated product.

What: Kraken will list perp futures on Bitnomial (a CFTC-regulated DCM it acquired) within 30 days, covering nine major digital assets.
Why: Alongside Kalshi's launch, this marks a structural shift of perpetuals trading from offshore to regulated onshore U.S. venues.

Sources: blog.kraken.com, 2026-05-30

Arbitrum Foundation Seeks $45M Operating Budget as Spending Outpaces DAO Revenue

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The Arbitrum Foundation proposed a $45M funding package — $16M in stablecoins and real-world assets, 1,740 ETH, and 230M ARB — against a backdrop of $23.49M in 2025 gross protocol revenue. Delegates flagged a 2.3x spend-to-revenue ratio, with a temperature-check vote underway and a binding on-chain vote scheduled for June 8.

What: Arbitrum Foundation filed a $45M funding request for 2027 operations, exceeding its $23.5M 2025 gross revenue by 2.3x.
Why: The imbalance forces a governance test on whether ARB holders will fund growth-stage spending against a protocol not yet generating commensurate cash flow.

Sources: thedefiant.io, 2026-05-30; wublock.substack.com, 2026-05-30

Tokenization & RWAs

Ondo Finance Holds 42% Share of the RWA Market, Artemis Data Shows

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Ondo Finance controls 42% of the tokenised real-world asset market by share, according to Artemis analytics, reinforcing its position as the dominant issuer of tokenised Treasuries and bonds. Institutional demand and regulatory momentum around compliance-grade tokenised products have accelerated RWA adoption as a bridge between DeFi and capital markets.

What: Ondo Finance commands 42% of the global RWA market, the largest share of any single issuer, per Artemis data.
Why: Concentration at this level gives Ondo pricing influence over on-chain yield benchmarks and shapes liquidity norms for competing issuers.

Sources: mexc.co, 2026-05-30

Stablecoin Infrastructure

Dimon Escalates War on CLARITY Act Over Stablecoin Yield Provisions

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon warned that the CLARITY Act in its current draft would "eventually blow up" the financial system, with the core dispute centring on whether stablecoin issuers may offer yield-bearing products that compete with bank deposits. The American Bankers Association, community banks, and credit unions have aligned with Dimon's opposition, while Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees work to reconcile competing versions of the bill.

What: Dimon and major banking trade groups formally oppose the CLARITY Act, specifically its allowance of yield-bearing stablecoins outside bank-equivalence compliance.
Why: If stablecoin issuers can pay yield without FDIC insurance or capital requirements, they gain a structural funding cost advantage over deposit-taking banks.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30; bitcoinmagazine.com, 2026-05-30; pymnts.com, 2026-05-30

U.S. Treasury Seizes ~$1 Billion in Iran-Linked Crypto; Tether Freezes $344M USDT

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Under Operation Economic Fury, the U.S. Treasury has seized nearly $1 billion in cryptocurrency linked to Iranian military entities, with Tether freezing $344 million in USDT following on-chain pattern analysis by Chainalysis. Over 1,000 Iran-linked entities have been sanctioned, highlighting stablecoins as a live vector in geopolitical financial enforcement.

What: U.S. Treasury seized ~$1B in Iran-linked crypto; Tether froze $344M in USDT tied to Revolutionary Guard wallets.
Why: Stablecoin issuers are now active participants in sanctions enforcement, establishing a compliance expectation that extends to any large-scale USDT holder.

Sources: bitcoinmagazine.com, 2026-05-30

MiCA / TradFi-Crypto Regulation

Binance Files for MiCA License in Greece Ahead of July 1 EU Deadline

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Binance incorporated a Greek holding company, Binary Greece, with €25,000 share capital and filed for a MiCA crypto-asset service provider license with the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, which is fast-tracking the review. No CASP license has yet been awarded in Greece, and Binance's application precedes the July 1 compliance deadline for EU-operating exchanges.

What: Binance incorporated Binary Greece and filed a MiCA CASP license application with HCMC ahead of the July 1 EU deadline.
Why: EU market access after July 1 requires MiCA licensure; Binance's Greek route signals it is prioritising regulatory continuity over jurisdiction-shopping.

Sources: finance.yahoo.com, 2026-05-30

FATF Calls for Accelerated Global Crypto Standards Enforcement

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The Financial Action Task Force identified enforcement gaps in virtual asset regulation, noting only 29% of 138 assessed jurisdictions were largely compliant with VASP requirements under Recommendation 15. FATF flagged stablecoins as a sharply elevated illicit finance risk and called on jurisdictions to accelerate implementation of the Travel Rule and cross-border reporting frameworks.

What: FATF found only 29% of 138 jurisdictions largely compliant with crypto VASP rules and flagged stablecoins as a primary illicit finance risk.
Why: Accelerated enforcement pressure from FATF increases compliance costs for exchanges and stablecoin issuers operating across low-compliance corridors.

Sources: news.bitcoin.com, 2026-05-30

FINRA Fines tastytrade $200K for Four Years of Complaint Reporting Failures

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FINRA imposed a $200,000 fine on tastytrade for failing to accurately report 71 written customer complaints between January 2020 and December 2023, violating FINRA Rules 4530(d) and 2010. The firm revised its complaint-reporting training in early 2024 and settled without contesting the findings.

What: FINRA fined tastytrade $200K for systematically under-reporting 71 customer complaints across four years, violating supervisory-system rules.
Why: The action reinforces FINRA's pattern of targeting complaint-tracking deficiencies at retail broker-dealers, signalling continued scrutiny of supervisory systems.

Sources: fxnewsgroup.com, 2026-05-30

Broker APIs

cTrader Launches Local MCP Server for AI-Assisted Trading

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cTrader released a local Model Context Protocol server setup for Windows and Mac, allowing AI clients to connect directly to the platform for automated or semi-automated trade execution. Configuration options include requiring manual confirmation for each AI-issued trade, positioning it as a controlled entry point for agent-driven order flow.

What: cTrader released a local MCP server enabling AI clients to connect to and place trades through the cTrader platform with configurable confirmation gates.
Why: Native MCP integration on a mainstream broker API platform accelerates the path for AI trading agents to operate within regulated execution infrastructure.

Sources: help.ctrader.com, 2026-05-30

Upcomers Prop Firm Adds cTrader to Its Platform Roster

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Upcomers, a transparency-focused prop trading firm, added cTrader to its platform offering, citing the platform's Traders First approach and 11 million global user base. The integration extends cTrader's footprint in the funded-trader segment, where MT4/MT5 have historically dominated.

What: Upcomers became a cTrader-powered prop firm, adding access to forex, CFDs, commodities, and crypto via the platform's 11M-user ecosystem.
Why: cTrader's continued prop-firm wins erode MetaTrader's historic dominance at the infrastructure layer of the funded-trader market.

Sources: spotware.com, 2026-05-30

Trading Platforms

TradingView Pine Script Adds Native Map Data Structure

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TradingView shipped a Maps feature to Pine Script, enabling traders to store and query data in key-value pairs with support for fundamental and user-defined types. The update responds to a longstanding community request and enables more complex, stateful indicator logic without external data workarounds.

What: TradingView added a native map data structure to Pine Script, supporting key-value storage with map.put(), map.get(), map.keys(), and map.values() functions.
Why: Richer in-script data structures reduce the friction of building complex multi-symbol or multi-timeframe indicators, deepening Pine's utility for systematic traders.

Sources: tradingview.com, 2026-05-30

Local Trade Copier 3.0.0 Ships Manual-Like Execution Mode for MT4/MT5

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Local Trade Copier version 3.0.0 introduced a Manual-Like Execution Mode that makes copied trades appear as manually placed, helping prop traders comply with firm rules that restrict algorithmic execution. The update also added randomised entry and exit delays and a Trade Protection Requirement enforcing Stop Loss or Take Profit on all copied positions.

What: Local Trade Copier 3.0.0 added manual-disguise execution, entry/exit randomisation, and mandatory SL/TP enforcement for MT4 and MT5 prop traders.
Why: Prop firm rule evasion tooling points to a growing grey market of execution obfuscation within the funded-trader segment.

Sources: markets.businessinsider.com, 2026-05-30

VWAP Bands Precision Trader Indicator Released for cTrader

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A new VWAP Bands indicator launched on the cTrader marketplace, displaying the Volume Weighted Average Price with up to 3-sigma bands and visual reversal signals using red/green triangles. Fully customisable colour, display, and VWAP strength settings position it as a volatility-filtering tool for intraday traders.

What: A VWAP Bands indicator with up to 3-sigma deviations and reversal-signal overlays launched on the cTrader platform marketplace.
Why: Continued third-party indicator development on cTrader signals a maturing ecosystem that historically favoured MetaTrader plugins.

Sources: ctrader.com, 2026-05-30

Prop Trading

My Forex Funds Regains Canadian Asset Control, Eyes Platform Relaunch

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Ontario Superior Court approved the Canadian Asset Handover Order for My Forex Funds, returning full control of assets, data, and systems to the firm following a 2023 CFTC fraud charge that alleged $310 million in fees from over 135,000 customers. Internal CFTC misconduct allegations against the investigating team — leading to administrative leave for four lawyers and one investigator — have complicated the original enforcement action.

What: Ontario court approved return of My Forex Funds' Canadian assets, with the firm announcing a relaunch roadmap after the CFTC's case was disrupted by internal misconduct findings.
Why: A successful relaunch would test whether a prop firm can rebuild after regulatory shutdown, with implications for the sector's credibility and CFTC enforcement credibility simultaneously.

Sources: financemagnates.com, 2026-05-30

IG Australia Opens Trading Access to ChatGPT; Prediction Markets Attract Young Male Demographic

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IG Australia became one of the first regulated retail brokers to allow ChatGPT direct trading access, while CySEC chair George Theocharides flagged that prediction markets may fall under binary options classification under current Cypriot frameworks. The same week, Jefferies Financial Group was reported to be exploring a sale of Stratos — parent of FXCM and Tradu — to potential crypto exchange buyers.

What: IG Australia integrated ChatGPT trading access; Jefferies explored a sale of Stratos (FXCM parent); CySEC flagged prediction markets as potential binary options.
Why: Converging crypto-exchange interest in leveraged retail brokers and AI-native order routing points to structural consolidation pressure in retail FX/CFD infrastructure.

Sources: financemagnates.com, 2026-05-30

AI in Trading

CoinQuant Raises $3M Seed for Multi-Agent Trading Infrastructure

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CoinQuant announced a $3 million seed round to build HYDRA, a hierarchical multi-agent architecture for strategy research and execution, supporting both human traders and autonomous AI agents. The platform has attracted over 15,000 users since launch and is targeting an upcoming automated strategy execution layer on Hyperliquid as its first revenue milestone.

What: CoinQuant is raising $3M to build HYDRA, a multi-agent trading architecture layering structured validation and risk management over AI-driven strategy execution.
Why: Dedicated infrastructure for agent-economy trading — not just single-agent bots — addresses the co-ordination and risk management gap that limits autonomous trading at scale.

Sources: mexc.com, 2026-05-30

AI Algorithmic Trading Now Accounts for ~70% of Indian Market Volume

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Approximately 70% of overall trading volume in India is now initiated through algorithmic trading, according to industry figures, against a global algorithmic trading market valued at $15.5 billion in 2021 and growing at a 12.2% CAGR. Renaissance Technologies' Medallion Fund is cited as benchmark evidence of AI-driven alpha, returning 66% annually over three decades.

What: Algorithmic trading drives ~70% of Indian equity volume; the global algo trading market is on track from $15.5B (2021) at 12.2% CAGR through 2030.
Why: India's rapid penetration rate signals that AI-driven execution is no longer a developed-market phenomenon, expanding the total addressable market for trading infrastructure vendors.

Sources: groww.in, 2026-05-30

Fiserv Deploys Devin AI to Accelerate Core Banking Modernisation

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Fiserv partnered with Cognition to deploy Devin, an autonomous AI software engineer, to shorten core banking release cycles for its bank clients. Devin autonomously plans, writes, tests, and deploys code, targeting the historically multi-year timelines of core modernisation projects.

What: Fiserv engaged Cognition's Devin AI agent to write, test, and deploy core banking code, targeting faster feature and security update delivery to bank clients.
Why: AI-assisted engineering at a Tier-1 banking infrastructure vendor compresses competitive differentiation cycles and raises the bar for non-AI-augmented peers.

Sources: finovate.com, 2026-05-30

Bitcoin & Institutional Crypto

XRP ETFs Attract $35M as Bitcoin and Ether Funds Shed $2B in Late May

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U.S.-listed spot XRP ETFs recorded sustained net inflows — $11.88M on May 29 alone — while Bitcoin ETFs suffered $125.31M in net outflows on the same day, their tenth consecutive daily redemption. Total net assets in U.S. XRP ETFs reached approximately $1.12 billion, with Bitwise's product leading single-day inflows at $7.36M.

What: XRP ETFs accumulated $35M in net inflows in late May while spot Bitcoin and ether ETFs collectively lost ~$2B over the same period.
Why: Divergence in ETF flows at this scale suggests institutional rotation into XRP's distinct policy and treasury-vehicle narrative rather than broad crypto risk appetite.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30

Bitcoin's Quantum Threat: Harvest-Now-Decrypt-Later Strategy Targets Institutional Auth Data

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Security experts warn that adversaries are currently stockpiling encrypted interbank messages and payment records for future quantum decryption — a risk larger than wallet key exposure. Citi estimates a quantum-enabled attack on a top-five U.S. bank could cause $2–3.3 trillion in economic damage, and Google has set 2029 as its post-quantum migration target; major crypto exchanges have not publicly committed to equivalent timelines.

What: Adversaries are harvesting encrypted Bitcoin-era authentication data now for decryption by quantum computers projected to be cryptographically relevant by 2034.
Why: Major crypto exchanges have no public post-quantum commitments, while Ethereum has begun a coordinated migration — creating an asymmetric institutional risk exposure.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30

Coinkite Launches Coldcard MK5 with NFC and Larger Display

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Coinkite released the Coldcard MK5, the first major hardware wallet upgrade since the MK4 in 2022, featuring a 1.54-inch display (~30% larger), redesigned tactile buttons, and integrated NFC for short-range transactions without Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The NFC Push Tx feature enables mobile wallet compatibility without wireless network exposure.

What: Coinkite's MK5 Coldcard adds a 30%-larger display, redesigned buttons, and NFC transaction capability — the first hardware upgrade to the line since 2022.
Why: NFC-native self-custody raises the bar for hardware wallet UX at a time when institutional and retail custody standards are converging.

Sources: bitcoinmagazine.com, 2026-05-30

Binance's 2030 Plan: 310M to 3B Users via TradFi Tokenisation Partnerships

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Binance outlined a 2030 strategy targeting a tenfold increase in verified active users, from ~310 million to 3 billion, anchored by a new OMS toolkit and integrations that allow institutions to pledge tokenised money market funds — including products from BlackRock and Franklin Templeton — as trading collateral. The plan addresses a $2 billion infrastructure gap between TradFi and crypto operational capabilities.

What: Binance published a 2030 growth plan targeting 3B verified users via institutional OMS partnerships, collateral tokenisation, and a $2B infrastructure investment roadmap.
Why: Tying user growth to institutional infrastructure rather than retail speculation represents a structural shift in how centralised exchanges compete for durable market share.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30

Prediction Markets

Kalshi Sues Minnesota to Block First State-Level Prediction Market Ban

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Minnesota became the first U.S. state to enact a law banning prediction market platforms, signed by Governor Tim Walz, prompting both Kalshi and the CFTC to file legal action asserting federal preemption over state-regulated designated contract markets. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison cited harm to vulnerable populations, establishing a federal-vs-state jurisdiction precedent with national implications.

What: Kalshi and the CFTC sued Minnesota after Governor Walz signed the first U.S. state ban on prediction market platforms, asserting CFTC's exclusive DCM jurisdiction.
Why: The outcome sets whether individual states can ban federally regulated prediction markets — a ruling that affects Kalshi's and Polymarket's access across all 50 states.

Sources: pymnts.com, 2026-05-30

Kalshi vs. Polymarket: Kalshi Processed $14.8B in April Volume, Polymarket $9B

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Kalshi processed $14.8 billion in volume in April 2026, exceeding Polymarket's $9 billion for the same month, despite Polymarket holding more than 85% of U.S.-accessible prediction market volume in key political and macro contracts. Kalshi's CFTC regulation since 2020 and broader funding-method support contrast with Polymarket's deeper liquidity on specific high-interest events.

What: Kalshi's April 2026 volume of $14.8B exceeded Polymarket's $9B, though Polymarket leads on per-contract liquidity for major political and macro markets.
Why: Volume inversion signals that Kalshi's broader market catalogue and deposit flexibility are driving aggregate activity even where Polymarket retains depth advantages.

Sources: chiefswire.usatoday.com, 2026-05-30

Agentic AI in Finance

SkyAI (Formerly Sharps Technology) Pivots to Agentic Finance for the Global South

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Sharps Technology rebranded as SkyAI, Inc. on Nasdaq (ticker: SKYA), opened operational headquarters in Hong Kong, and announced a platform combining stablecoin infrastructure and AI agents targeting the Global South — approximately 85% of the world's population. The pivot cites weak banking infrastructure and high GDP growth in emerging markets as the structural opportunity.

What: Sharps Technology became SkyAI on Nasdaq, launching an agentic finance platform combining stablecoin rails and AI for underbanked emerging-market populations.
Why: Stablecoin-native agentic finance targeting the Global South represents a different expansion vector than U.S./EU-focused compliance products — and a larger addressable population.

Sources: globenewswire.com, 2026-05-30

AI-Powered DeFi Hacking Blocked Institutional On-Chain Migration — $1.46B Bybit Hack Cited

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CertiK CEO Ronghui Gu reported that April was the worst month for DeFi security in four years, with hacks occurring on 27 of 30 days driven by AI-powered attackers, and over $1.1 billion lost in the past year across DeFi protocols. The February 2025 Bybit hack — $1.46 billion stolen in the largest single crypto theft in history — is cited as a primary reason traditional financial institutions have halted on-chain asset migration.

What: AI-driven DeFi exploits hit 27 out of 30 days in April; total DeFi losses exceeded $1.1B over the past year, with the $1.46B Bybit hack halting TradFi on-chain migration plans.
Why: Until protocol security matches institutional risk tolerances, tokenisation and on-chain asset migration timelines will be structurally constrained regardless of regulatory progress.

Sources: coindesk.com, 2026-05-30

Fiserv Turns to Devin AI Agent to Cut Core Banking Modernisation Timelines

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Fiserv's deployment of Cognition's Devin autonomous AI engineer — which plans, writes, tests, and deploys code independently — targets the multi-year timelines traditionally associated with core banking upgrades. The partnership is positioned to deliver faster feature releases, security patches, and third-party integrations without proportional headcount growth.

What: Fiserv deployed Cognition's Devin AI engineer to automate core banking code cycles, targeting release timelines that historically take years.
Why: An incumbent banking infrastructure vendor adopting agentic coding raises competitive expectations across the sector and pressures peers to match autonomous development velocity.

Sources: finovate.com, 2026-05-30

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