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Standard Chartered is making a bold call on decentralized finance, initiating coverage of Morpho with a price target of sixty dollars by the end of twenty thirty. The bank sees Morpho's lending infrastructure as well-positioned to ride the growing wave of asset tokenization, framing it as foundational plumbing for the next phase of onchain finance.

Meanwhile, the broader crypto market is getting a cooler read from Citi, which has slashed its twelve-month price targets for both bitcoin and ether. The bank scrapped its ETF inflow forecasts entirely, pointing to stalled legislation in Washington and what it describes as weak investor demand — a reminder that institutional enthusiasm has its limits.

And in a story about physical media meeting its quiet end, PlayStation has confirmed it will stop releasing games on disc by twenty twenty-eight. Titles will still appear on store shelves, but inside the box you'll find only a digital code. It's a telling moment for an industry that has been nudging consumers toward downloads for years, and now appears ready to stop nudging altogether.

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