Binance has listed World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token, the first exchange to open a spot market for the Trump family-linked project. Trading pairs with USDT and USDC go live today, with withdrawals set for Tuesday.

The Ethereum Foundation has set interoperability as its leading user experience priority, shifting focus from scaling throughput and lowering costs to unifying Ethereum’s expanding web of Layer-2 networks.

Bitcoin is trading below its fair value relative to gold, according to a JPMorgan research note that points to collapsing volatility as a key driver.

Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:

• Binance Lists Trump-Linked WLFI Token, Opening First Spot Market
• Ethereum Foundation Makes Interoperability Top Priority for User Experience
• JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Undervalued Versus. Gold as Volatility Hits Record Low

Binance Lists Trump-Linked WLFI Token, Opening First Spot Market

Binance has listed World Liberty Financial’s WLFI token, the first exchange to open a spot market for the Trump family-linked project. Trading pairs with USDT and USDC go live today, with withdrawals set for Tuesday.

WLFI had been non-transferable in its presale phase, a compliance measure meant to prevent early trading. Binance’s listing shifts the token into full tradability and applies its “seed tag” warning, signaling higher risk. Access requires users to pass quizzes acknowledging volatility and disclosure terms.

The token will launch simultaneously on Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain and Solana. Last week, WLFI futures debuted on decentralized exchange Hyperliquid, where heavy shorting cut its implied valuation nearly in half.

Ethereum Foundation Makes Interoperability Top Priority for User Experience

The Ethereum Foundation has set interoperability as its leading user experience priority, shifting focus from scaling throughput and lowering costs to unifying Ethereum’s expanding web of Layer-2 networks.

In a blog post Friday, the foundation said it sees interoperability as the “highest leverage opportunity” over the next year. 

Central to the roadmap is the planned Ethereum Interoperability Layer (EIL), a trustless messaging system designed to make cross-chain interactions feel like single-chain execution. A public design document is expected in October.

Alongside EIL, the Open Intents Framework will provide shared infrastructure for user-declared goals, such as moving funds or trading assets, so developers don’t need to build custom bridges or relayers. Standards work is also advancing, with ERC-7828 and ERC-7683 proposals seeking to harmonize wallet behavior and transaction flows across rollups.

The roadmap also includes speed upgrades. By early 2026, Ethereum aims to cut Layer-1 confirmation times to 15–30 seconds and reduce block times to six seconds.

JPMorgan Says Bitcoin Undervalued Versus. Gold as Volatility Hits Record Low

Bitcoin is trading below its fair value relative to gold, according to a JPMorgan research note that points to collapsing volatility as a key driver.

The bank said bitcoin’s six-month rolling volatility has fallen from nearly 60% at the start of 2025 to about 30% today, the lowest ever recorded. That puts bitcoin at just twice the volatility of gold, a record low ratio.

On a volatility-adjusted basis, JPMorgan estimates bitcoin’s market cap would need to rise by 13%, implying a price of roughly $126,000, to match gold’s $5 trillion private investment market. By that metric, bitcoin is undervalued by around $16,000.

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