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Foresight News reported that SOL Strategies announced on Twitter that it has acquired Solana zero-knowledge technology company Darklake Labs for $1.2 million, consisting of $200,000 in cash and $1 million in company common stock. Darklake is an early-stage Solana startup that developed Zyga—a dynamic zero-knowledge proof system designed specifically for the Solana blockchain. This technology enables transaction privacy while eliminating front-running and sandwich attacks during execution. After the acquisition is completed, Darklake's founders and core team will join SOL Strategies.

Commerzbank said in a statement on Tuesday that it had "held multiple discussions with UniCredit in recent weeks to constructively explore the basis and benefits of its takeover proposal to Commerzbank shareholders," but that "there is currently no prospect of reaching an agreed solution." Expand

Prediction market Polymarket recorded approximately $7.1 million in trading fees in the first week of Q2, with annualized revenue potentially reaching $365 million, accounting for about 96.8% of on-chain prediction market trading fees. The growth stems from a pricing reform on March 30, with daily trading fees around $1 million and total value locked reaching $432 million. Intercontinental Exchange completed a $600 million investment on March 27, and distributed event-driven data. The platform replaced USDC.e with Polymarket USD on Polygon. Regulatory risks persist in some regions.