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Summary: The fourth round of JST’s buyback and burn has concluded with higher-than-expected results. A total of over 355 million JST tokens—valued at more than $34.59 million—were burned in this round, marking the highest single-round burn by value to date.

Currencies38218 Market Cap$ 2.26T+0.25% 24h Spot Volume$ 25.62B-4.92% DominanceBTC56.50%+0.41%ETH9.80%-0.71% ETH Gas0.12 Gwei BlockchainCrypto EducationEducation Jul 18, 2026 8min read byMax Clark forBlockchainReporter

This week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized a rule change for margin for uncleared swaps, which expands the range of money market funds (MMFs) that can be used as initial margin. MMFs were already eligible as collateral, provided they only invested in cash and government securities. However, the CFTC excluded MMFs that used…

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