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The Convergence of CeFi and DeFi: How VALR and Hyperliquid are Upgrading Global Financial Infrastructure

VALR & Hyperliquid are rewriting finance: CeFi meets DeFi. In this VALR Podcast episode, Farzam Ehsani and Jeff Yan reveal how Africa’s largest exchange is integrating Hyperliquid’s on-chain L1 to deliver 200+ perpetuals with deep liquidity. Explore meritocracy, leapfrogging legacy rails, and the hybrid future of global markets.

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CeDeFi: VALR’s Integration of Hyperliquid | ft. Jeff Yan

In the latest podcast, VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani speaks with Hyperliquid Co-Founder Jeff Yan about their groundbreaking partnership. VALR now offers nearly 200 new perpetual futures markets with deep on-chain liquidity via Hyperliquid’s high-performance L1 exchange. Discover how CeFi and DeFi are uniting to deliver fast, low-cost trading especially across Africa.

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Bridging the Cash Gap: How Vouchers are Unlocking Digital Finance in Informal Economies

Discover how digital vouchers bridge cash-heavy informal economies and modern digital finance. Serving millions in low-risk settings, they build transaction skills, create records, and open doors to mobile money and formal services—driving inclusion, reducing risks, and supporting steady economic formalisation.

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VALR Launches 200+ Hyperliquid Perps Markets

Africa’s largest crypto exchange by volume, VALR, has integrated Hyperliquid to offer perpetuals on equities (NVIDIA, Tesla, SpaceX), indices, gold, oil, forex, and crypto. This marks the first major regulated exchange to natively integrate an on-chain L1 for deep liquidity and seamless trading.

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VALR’s Simple Buy & Sell Monthly Draw

Trade via VALR Simple Buy & Sell and you could earn rewards! Reach monthly trading volume tiers to automatically enter exciting prize draws. Every buy and sell transaction counts towards your total volume. The promotion runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. Simply log in or register, complete KYC2 verification, and start trading today.

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Re-aligning the Economy with Reality

In an era of growing material wealth, modern economies have increasingly separated financial transactions from moral and social values. This article examines how dominant systems could be reducing humans to consumers and nature to resources, leading to social fragmentation and ecological strain.

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SpaceX's Record IPO and Capital Reallocation Across Markets

On June 12, 2026, SpaceX debuted on Nasdaq under ticker SPCX, issuing 555.56 million shares at $135 and raising a historic $75 billion in the largest IPO ever. This more than doubled Saudi Aramco’s previous record. The move valued the company at around $1.77 trillion and is now fueling Starship launches, orbital AI data centers, and lunar base plans.

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Centralised Exchanges Must Adapt to the Rise of AI Agents

AI agents are moving from experimentation to execution in crypto markets. Centralised exchanges remain critical for deep liquidity, security, and scale, but must reconsider identity, compliance, and accountability for non-human actors. Those that implement verifiable agent identities and advanced APIs will lead the agentic finance era, while others risk being bypassed.

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Global Inflation Explained: Why Prices Have Been Rising Worldwide

Inflation continues to erode purchasing power worldwide, driving up the cost of living, housing, and essentials. This in-depth guide explains what inflation is, its key drivers (demand-pull, cost-push & expectations), the 2021–2023 global surge, and the latest mid-2026 outlook with renewed energy pressures. Understand CPI trends, central bank actions & practical impacts today.

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