A week in intent-based trading: Ghost Auction, live quotes, and the path to agent-native DeFi

A short Sunday recap from the Hashlock Markets team: what shipped this week, what it changes for traders and market makers, and what the next sprint is focused on. If you're new here: Hashlock Markets is an intent-based trading protocol. You declare what you want to trade and on what terms. Market makers respond with sealed-bid quotes. The winning quote settles via a Hash Time-Locked Contract (HTLC) — atomic, cross-chain, no escrow, no information leakage. The whole stack is also accessible via