Mark Cuban-backed DeFi dashboard Zapper shutters after 7 years
Zapper provided crypto market data to over 2 million monthly active users and oversaw more than $13 billion in processed transactions during its peak.…
Adam Back's BSTR scraps SPAC merger, seeks new deal
BSTR and Cantor Equity Partners will not complete their merger under the original July 2025 agreement, with the shareholder postponed indefinitely.…
USDT wins payments, USDC wins DeFi as stablecoins diverge: Dune
Dune data shows Tether's USDT has become crypto’s dominant payments stablecoin while Circle's USDC powers DeFi, highlighting how blockchain choice shapes…
EU lawmakers adopt digital assets policy stance after MiCA transition ends
The European Parliament adopted a digital assets report calling for further assessment of DeFi, staking, crypto lending and NFTs after MiCA’s transition period…
DeFi protocol Summer.fi halts Lazy Summer vaults after $6 million exploit
The protocol’s SUMR token fell by over 18% after the incident. Source：CoinDesk
Kalshi hits record June trading volume as World Cup fuels prediction markets
DefiLlama data shows Kalshi posted a record month for trading volume as the expanded FIFA World Cup boosted prediction market activity. Source：Cointelegraph
EToro invests in onchain derivatives platform Extended as brokers race into DeFi
The broker plans to bring perpetual futures into Zengo wallet and expand DeFi products to its core platform as rivals like Robinhood expand onchain offerings.…
Robinhood rolls out public blockchain, plans crypto trading for UK residents
The company announced a suite of DeFi products, plans for launching crypto trading in the UK and its public mainnet after months of testing.…
Morpho poised to scale as DeFi infrastructure play, Standard Chartered says
The bank initiated coverage of Morpho with a $60 end2030 price target, saying its DeFi lending and onchain infrastructure businesses are positioned to benefit…
Tokenized Google stock inflated 7,700% in rare DeFi lending exploit
An attacker inflated the value of a tokenized Google share used as collateral to about 78 times its real price, then borrowed against it, leaving roughly…
Aave logs biggest network-growth day in nearly 5 years as DeFi interest returns
The lending protocol added 1,806 new wallets in a single day, the most since October 2021, according to Santiment. The AAVE token has risen about 20% in a week…
Here’s what’s next for the Fed’s Lisa Cook after her victory at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook will require the Trump administration to do a lot more work in order to oust her from…