Ethereum researcher Justin Drake unveiled the “Lean Ethereum” proposal on July 31 that reframes the base layer around the imperatives of survivability against nation-state and quantum threats and orders-of-magnitude performance gains without sacrificing decentralization. The new guidelines were dubbed “fort mode” and “beast mode,” respectively. Published on the Ethereum Foundation blog, the vision argued that […]
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Blockstream launched Simplicity on the Liquid Network, enabling smart contract programability on Bitcoin’s infrastructure. According to a July 31 announcement, the idea was first proposed in 2017 by researcher Russell O’Connor. Simplicity was designed as a clean-slate smart contract language that is more expressive than Bitcoin Script yet tighter and safer than general-purpose platforms. With […]
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Tether's robust profits and strategic investments highlight its growing influence in global finance, potentially reshaping market dynamics.
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The integration enhances liquidity, cross-chain efficiency, and utility, potentially boosting decentralized finance adoption and innovation.
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Hamilton Lane's tokenized HLSCOPE fund is backed by investments in senior secured private credit and senior secured loans.
Circle will bring native USDC and CCTP v2 to Hyperliquid, shifting the DEX from bridged dollars to directly issued USDC with 1:1 cross-chain transfers.
Solana’s DEX ecosystem has had a very active month, fueled by a spike in new token listings, surging volume, and PumpSwap’s growing grip over trading flows. While SOL retreated to just below $180 after peaking above $205, the spike in activity across DEXs suggests that the retail-driven memecoin wave primarily powered the turnover. However, the […]
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Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will not bring criminal charges against the crypto venture firm, as Tornado Cash co‑founder Roman Storm’s federal trial in Manhattan neared its conclusion. Qureshi, whose investment firm backed several blockchain startups, wrote on social media that federal prosecutor Nathan Rehn told the […]
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Solana‑based xStocks have cleared a new milestone one month after their June 30 debut, with cumulative trading volume reaching $1.66 billion as of July 30. According to the project’s official dashboard at Dune, the growth has been driven overwhelmingly by centralized exchange (CEX) activity. CEX volume stands at $1.57 billion, roughly 95% of the total, while decentralized venues […]
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The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi initiative tied to President Donald Trump, has made substantial investments of over $11 million into Ethereum and a new stablecoin project this week. These moves reflect WLFI’s growing ambition to build out core blockchain infrastructure and deepen its presence across the digital asset ecosystem. Falcon Finance On July 30, […]
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Hyperliquid patched the API server issue that led to the outage, confirming it was due to a surge in traffic rather than a hack or exploit.
TradFi apologists can't imagine what a crypto-based financial system can offer, according to Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan.
Falcon Finance is founded and backed by the same team behind DWF Labs — a controversial player in the crypto ecosystem.
A Hyperliquid representative stated that additional protections will be implemented to detect API server issues in the future.
Linea, the Ethereum Layer 2 network backed by Consensys, has confirmed that the final snapshot has been taken for its upcoming token airdrop.
Ethereum (ETH) has had an impressive July, surging over 60% from around $2,400 on July 1 to a high of $3,941 by July 27. What’s particularly notable about this rally is that it appears to be driven by fresh capital inflows – not a rotation out of Bitcoin (BTC), as some have suggested. ETH Rally Driven By Fresh Capital According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post by contributor Carmelo Aleman, claims that ETH’s current rally is a result of capital rotation from Bitcoin to Ethereum are unfounded. Aleman references on-chain data – especially the Bitcoin Realized Cap – to explain his analysis. Related Reading: Ethereum Approaches Wyckoff ‘Liftoff’ Phase – Can ETH Reach A New High? For the uninitiated, Bitcoin’s Realized Cap measures the total value of all BTC in circulation based on the price at which each coin last moved on-chain, rather than the current market price. It provides a more accurate view of actual capital invested in Bitcoin, helping identify accumulation or distribution trends over time. Aleman shared the following chart showing that, as of July 25 at 11 AM UTC, Bitcoin reached a new all-time high (ATH) in Realized Cap at $1.018 trillion. This increase strongly suggests that capital remains flowing into Bitcoin – not out of it. In fact, Bitcoin’s Realized Cap has continued to rise, albeit gradually, even as Ethereum gained bullish momentum. Aleman explains that brief pauses in BTC price action typically align with phases of capital accumulation, which have historically preceded major rallies. Further, Aleman remarked that ETH is simply benefitting from the strong growth prospects of the Ethereum ecosystem. July witnessed a significant surge in interest in the ETH ecosystem, which reflected in the steep rise in price of the digital asset. Ethereum Network Seeing Returning Interest Multiple metrics reinforce the view that new capital is entering the Ethereum ecosystem. For example, data from DefiLlama shows that the Total Value Locked (TVL) in Ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms has risen significantly – from $49 billion on April 29 to $84.6 billion by July 29. Additional on-chain metrics point to a similar trend. According to etherscan.io, daily transactions on the Ethereum network have been climbing steadily, with nearly 1.48 million transactions recorded on July 27 alone. Related Reading: Analyst Forecasts Major Surge For Ethereum Price, Eyeing $4,000 In Its Best July Yet There’s also growing speculation that Ethereum’s declining circulating supply is contributing to upward price pressure. Over the past month, ETH reserves on centralized exchanges have dropped by one million coins, supporting the narrative of a developing “supply crunch.” Adding to that, Ethereum liquid staking recently reached a new record high, with 35.5 million ETH now locked in liquid staking protocols. At press time, ETH trades at $3,772, down 1% in the past 24 hours. Featured image from Unsplash, charts from CryptoQuant, DefiLlama, and TradingView.com
Linea, a Layer-2 network built on Ethereum, has introduced a comprehensive roadmap to strengthen its integration with the Ethereum ecosystem, according to a July 29 statement shared with CryptoSlate. At the heart of the plan is a new ETH-native staking system that enables bridged ETH to earn yield directly from Ethereum’s mainnet validators. This will […]
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The transaction was backed by sixty institutional and crypto-native investors, including Polychain Capital, GSR.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The company's CEO Yoni Assia cited regulatory milestones as helping to pave the way for new tokenized offerings.
On the community’s official Discord, a representative stated the service is functioning again and that the issue is under investigation.
Over a week ago, roughly 167,000 ETH worth over $630 million was withdrawn from the Aave lending pool flipping a popular staking strategy negative.
Critics say Monero faces a potential 51% attack threat as Qubic, led by IOTA co-founder Sergey Ivancheglo, escalates its mining dominance.
Ethereum leads the DeFi boom with nearly 60% market share, while advanced yield strategies and rising activity on Solana and Sui drive cross-chain growth.
The funding is more than seven times the amount the project sought to raise, as it sets out to provide free USDT transfers.
The expansion brings tokenized versions of credit and U.S. Treasury funds to Avalanche as part of the network's institutional finance push.
Bernstein says a new wave of ETH treasury companies is creating demand, but risk management is central to the strategy's success.
Binance has launched RWUSD, a new principal-protected yield product offering up to 4.2% APR benchmarked against tokenized U.S. Treasury bills and other real-world assets. The offering aims to continue Binance’s plan to incorporate off-chain financial instruments into its Earn product suite while avoiding direct exposure to tokenized assets. Users can subscribe to RWUSD using stablecoins […]
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Venture capital firm Dragonfly said Friday that the U.S. government is weighing potential charges over its 2020 investment in PepperSec, the developer of Tornado Cash, marking a rare instance where federal prosecutors may target a venture investor for backing a crypto project. In a detailed statement, Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi called the prospect of […]
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