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The Defiant

Zama CEO Claims 1,000 Confidential Transfers Per Second on GPUs

Rand Hindi said the fully homomorphic encryption benchmark is not yet live on mainnet, with activation planned for end of year.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

NFT Gacha Protocol Fake World Assets Trails Only Sky in Ethereum Daily Revenue

The two-developer project overtook Solana's dominant tokenized-card platform four days after relaunching, generating $1.6M in daily fees at its peak before activity cooled.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Ondo Recasts Its Blockchain as the Ondo Network

CEO Ian De Bode says the company will not run the new execution layer and the earlier Ondo Chain in parallel, and that the network 'isn't a blockchain today.'

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

World Enters 'Phase 3,' Extends Proof of Human to AI Agents

Three years after launch, the Sam Altman-backed identity project is winding down token-incentivized growth and betting its next stage on paid verification for enterprises, consumer apps, and AI agents.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Phantom to End Monad Support on Aug. 26

The wallet is dropping the EVM chain nine months after its mainnet launch, a day after adding Robinhood Chain. Monad co-founder Keone Hon called the move "a step backward," while MetaMask offered to cover migrating users' gas fees.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Lido Unveils Curated Module v2 in Ethereum Staking Overhaul

The liquid staking protocol is migrating more than 8 million staked ETH onto a module that requires node operators to post bonds, a shift expected to cut Ethereum's validator count by about a third.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Coinbase Opens 'Launches' Tab for New Base, Solana Tokens

The feature routes users into Coinbase's built-in DEX, which its product page says is not available in all locations and requires a self-custody wallet.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Perp DEX Dango to Wind Down, Will Halt Trading July 29

The Hack VC-backed Layer 1 will shut its blockchain on Aug. 13 and return user funds as USDC, closing out a mainnet run of under four months that began with a $1.9 million exploit.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Stacks Bitcoin Staking Upgrade Vote Passes With 99%, Muneeb Says

Most exchanges and partners have signaled readiness for the hard fork, though a few are still reviewing details and the upgrade has not yet activated.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

BitMEX, Hayes Sued Over 623 BTC Liquidation Claims as Exchange Winds Down

A proposed class action landed in New York federal court the same day BitMEX announced it will close on Sept. 23, reviving allegations the exchange pocketed customer collateral.good job I as

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

OCC Denies Wise's US National Trust Bank Charter

The regulator cited money-laundering risk concerns in a rare rejection amid a wave of crypto charter approvals. Wise plans to refile under the GENIUS Act.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Hacker Behind Fake 'Vladhood' Token Still Collecting Fees After Robinhood CEO's X Account Hack

Onchain records show the scam token was deployed 46 minutes before the hacked post appeared, and that its creator has been harvesting trading fees — without ever pulling liquidity

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Ondo's Oasis Pro Markets Cleared to Offer Tokenized Stocks in US

The tokenization firm said its broker-dealer subsidiary can now sell tokenized equities, ETFs and funds to American investors under SEC and FINRA oversight.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Uniswap Adds Permissioned Pools to Bring Regulated Assets to v4

The v4 hook enforces issuer allowlists onchain at the protocol level, with Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo as launch partners.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

KAIO Tokenizes Mubadala Capital Fund Across Base, Solana and Sui

Coinbase will add exposure to the tokenized private-markets offering, which launched with about $75M in onchain value, KAIO said.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

BitMEX to Shut Down Exchange on Sept. 23, Urges Withdrawals

Owner HDR Global Trading blamed a strategic review; users have until an Aug. 26 risk-limit cutover before positions get force-closed.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum

The exploit targeted a bridge operated by derivatives exchange AFX and emptied nearly all of the USDC locked in the contract, according to security firm Blockaid. Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder said the network's native bridge was not affected.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Tokenized Stocks Hit Records Across Every Major Venue as Sector Reaches $2.3B

Ondo, Backed Finance, and Robinhood Chain all set all-time highs in tokenized equity holdings this week, while dYdX's new Arcus exchange posted record perps volume — signs the market for onchain stocks is scaling on multiple fronts at once.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Franklin Templeton Says Altcoins Are Key to the Agentic AI Trade

Digital assets head Sandy Kaul argues card rails can't handle $0.001 machine payments, making blockchain tokens the way to capture agentic AI value.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Ramp Adds Stablecoin Accounts and Bill Pay on Stripe Stack

Bridge converts dollars for Bill Pay while Privy stores balances, splitting the roles across Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Crypto Rallies as Reported Ethics Deal Revives Odds of CLARITY Act Senate Vote

Bitcoin reclaimed $66,000 after reports that the White House circulated agreed-upon ethics-provision language to Senate Republicans, removing the main obstacle to a floor vote before the August recess.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

S&P and Pantera Launch Revenue-Screened Digital Asset Index

The 18-constituent benchmark excludes Bitcoin and meme coins, screening for protocols with positive revenue verified by onchain data.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Movement Labs Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The company behind the MOVE token filed a voluntary petition in Delaware listing up to $10 million in liabilities, capping a year of governance disputes, a market-making scandal and a failed strategic pivot.

1 month ago read on source ↗
The Defiant

Durov Says Telegram Will Ship Native Gram Wallet to a Billion Users

The Telegram founder is putting private-key custody inside the core app this summer, a distribution reach no self-custody wallet has attempted.

1 month ago read on source ↗

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