Aave brings V3 lending and GHO stablecoin to Monad
Aave launched its V3 lending protocol on Monad with 12 supported assets as the network commits $15 million in firstyear incentives to build liquidity and…
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and Circle launch bankled USDC minting and redemption for institutions, starting in Dubai’s DIFC with planned global expansion.…
Solana Foundation launches framework for protocol-level governance
The Solana Foundation launched a framework for protocollevel governance, enabling validators with at least 100,000 delegated SOL to publish new proposals.…
SBI Crypto shuts Bitcoin mining pool after five-year run
SBI Crypto will shut down its Bitcoin mining pool on July 31 after more than five years, ranking 12th globally with about 2.2% of hashrate share.…
Yield-bearing stablecoin slowdown ends three-year run for crypto-native products
Yieldbearing stablecoin supply fell 15% in Q2 as sUSDe and sUSDS contracted, while Treasurybacked products including BUIDL, USYC and USDY continued to grow.…
OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallet addresses as Tether freezes funds
OFAC added 134 crypto wallet addresses linked to ISISK to its sanctions list, including 131 Tron addresses that received more than $1.4 million in crypto…
Taiko reopens bridge after $1.7M exploit, says users made whole
Taiko restored bridge transfers after replenishing asset backing and completing security fixes following an 11day network disruption. Source:Cointelegraph
Metaplanet buys 2,823 BTC, surpasses 43,000 in Bitcoin holdings
Metaplanet bought 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter, reducing its average acquisition cost to $106,500 per BTC, and reported $10.9 million in revenue…
OpenAI weighs 5% stake for US government amid Trump talks: FT
OpenAI has reportedly discussed giving the US government a 5% equity stake in early Trump administration talks as Washington tightens AI model oversight.…
Robinhood links with dYdX Labs to launch new DEX Arcus
The crypto protocol dYdX has rebranded as Arcus and is joining Robinhood’s new blockchain to bring perpetual and tokenized stock trading. Source:Cointelegraph
France to strengthen response as crypto wrench attacks hit 77
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez promised a “more ambitious” threepart plan to reinforce security measures for the crypto sector. Source:Cointelegraph
Analyst warns BTC could drop further after worst June since 2022
The June close above realized price but below the 200week moving average “signals the bear bottom is still ahead per prior cycles,” one analyst said.…