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Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

3 weeks ago

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Stablecoins

Trump’s World Liberty Financial mints 10% of USD1 supply for treasury

With $205 million minted for treasury, WLFI accelerates USD1's adoption through strategic incentives.

7 months ago

Deals

Wormhole Foundation challenges LayerZero’s $110M Stargate acquisition proposal

Wormhole Foundation contended that LayerZero's bid fails to reflect Stargate's true value.

7 months ago

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Derivatives

Hyperliquid achieves record revenue per employee globally at $106M

Hyperliquid has $1.167 billion in estimated annualized revenue, with its CEO reporting 11 people as core contributors.

7 months ago

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Payments

Fed Governor Waller says ‘there is nothing scary’ in payments using DeFi rails

Christopher Waller reinforced his DeFi-friendly stance, advocating for market-driven solutions in a recent speech in Wyoming.

7 months ago

Crypto

Pump Fun reclaims Solana memecoin launchpad dominance with 62% revenue share over two weeks

Aggressive buybacks, rumors of a PUMP airdrop, and community coins likely drove Pump.fun's recovery.

7 months ago

Stablecoins

Circle’s new Gateway promises instant cross-chain USDC transfers that feel like one chain

Billions in USDC liquidity freed as Circle claims to crush cross-chain fragmentation.

7 months ago

DeFi

1inch launches trustless Solana cross-chain swaps, bypassing bridges entirely

1inch’s new Solana cross-chain swaps eliminate the bridge attack surface while deepening cross-chain liquidity.

7 months ago

Analysis

Polygon DeFi TVL jumps 43% in 2025 as QuickSwap, Polymarket lead inflows

The value locked in Polygon increased nearly $400 million this year, with 20% of this seen in the past 30 days.

7 months ago

Solana trading activity falls 44% in Q2 despite network fundamentals strengthening with rising DeFi adoption

Crypto 8 months ago

Aave reaches multiple all-time highs as protocol hits $3 trillion deposits

Lending 8 months ago

Solana soars past $200 as institutional confidence boosts crypto momentum

Tokenization 8 months ago

Google ‘altcoin’ searches hit 5 year high as ‘alt szn’ fever returns to retail traders

Adoption 8 months ago

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DeFi News

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

Trump’s World Liberty Financial mints 10% of USD1 supply for treasury

Wormhole Foundation challenges LayerZero’s $110M Stargate acquisition proposal

Hyperliquid achieves record revenue per employee globally at $106M

Fed Governor Waller says ‘there is nothing scary’ in payments using DeFi rails

Pump Fun reclaims Solana memecoin launchpad dominance with 62% revenue share over two weeks

Circle’s new Gateway promises instant cross-chain USDC transfers that feel like one chain

1inch launches trustless Solana cross-chain swaps, bypassing bridges entirely

Polygon DeFi TVL jumps 43% in 2025 as QuickSwap, Polymarket lead inflows

Solana trading activity falls 44% in Q2 despite network fundamentals strengthening with rising DeFi adoption

Aave reaches multiple all-time highs as protocol hits $3 trillion deposits

Solana soars past $200 as institutional confidence boosts crypto momentum

Google ‘altcoin’ searches hit 5 year high as ‘alt szn’ fever returns to retail traders