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Updated April 21, 2026 · 9:45 PM UTC

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Analysis

Solana dominates real value rankings, DEX volume during H1

A recent Helius report highlighted Solana usage amid a streak of over 15 consecutive months without downtime.

10 months ago

Investments

Crypto VC funding drops 22% in Q2 despite strong June finish

Despite June being the month with the second-largest funding in 2025, venture capital funds slowed the investment pace into crypto startups.

10 months ago

Staking

SharpLink earns $540K in rewards after staking entire Ethereum portfolio of nearly 200k ETH

SharpLink unveils 'ETH Concentration' metric to boost transparency amid substantial Ethereum acquisition.

10 months ago

DEX

DEXs capture almost 30% of CEX spot activity in June, setting new record

As decentralized exchanges register a 12% slide in monthly trading volumes, CEX crash nearly 30%.

10 months ago

Memecoins

Moonshot unveils memecoin creation with just a photo and Apple Pay

Moonshot enhances user experience by integrating Apple Pay, making memecoin minting as simple as a photo upload and one tap.

10 months ago

Technology

Ripple partners with Wormhole to expand XRP Ledger’s cross-chain capabilities

Ripple's strategic move with Wormhole aims to position XRPL as a secure, flexible alternative for institutional blockchain use cases.

10 months ago

Layer-2

Coinbase launches Cardano and Litecoin wrapped tokens cbADA, cbLTC on Base

The launch comes after Coinbase released cbDOGE and cbXRP in early June, finishing the launches previewed on May 13.

10 months ago

Tokenization

Near Protocol faces pivotal vote to slash token inflation by half

NEAR eyes inflation reduction to boost token's store of value potential and DeFi competitiveness.

10 months ago

Technology

Solana network extensions will redefine blockchain scaling

Solana's unified blockspace strategy outpaces Ethereum's fragmented rollup model.

10 months ago

Pumpfun reportedly delays token auction to July amid legal troubles

Memecoins 10 months ago

Jupiter halts governance voting to tackle burnout and refocus on innovation

DAOs 10 months ago

PancakeSwap extends lead as monthly DEX volume tops $500B

Research 10 months ago

Bybit launches Solana on-chain CeDeFi app Byreal as DEX volume jumps 16%

DEX 10 months ago

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DeFi news today

Solana dominates real value rankings, DEX volume during H1

Crypto VC funding drops 22% in Q2 despite strong June finish

SharpLink earns $540K in rewards after staking entire Ethereum portfolio of nearly 200k ETH

DEXs capture almost 30% of CEX spot activity in June, setting new record

Moonshot unveils memecoin creation with just a photo and Apple Pay

Ripple partners with Wormhole to expand XRP Ledger’s cross-chain capabilities

Coinbase launches Cardano and Litecoin wrapped tokens cbADA, cbLTC on Base

Near Protocol faces pivotal vote to slash token inflation by half

Solana network extensions will redefine blockchain scaling

Pumpfun reportedly delays token auction to July amid legal troubles

Jupiter halts governance voting to tackle burnout and refocus on innovation

PancakeSwap extends lead as monthly DEX volume tops $500B

Bybit launches Solana on-chain CeDeFi app Byreal as DEX volume jumps 16%

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