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Solana Underperforms Ethereum as SOL ETF Commences Trading
The REX Shares ETF went live today and garnered $8 million in volume within the first 20 minutes, but SOL is lagging behind other major cryptocurrencies....

Art Blocks’ PostParams Enable a New Medium for Generative Art
“PostParams is building massive online multiplayer functionality into the artistic expression that we support on Art Blocks,” founder Snowfro told The Defiant....

Coinbase Acquires Liquifi to Help Early-Stage Web3 Firms Launch Tokens
Coinbase continues to build out its crypto empire, acquiring token management startup Liquifi just two months after its $2.9 billion purchase of Deribit....

Ethereum Hit by Most Security Incidents in H1 2025: SlowMist
Ethereum led all ecosystems in security losses in the first half of 2025, with DeFi platforms losing around $470 million, according to the blockchain security firm....

Ripple Seeks US Banking License as Crypto Firms Move Toward Mainstream Finance
Ripple Labs has applied for a U.S. national banking license, according to the Wall Street Journal....

PancakeSwap Hits Record $325 Billion in Monthly Volume
The DEX processed $529 billion in Q2, more than doubling its Q1 volume as new features and cross-chain growth drove momentum....

Crypto Markets Passed $1.4B ‘Stress Test’ with Bybit Hack: Report
The report from Glassnode and Bybit shows that Ethereum and Solana trading activity bounced back post-exploit, suggesting strong market resilience....

SEC Chair Atkins Calls Asset Tokenization a Key Innovation, Stresses Transparency
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said the agency views asset tokenization as a significant financial innovation...

Top Interop Protocol Wormhole Adds Stacks to Bridge Bitcoin to Multi-Chain DeFi
Bitcoin L2 Stacks is using Wormhole’s infra to bring native Bitcoin liquidity to Solana and Sui....