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Starknet-based ZkLend Shuts Down Amid Fallout From $10 Million Exploit
Four months after a major security breach, zkLend is shutting down and allocating $200,000 in remaining funds to compensate users....

140 Public Companies Hold Over 840,000 Bitcoins, 4% of Supply, Led by MicroStrategy, Coinbase, BlackRock, Binance; GSTechnologies Adopts Bitcoin Reserve
As of June 26, 2025, 140 publicly traded companies collectively hold over 840,883 BTC, representing approximately 4% of the total Bitcoin supply...

Russia’s Central Bank Pushes CBDC Launch to 2026
New rules set phased rollout through 2028, starting with top banks and high-volume sellers....

Aptos DEX Activity Hits Record, Nears $200 Million in Daily Volume
Decentralized exchange volume on Aptos reached record levels on Wednesday, following new infrastructure launches and an Upbit integration....

US Judge Denies Ripple-SEC Request to Lift Injunction and Reduce $125 Million Fine
A New York judge has denied Ripple and the SEC’s request to lift an injunction on XRP sales to institutions, keeping a $125 million penalty in place....

Bitcoin Holds Steady at $107K as Jobless Claims Beat Expectations
ETH is hovering around $2.4K, while XRP dipped 3% to $2.12...

FHFA Orders Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac to Consider Crypto as Asset for Mortgage Eligibility
The new order directs the mortgage giants to consider crypto held on U.S. CEXs as assets in mortgage risk assessments....

Trump-Backed DeFi Startup Gets $100 Million From UAE’s Aqua1 Fund
World Liberty Financial, a decentralized-finance platform launched by former U.S. President Donald Trump, has secured a $100 million investment from Aqua1 Fund,...

Ripple Integrates Wormhole to Link XRP Ledger With 35 Blockchains
Ripple said it has integrated the cross-chain protocol Wormhole with the XRP Ledger, expanding the network’s ability to interact with more than 35 other blockchains...

Bittensor-Based Inference Labs Raises $6.3M to Build DeAI Security Infra
Inference Labs is developing a protocol to confirm AI agent decisions without revealing the model....