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🏴 Pearl’s AI Twist on Mining

Pearl lets the work that secures its network also serve paying AI customers. Here's why that matters for Bitcoin's mining economics, and the risks.

Pump.fun Adds Leveraged Perps via Hyperliquid

Pump.fun’s new Hyperliquid integration brings leveraged perpetuals trading to the memecoin crowd.

Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz Joins NEAR Foundation Council

The head of one of Solana's largest infrastructure firms is joining NEAR's governing council as the network expands its push into private, cross-chain markets.

🏴 Yukon Wants Your Agents to Break Crypto

While others go into "bunker mode," Eigen's Yukon is crowdsourcing attacks and fixes with AI agents.

🏴 Papertrade's Launch Weekend

Hyperliquid's 1000x perps experiment opens tomorrow. Here's how it works, who's lining up, and what could go wrong.

🏴 The NFL Audibles on Prediction Markets

The NFL just filed a Supreme Court brief siding with New Jersey against Kalshi. Here’s how the league got here.

Derive V3 Goes Live, Moving Onchain Options Custody to Ethereum

Derive completes its V3 migration, moving onchain options custody to Ethereum and adding ETH, WBTC, and HYPE borrowing.

Starknet Weighs Becoming an L1 to Chase Quantum Resistance

StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson floats making Starknet an L1 for “post-quantum agility,” citing AI and quantum threats.

Vitalik Flags AI Risk to Crypto, Warns Against Rushed Wallet Moves

Vitalik Buterin has chimed in on Ethereum’s “bunker mode” debate, sharing practical tips for addresses and multisigs.

🏴 CryptoPunks Rally Again

CryptoPunks sales are surging while the collection's grails are moving for millions again.

🏴 Robinhood Wants Everything

Here's everything the HOOD Summit revealed, from 10x perps to Robinhood's answer to Fomo.

🏴 Shifting Sands for Kalshi

Federal courts are increasingly backing state gaming laws over prediction markets as the fight heads toward the Supreme Court.

🏴 Ethereum's New AI Swarm

Digging into IMD, the rising AI experiment that has the potential to become a new kind of prolific workforce.

🏴 Will BTC Underperform?

Last cycle mainstreamed Bitcoin. This one may belong to Zcash and alts with real revenue, buybacks, and newly opening U.S. markets.

🏴 Robinhood's Onchain Endgame

Robinhood sees blockchains upgrading markets, with tokenized assets, perps, and AI agents at the center of its next phase.

🏴 Crypto's New Compliance Shield?

The CFTC just gave every wallet and DeFi interface the same legal shield it gave to Phantom.

🏴 The Arc Era Begins

USDC issuer Circle just launched its own chain, arriving to an arena already fielded by Tether and Stripe.

🏴 Robinhood Chain's Hidden Gems?

Spotlighting up-and-coming tokens with interesting potential on Robinhood's L2.

Last Minute Clarity Act Revisions Eye DeFi Clarifications

The Clarity Act just got a fresh draft ahead of its September 15th cloture vote.

ETH Wins Today's Risk-On Bounce Among Crypto Majors

ETH jumped as high as 7% today, outpacing other crypto majors amid Friday's mixed inflation data.

🏴 Longing Inference Markets

Why Venice and onchain inference markets may benefit from growing distrust around frontier AI labs.

Vitalik Pitches EIP-8288 as Ethereum's Next Big Cryptography Unlock

A new mempool design could make quantum-safe signatures and private transactions dirt cheap on Ethereum.

Aave Nears $1B Milestone for V4 Deposits

Aave's new Hub-and-Spoke architecture is closing in on $1B in deposits.

Consensys Software Splits Into MetaMask and a New Consensys

MetaMask goes independent as Consensys is splitting into two companies.

🏴 Stock Tokens Drama

AMC’s fight with Robinhood Stock Tokens sent CINEMA soaring alongside the actual AMC stock.

🏴 Stock-Paired Meme Squeeze?

Why cornering a tokenized stock's supply doesn't corner the real stock!

Ethereum Achieves New Blob Usage Record

Rollups pushed Ethereum blob usage to an ATH this week, with demand the highest its ever been.

Bitcoin Reclaims $80,000 Amid Dovish Fed Signal

BTC reached $80k again after Fed Governor Waller said he may support holding rates at the next FOMC meeting.

Pons Reaches New ATHs on Robinhood Chain

Pons just hit new all-time highs in trading volume and tokens created on Robinhood Chain.

Ripe Brings Old School DeFi Farming to Robinhood Chain

Ripe Protocol is bringing classic DeFi liquidity mining back on Robinhood Chain.

Robinhood Chain Becomes Crypto's Top Chain by Organic Revenue

Robinhood Chain's protocol revenue just topped every major chain but incentivized Canton.

Strategy Snaps Its Bitcoin Pause as Bitmine's ETH Buying Streak Continues

Strategy and Bitmine now own more than 4% of Bitcoin and Ethereum's supply, respectively, after fresh buys.

DefiLlama Introduces Universal Token Ratings Dashboard

Ethena Fee Switch Vote Ties ENA Buybacks to USDe Growth

Ethena's fee switch vote comes with a proposed USDe-tied revenue ladder.

Bitcoin Fields Its First Quantum-Safe Transaction

A new scheme called QSB used Bitcoin's own legacy rules to lock a transaction against Shor's algorithm.

Grayscale's Zcash ETF Begins Trading on NYSE Arca

Grayscale's $ZCSH offers spot ZEC exposure, though its holdings sit outside Zcash's shielded privacy tech.

Galaxy Unveils Crypto-Backed Line of Credit Service

GalaxyOne's new credit line lets retail users borrow cash against crypto's majors.

Coldcard Ships Deeper Security Fix Following Bitcoin Heist

Coinkite's new firmware adds hand-entered entropy and stricter transaction checks to its Coldcard wallets.

Bitcoin Nears $80K as Crypto Rally Stretches to a 3rd Straight Day

Crypto's latest rally has BTC near $80K, ETH outpacing it at +28% on the week, and HYPE hitting a fresh ATH.

Base App Unveils Hyperliquid-Powered Perps

Base App users can now trade perps with up to 50x leverage via Hyperliquid.