Category: DeFi & DApps
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Virtuals Protocol updates Genesis emissions to favor ACP-integrated agents
Virtuals Protocol updates Genesis emissions to prioritize ACP-integrated agents and trading activity, rewarding meaningful onchain coordination and market participation.
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Solana (SOL)-Based Memecoin Platform Pump.fun (PUMP) Gets Bump From New Coinbase Listing – The Daily Hodl
Coinbase lists Solana-based memecoin platform Pump.fun (PUMP), boosting its value by 4.5%. The platform has launched 11M tokens and generated $700M revenue since 2024.
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Solana RWA Growth Outpaces Ethereum in 2025 – “The Defiant”
Solana’s tokenized real-world asset (RWA) growth surpasses Ethereum in 2025, with a 200% increase year-to-date. Ethereum leads in total RWA value, but Solana’s rapid growth narrows the gap, driven by yield-bearing assets like tokenized treasuries.
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Pump.Fun Begins Major Buyback, Will PUMP Price Skyrocket?
Pump.fun initiated a $2.3M buyback of its $PUMP token, causing a 13% price surge. Critics question its long-term value due to lack of utility, despite temporary market gains.
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Hyperliquid’s PUMP Spot Volumes Flip Top CEXs – “The Defiant”
Hyperliquid DEX surpasses top CEXs in PUMP spot volumes, processing $184M in 24 hours. The platform also leads in PUMP perpetuals trading with $634M volume, fueled by its Unit tokenization layer.
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Tether’s USDT0 Deploys on Bitcoin Sidechain Rootstock – Crypto News Bitcoin News
Tether’s USDT0 stablecoin is now available on Rootstock, a Bitcoin sidechain, enabling omnichain access via Layerzero’s OFT standard while leveraging Bitcoin’s security and Ethereum compatibility.
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Filecoin Expands Storage Network and Cross-Chain Functionality News ETHNews
Filecoin expands its decentralized storage network to 100 exabytes, integrates with Circle’s cross-chain protocol, and attracts AI groups for dataset storage, while launching scientific data incentives.
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From Crisis to Comeback: How Euler Labs Survived a $200M Hack to Thrive in DeFi | Michael Bentley – “The Defiant”
Michael Bentley, Euler Labs CEO, discusses the $200M hack recovery, V2 launch, and DeFi innovations, showcasing resilience and growth to over $1B in loans.
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TAC Token Rallies 50% as TON Application Chain Launches to Bring DeFi Back to Telegram – “The Defiant”
The TON Application Chain (TAC) launched its mainnet, enabling Ethereum-compatible DeFi apps on Telegram. TAC’s token surged 50% post-launch, aiming to bring DeFi to Telegram’s billion users.
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Carbontec Uncovers $520,000 Exploit Path in 1inch Router’s Rescue Function – Crypto News Bitcoin News
Carbontec discovered a $520,000 exploit in 1inch Router’s rescue function, allowing mis-sent tokens to be withdrawn due to a security oversight in versions v4-v6.