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76 source posts analyzed· 2026-06-17T20:44:51+00:00Today, 20 founders, developers, and Chapter Presidents joined SWC and @fund_defi on the Hill for meetings with Senate offices The ask in every room, and on paper, was the same: bring the Clarity Act to the Senate floor for a vote and keep protections for developers intact.
· 2026-06-17T19:35:47.343884+00:00With Account Abstraction, Flare Protocol Triggered An XRP Yield Explosion XRP holders are among some of the most fanatical and enthusiastic cryptocurrency users around, but until recently the rise of decentralized finance has left them behind. However, with the lau
· 2026-06-17T02:45:09.093533+00:00Whale Withdraws 11,142 ETH From Binance as Total Outflows Reach 32,278 ETH A large Ethereum holder withdrew 11,142 ETH from Binance, pushing the wallet's total tracked Binance withdrawals to 32,278 ETH, according to blockchain tracking reports circulating on crypto
· 2026-06-17T07:45:15.897295+00:00Binance Wallet Launches Web3 API for Developers Accessing On-Chain Data Binance Wallet has launched a Web3 API designed to give developers direct access to on-chain transaction data and market data, expanding the platform's role from a consumer wallet product int
· 2026-06-17T10:05:07.749811+00:00Uniswap (UNI) Surges 24% as Whale Activity and Volume Spike – Santiment Data Explores Standard Chartered’s $100 Forecast Traders were caught off guard Tuesday when Uniswap’s UNI token ripped 24% higher in a single session, fueling speculation that whale addresses had quietly positioned ahead of the move. The sh
· 2026-06-17T07:45:15.897287+00:00Altcoin dominance falls as Bitcoin surges! What are CryptoQuant’s three categories for survival? The founder of crypto analytics firm CryptoQuant, Ki Young Ju, has weighed in on the debate reinvigorated by Bitcoin‘s rising market dominance, pushing back against claims that the altcoin er
· 2026-06-17T22:35:02.768238+00:00$NEAR network’s TVL triples to 177 million dollars in under two months! What is fueling this move? The native token of NEAR Protocol, NEAR, has continued its upward momentum after breaking through a significant resistance zone. Alongside bullish technical indicators, growing decentralized
· 2026-06-17T19:35:47.343848+00:00Coinbase to Support Injective (INJ) Migration Ahead of EVM Mainnet Launch BitcoinWorld Coinbase to Support Injective (INJ) Migration Ahead of EVM Mainnet Launch Coinbase, one of the largest publicly traded cryptocurrency exchanges, has confirmed it will support the
· 2026-06-17T14:56:02.308237+00:00Coinbase’s AI Advisor Push: Is DeFi Losing the Retail Onboarding Battle to Super-Apps? Coinbase just turned up the heat on retail crypto onboarding. Its June product wave fused AI-driven advice, agentic execution, and a super-app narrative that aims to keep users inside one exp
· 2026-06-17T10:05:07.749815+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T06:45:02.996916+00:00Altcoins Aren’t Dead, But the Easy Money Era Is Over: CryptoQuant CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju believes altcoins are not dead, but the market has changed dramatically. In a recent post on X, Ju argued that the days of making money from tokens backed only by
· 2026-06-17T18:05:08.135418+00:00Trace Finance Closes $32M Series A for Stablecoin Expansion Trace Finance has closed a $32 million Series A funding round led by CoinFund, with the capital earmarked for scaling regulated banking and stablecoin infrastructure across Brazil, the United
· 2026-06-17T00:35:11.868223+00:00Coinbase Tokenized U.S. Stocks Plan Targets Overseas Users Coinbase is reportedly planning to offer 1:1 tokenized U.S. stocks to users outside the United States, a move that would position the exchange as a bridge between traditional equities and cry
· 2026-06-17T02:25:09.771115+00:00Ki Young Ju: 99.9% of Altcoins Should Be Filtered Out, But Not All Are Worthless BitcoinWorld Ki Young Ju: 99.9% of Altcoins Should Be Filtered Out, But Not All Are Worthless The altcoin market is not dead, but the days of projects surviving on narrative alone are numbere
· 2026-06-17T08:05:07.518178+00:00UNI Surges 24% As Whales And Tokenization Narrative Reignite Uniswap Uniswap’s UNI token surged as much as 24% on Tuesday, June 16, as a sharp rise in whale activity and trading volume amplified a new institutional thesis around tokenization and decentralized
· 2026-06-17T07:55:07.518249+00:00CZ Admits Binance Cannot Compete With Hyperliquid CZ Draws a Clear Line Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) has publicly acknowledged that his exchange cannot compete with @HyperliquidX in the decentralized derivatives space. Speaki
· 2026-06-17T07:55:07.518233+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T10:45:03.603852+00:00XRP Ledger nodes cut RAM use by up to 40 percent In a major step for the XRP Ledger ecosystem’s global software migration, David Schwartz, former CTO of Ripple and one of the principal architects behind the network, has upgraded his indepen
· 2026-06-17T11:35:10.853888+00:00JustLend wants more than TRON with new kending model JustLend DAO, the largest lending platform operating on the TRON blockchain, unveiled the Supply and Borrow Market V2 (SBM V2) on June 17. In an attempt to avoid contagion risk within differe
· 2026-06-17T12:25:11.220034+00:00Zama, Morpho, and Steakhouse Launch DeFi Yield Vault on Ethereum Zama, Morpho, and Steakhouse Financial have launched a DeFi yield vault on Ethereum, combining their respective specializations into a single USDC-denominated product aimed at on-chain yield
· 2026-06-17T12:55:06.436598+00:00CZ Admits Binance Cannot Compete With Hyperliquid CZ Draws a Clear Line Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) has publicly acknowledged that his exchange cannot compete with @HyperliquidX in the decentralized derivatives space. Speaki
· 2026-06-17T12:55:06.436603+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T13:15:04.836036+00:00Zama Partners With Morpho And SteakhouseFi For Confidential USDC Yield Vault Zama is preparing to launch the first DeFi yield vault built specifically for confidential USDC, extending its encrypted token infrastructure beyond private transfers and into onchain lending
· 2026-06-17T13:45:44.302555+00:00Crypto Sector Gains Momentum Despite Fearful Sentiment The crypto market is witnessing renewed optimism, as the latest 24-hour data points out. Hence, the total crypto market capitalization has surged by 1.75%, reaching $2.24T. In addition to thi
· 2026-06-17T15:35:11.394059+00:00DeFi TVL Is Shrinking, But Altura’s Yield Vault Is Still Attracting Capital A HyperEVM yield protocol led by former ex Fidelity and PwC operators has grown from $1.66M to $39M in five months deploying institutional yield strategies, such as delta-neutral and real-wor
· 2026-06-17T17:05:45.798850+00:00DeFi Tokenization Outlook Targets $2.7T TVL Standard Chartered sees DeFi TVL reaching $2.7 trillion by 2030 through expanding tokenized asset adoption. Real-world assets could grow from a niche segment into a major DeFi market category
· 2026-06-17T17:35:46.562811+00:00SUI Breakout Builds as Ecosystem Growth Expands SUI Breakout pushed above key resistance as weekly volume jumped nearly 47% across markets. Network developments across payments, AI, privacy, and DeFi supported growing ecosystem activity. S
· 2026-06-17T22:46:02.768206+00:00The Ascent of NEAR: Breaking Barriers and Capturing Attention You can also read this news on BH NEWS: The Ascent of NEAR: Breaking Barriers and Capturing Attention The NEAR Protocol’s native token, NEAR, is showing impressive upward trends, fueled by su
· 2026-06-17T13:36:23+00:00700 AI agents trong 30 ngày là con số ấn tượng. Injective có lợi thế rõ về tốc độ giao dịch và DeFi primitives, nên thu hút builder AI Finance khá hợp lý.
· 2026-06-17T06:14:56.406467+00:00BlockDAG’s $0.10 Buyback Structure Stands Alongside Hedera and Hyperliquid in 2026 Crypto Discussions This publication is sponsored and written by a third party. Coindoo does not endorse or assume responsibility for the content, accuracy, quality, advertising, products, or any other materials
· 2026-06-17T10:34:59.551797+00:00South Korea’s Democratic Party to Consult Solana Policy Experts on Digital Asset Legislation BitcoinWorld South Korea’s Democratic Party to Consult Solana Policy Experts on Digital Asset Legislation South Korea’s Democratic Party is set to hold a closed-door seminar with representati
· 2026-06-17T10:34:59.551819+00:00Hyperliquid's $10B open interest coincides with growth in equity-linked markets: Talos Hyperliquid's perpetual futures open interest recently exceeded $10 billion as the platform expanded into equity-linked products, commodities and synthetic pre-IPO trading. Hyperliquid is now
· 2026-06-17T17:35:46.562882+00:00Moody’s Brings Credit Ratings to Solana Blockchain in Tokenization Pilot BitcoinWorld Moody’s Brings Credit Ratings to Solana Blockchain in Tokenization Pilot Global credit rating agency Moody’s is taking a significant step into the digital asset space by launchin
· 2026-06-17T10:45:03.603857+00:00XRP Ledger Upgrade Signals New Era for Blockchain Efficiency You can also read this news on BH NEWS: XRP Ledger Upgrade Signals New Era for Blockchain Efficiency David Schwartz, acclaimed former CTO of Ripple and a driving force behind the XRP Ledger,
· 2026-06-17T10:45:03.603898+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T10:45:03.603914+00:00CZ Admits Binance Cannot Compete With Hyperliquid CZ Draws a Clear Line Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) has publicly acknowledged that his exchange cannot compete with @HyperliquidX in the decentralized derivatives space. Speaki
· 2026-06-17T11:05:01.704830+00:00Binance merges crypto, traditional stocks, and DeFi on one account in evolution into TriFi super app Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is executing one of the most ambitious product expansions in its nine-year history, as it aims to blur the boundary bet
· 2026-06-17T11:15:03.096524+00:00CFTC Opens Crypto Rule Review as Fintech Push Grows The CFTC is reviewing regulations, licensing requirements, and guidance that may restrict fintech and crypto innovation. Crypto, blockchain, and DeFi firms are invited to identify barriers to
· 2026-06-17T00:25:04.769222+00:00On-Chain Data: New Wallet Receives $35.86M in ETH from FalconX, Suspected Linked to Bitmine BitcoinWorld On-Chain Data: New Wallet Receives $35.86M in ETH from FalconX, Suspected Linked to Bitmine A newly created cryptocurrency wallet has received a significant transfer of 20,000 Et
· 2026-06-17T11:35:10.853890+00:00Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Enters Final Testing Phase as ePBS and Access Lists Take Shape Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap doesn’t mean the base layer is done evolving. Core developers have now entered full-scale testing for Glamsterdam, the network upgrade that aims to tackle La
· 2026-06-17T11:45:00.551801+00:00UNI Could Hit $100 by 2030 as Institutional Adoption and DeFi Growth Accelerate Standard Chartered projects UNI reaching $100 by 2030 driven by DeFi growth. Tokenized assets and institutional adoption are expected to significantly boost Uniswap activity and liquidity. Fe
· 2026-06-17T11:55:14.361842+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T18:35:11.207506+00:00Zama Joins Morpho and Steakhouse Finance to Unveil Confidential $USDC Lending on Ethereum Zama, the rapidly expanding financial confidentiality protocol on-chain, has collaborated with Morpho, an open credit ecosystem. The partnership introduces confidential lending in $USDC throu
· 2026-06-17T12:34:58.999567+00:00SpaceX or Ethereum: Which Delivered the Better Return? SpaceX and Ethereum represent two very different bets on the future — one a stake in the most valuable private space and satellite company ever to go public, the other the leading smart-contr
· 2026-06-17T12:34:58.999596+00:00Grayscale Makes a Bullish Prediction for a Very Surprising Altcoin! He Also Named Four More Altcoins! Grayscale, one of the largest asset managers in the cryptocurrency market, announced a bullish forecast for an altcoin in its latest report. Accordingly, Grayscale Research surprisingly analy
· 2026-06-17T19:45:47.343836+00:00Blockchain.com deepens onchain stock offerings as tokenized equities market grows Crypto platform Blockchain.com has added 173 tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds through a partnership with Ondo Finance, bringing its catalog of tokenized traditional assets to more t
· 2026-06-17T05:45:11.262585+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T05:16:01.240759+00:00Coinbase to Launch Tokenized Stocks, Unify Global Liquidity Coinbase’s latest system update pulls the trigger on a multi-front expansion that could reshape how global traders access equities, derivatives, and advisory products. According to the origin
· 2026-06-17T13:15:04.836087+00:00CZ Admits Binance Cannot Compete With Hyperliquid CZ Draws a Clear Line Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) has publicly acknowledged that his exchange cannot compete with @HyperliquidX in the decentralized derivatives space. Speaki
· 2026-06-17T13:35:07.839965+00:00UNI’s 22% Breakout: Can Uniswap Turn Standard Chartered’s $100 Target Into a DeFi Rotation? Uniswap’s UNI suddenly found a bid, jumping roughly 22% over the week into June 16 after a major bank set out a multi‑year price path. With sentiment turning, traders are asking a simple ques
· 2026-06-17T20:45:44.505088+00:00Grayscale pegs AAVE fair value at up to $175, calls token undervalued at $75 A recent valuation report released yesterday by Grayscale Research suggests that the Aave token is currently undervalued. The firm projects that if the regulatory environment becomes more fav
· 2026-06-17T14:25:48.146806+00:00CZ Admits Binance Cannot Compete With Hyperliquid CZ Draws a Clear Line Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (@cz_binance) has publicly acknowledged that his exchange cannot compete with @HyperliquidX in the decentralized derivatives space. Speaki
· 2026-06-17T15:06:02.308152+00:00Altcoins need revenue to survive, Ki Young Ju says CryptoQuant founder and CEO Ki Young Ju said altcoins are not dead, but argued that tokens built only on narratives face a much harder market. Summary Ki Young Ju said altcoins are not dead,
· 2026-06-17T15:06:02.308156+00:00Illinois becomes first state to tax crypto transactions this way Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a $55.9 billion state budget that includes a new tax on digital asset transactions, despite objections from crypto industry groups. Summary Illinois a
· 2026-06-17T15:06:02.308161+00:00World Liberty nears OCC trust bank approval despite conflict concerns World Liberty Financial has moved closer to securing a federal trust bank charter, with former Office of the Comptroller of the Currency officials telling NOTUS that approval of the Trump-lin
· 2026-06-17T15:06:02.308169+00:00Crypto PAC-backed Barry Moore wins Alabama GOP Senate runoff Barry Moore won Alabama’s Republican Senate runoff after more than $12 million in pro-crypto PAC support helped carry his campaign into the November general election. Summary Barry Moore won
· 2026-06-17T15:06:02.308205+00:00XBIT DEX Partners with GamePad to Power Stable DeFi, Fix Breakdowns with Continuous Executions XBIT DEX, a decentralized trading platform. today announced a strategic partnership with GamePad, a decentralized gaming platform that also functions as a Web3 execution infrastructure, a mov
· 2026-06-17T06:14:56.406464+00:00Uniswap Price Prediction: Is a $100 UNI Really Possible? Undervalued DeFi Protocol Nobody Is Talking About Uniswap Price On June 2026, Standard Chartered initiated formal coverage on Uniswap with a 2030 price target of $100. That is a 40-times retu
· 2026-06-17T20:55:44.188872+00:00Coinbase-Backed Satori Finance to Shut Down Despite $134… Why Is Satori Finance Closing? Satori Finance, a multi-chain decentralized exchange that raised $10 million from major crypto investors, is shutting down after failing to generate enough reve
· 2026-06-17T16:05:58.105620+00:00UXLINK Attacker Swaps 14.6M DAI for 8,298.6 ETH After Exploit The attacker behind the UXLINK exploit has converted 14.6 million DAI into 8,298.6 ETH, signaling active post-exploit fund repositioning that blockchain investigators and affected users are n
· 2026-06-17T04:45:59.806882+00:00NEAR Confidential Intents TVL Surges Past $26M Private Transactions Gain Ground on NEAR Protocol NEAR Protocol's Confidential Intents has crossed $26 million in total value locked, according to data cited by Delphi Digital, as the protoco
· 2026-06-17T07:05:49.772224+00:00Canton vs Public Ethereum: How Privacy and Composability Trade-Offs Differ Canton and public Ethereum solve the same core problem — settling transactions between parties who do not fully trust each other, but they make opposite architectural choices to do it. Ethere
· 2026-06-17T07:05:49.772236+00:00Stellar Makes History with $242M in TVL Stellar (@StellarOrg) set a new record for its DeFi ecosystem, with total value locked (TVL) reaching roughly $242 million on May 30, 2026, the highest level the network has ever posted. That
· 2026-06-17T07:05:49.772295+00:00What Chainlink Actually Does Behind the Scenes in Most DeFi Apps Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network that connects blockchain smart contracts to real-world data. Most DeFi users interact with it every single day without knowing it. When you deposit
· 2026-06-17T07:05:49.772350+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T07:26:06.080620+00:00Altcoins Are Not Dead, Says Ki Young Ju as Crypto Shifts Toward Real Businesses TLDR: Ki Young Ju says narrative-only altcoins lost relevance as investors focus on revenue and utility. The CryptoQuant founder grouped viable altcoins into three business-focused categories
· 2026-06-17T07:26:06.080686+00:00AI-Speed Hacks in DeFi: Why Security Response Time Is Becoming the New Audit Standard DeFi no longer moves at human speed. Attackers harness AI and automation to scan, simulate, and strike across chains in minutes, shrinking the window for defenders to react. That’s why “secur
· 2026-06-17T07:26:06.080692+00:00Interstate Joins Raydium to Advance Solana Trading Via Next-Gen Liquidity Integration Interstate, a Web3 trading infrastructure entity, has partnered with Raydium, a renowned DEX and liquidity platform developed on the Solana blockchain. The partnership makes Raydium an offici
· 2026-06-17T06:25:48.412346+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T06:25:48.412311+00:00DeFi Lending Shifts to Modular, Risk-Isolated Architecture, Tiger Research Finds BitcoinWorld DeFi Lending Shifts to Modular, Risk-Isolated Architecture, Tiger Research Finds Asian Web3 research and consulting firm Tiger Research has released a report indicating that the
· 2026-06-17T17:15:12.027133+00:00SHIFT Launches the World’s First Tokenized Leveraged SPCX RWA On-Chain SPCX2L is now live on Solana, bringing liquidation-free 2X long SpaceX-linked exposure to DeFi traders, with SPCX2S expected to follow soon. The next phase of tokenized real-world assets is n
· 2026-06-17T04:45:59.806936+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b
· 2026-06-17T17:35:46.562876+00:00Satori Finance Shuts Down as DeFi Winter Claims Another VC-Backed Project BitcoinWorld Satori Finance Shuts Down as DeFi Winter Claims Another VC-Backed Project Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Satori Finance has announced it will cease operations, becoming
· 2026-06-17T09:25:05.676557+00:00Reserve Rights Price Prediction 2026–2030: A Fact-Based Look at RSR Token’s Prospects BitcoinWorld Reserve Rights Price Prediction 2026–2030: A Fact-Based Look at RSR Token’s Prospects Reserve Rights (RSR) is the native token of the Reserve Protocol, a decentralized platform d
· 2026-06-17T06:14:56.406514+00:00Chainlink Bets Big on Prediction Markets with New Oracle Strategy Chainlink:- The prediction market boom is ofcourse becoming impossible to ignore. The trading volumes across leading predcition market platforms continue to surge. For instance, Polymarket us
· 2026-06-17T10:15:07.749780+00:00DEFI leverage is back at 2021 levels, but not how you'd think DeFi's on-chain leverage ratio is back at levels not seen since the 2021 bull market. But the cause is not a fresh wave of speculative borrowing. It is something more troubling: the capital b