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Markets
Crypto Markets Rally Ahead of Holidays
Bitcoin and Ethereum rise over 2% while SKY and NEAR lead the altcoin market.

Podcast
Uniswap is about to “turn on the switch.” with Hayden Adams
In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Uniswap founder Hayden Adams joins us right as the UNIfication (Unification) proposal has moved to a final governance vote—a sweeping plan from Uniswap Labs + the Uniswap Foundation that would activate protocol fees, introduce a programmatic UNI burn, and realign how value accrues across the Uniswap ecosystem.

Infrastructure
Magma Devs Launches RPC Smart Router on Google Cloud
The new tool distributes requests across multiple providers to reduce outages and delays on public blockchains.

CeFi
Coinbase CEO Debates Base App’s Strategic Focus
Brian Armstrong responds to community feedback about the Base App, which now blends finance and social features.

DeFi
Curve DAO Rejects $6.2 Million Swiss Stake Funding Proposal
Tokenholders denied a proposal to allocate 17.4 million CRV tokens to Curve’s core development firm.

DeFi
Tokenized Equity Sector Surges 2500% in 2025
The market capitalization of tokenized stocks is approaching $1 billion, from just $32 million at the beginning of the year.

CeFi
LEO Surges as Bitfinex’s Fee Cut Highlights Exchange Competition
The CEX removed maker and taker fees across spot, derivatives, and tokenized securities as competition intensifies among crypto exchanges.

Regulation & Politics
Coinbase Sues Three States Over Prediction Market Restrictions
The lawsuits were filed just before the Senate confirmed Trump’s pick to lead what would be prediction markets' federal regulator, the CFTC.

Hacks
DPRK Hackers Avoid DeFi Lending Even as On-Chain Laundering Scales: Chainalysis
North Korean hackers are increasingly moving stolen crypto through bridges or mixers.

Markets
Bitcoin Stabilizes Near $88K as Selling Pressure Persists
Large-caps slump as ETF outflows and macro fears weigh on market sentiment.





