Bitcoin and Ethereum slid along with most altcoins.

In this episode of The Defiant podcast we speak with Morgan Krupetsky, VP of OnChain Finance at Ava Labs, to break down one of the most significant shifts happening in crypto today: the rapid institutionalization of blockchain and Avalanche’s strategy to lead it. Morgan walks us through Avalanche’s “real-world adoption first” ethos, explaining how its unique architecture enables enterprises, fintechs, banks, governments, and consumer apps to build purpose-designed blockchains while tapping into a shared liquidity hub.

Maple’s move comes as token buybacks across crypto have grown fivefold over the past year.

The new fund, TXXS, gives traders 2x daily exposure to SUI.

One account won more than $1 million on yesterday’s Google search trend markets.

The perpetuals exchange is expanding beyond derivatives and into spot asset trading, beginning with ETH.

The trading firm warned that tokenized stocks need the same rules as regular exchanges.

The integration gives stablecoin issuers more options and strengthens on-chain liquidity.

Part of WU’s broader stablecoin strategy, the product is anticipated to have a “much stickier benefit” in countries with high inflation.

However, each trade via the web3 wallet comes with a 4% fee, unlike betting directly on Polymarket.