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DeFi
AI Sector Rebounds as Agent Payment Systems Gain Traction
Protocols leveraging the x402 standard are soaring, while the Virtuals ecosystem mounts a comeback.

DeFi
MetaMask Fuels Airdrop Buzz With Token Claim Domain Registration
Polymarket odds briefly jumped above 40% after the new domains hinted at an imminent MASK airdrop.

NFTs & Web3
Crypto Phones Struggle as Solana Quietly Pulls Plug on Saga
Two years after its hyped debut, official support for Solana’s Saga phone is ending, while other crypto phones aren’t faring much better.

Markets
Bitcoin Climbs Above $115,000 on US-China Trade Deal Optimism
Crypto markets rose on Monday as investors responded to a potential trade truce.

Blockchains
TVL on Kraken’s L2 Ink Surges 3,800% in Less Than Two Weeks
The surge is led by a single protocol, Tydro, launched by Ink itself.

Research & Opinion
2025 is the Year ‘Crypto Went Mainstream’: a16z
A new report from the venture firm shows that crypto adoption has surged among consumers, institutions, and stablecoins in 2025.

DeFi
Pumpfun Acquires Memecoin Trading Terminal Padre
Pumpfun continues to expand its presence in the memecoin trading stack and now challenges trading bots in what some investors are calling Pumpfun's “Phase 2.”

Blockchains
Stable Controversially Pre-Fills $825 Million Vault
The Bitfinex-backed stablechain unveiled its first deposit campaign last night, but to users' surprise, it was nearly filled before the public announcement.

Research & Opinion
GENIUS Has Yet to Take Effect, Despite Some Firms Claiming to Be ‘Regulated’ and ‘Compliant’
Three months after the landmark U.S. stablecoin legislation was signed into law, the bill is still in a public comment period.

Blockchains
XRP Surges as Ripple Completes Hidden Road Acquisition
As part of the deal, Hidden Road is now rebranded as Ripple Prime.





