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Blockchains
Circle’s Arc Layer 1 Re-ignites the Open Versus Permissioned Chain Debate
Experts are clashing over whether Arc would be more successful leveraging the benefits of open blockchains or as a permissioned chain built for compliance and speedy execution.

DeFi
UNI Rallies in Anticipation of Fee Switch
Uniswap token holders may be about to catch their white whale, with speculation the “fee switch” will be turned on after the DAO’s restructure is approved.

Markets
Crypto Markets Rally as Ethereum Nears All-Time High
As ETH approaches its previous ATH, SOL is today’s biggest gainer among the top-10 crypto assets.

TradFi & Fintech
ALT5 Shares Dropped 26% After Firm Revealed Plans to Create $1.5B WLFI Treasury
World Liberty Financial, co-founded by two of President Trump’s sons, now has a treasury company, even before WLFI tokens can be traded on the open market.

TradFi & Fintech
Heritage Distillery to Create First IP Treasury with $220M PIPE Deal
Less than two weeks after Grayscale unveiled its Story Trust, the first public IP treasury strategy is emerging, with support from the Story Foundation and top VCs.

People
Ethereum Researcher Released in Turkey, Donates $500K to Roman Storm’s Legal Defense
A blockchain privacy researcher known as Fede’s intern said he was detained in Turkey, where he is being accused of “helping others misuse Ethereum.”

NFTs & Web3
Moonbirds Cross 3 ETH on Token Speculation
Investor Mike Dudas is banging the drum for the legacy NFT collection, which was acquired by Orange Cap Games in May.

Markets
Crypto Markets Mostly Flat, While ETH Surges Toward 2021 Highs
Ethereum is leading top cryptocurrencies today, after ETH ETFs see highest daily inflows ever.
Podcast
DeFi’s Dance with Fintech: Choreographing Tomorrow’s Finance with Paul Frambot
In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Paul Frambot, Co-Founder of Morpho, details how DeFi is transforming the financial industry by intersecting with fintech, shifting value to network users, and reshaping how lending protocols work. He outlines the evolution from early peer-to-peer lending to today's permissionless, immutable infrastructure, highlighting Morpho's product design, its approach to risk management, and specific use cases in institutional finance and global wallet integration. Discussions cover the role of risk managers, transparency benefits, the emergence of DeFi as backbone infrastructure for fintechs, and how platforms like Coinbase now use Morpho behind the scenes.

Research & Opinion
S&P Sees No Quick Fix for Sky Protocol’s Weak Capital and Centralization
S&P Global handed Sky Protocol a “B-” rating, saying the rating won’t improve within 12 months unless major fixes happen.





