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Research & Opinion
Crypto Payments Gain Ground in Gaming, Travel, and Daily Purchases: Bitget
A survey of 4,599 users reveals rising demand for practical, everyday crypto spending.

DeFi
Spark Rallies More than 400% as TVL Explodes to $8 Billion
The DeFi capital allocator’s TVL is up 250% since April, and the protocol’s SPK token is now following suit.

DeFi
Solana Staking Protocol Jito Plans to Allocate 100% of Protocol Fees to DAO
The core team behind Jito Network plans to distribute 100% of protocol fee revenue to the DAO treasury, relinquishing its share under a new proposal.

Markets
Crypto Markets Slide Amid Trump Trade Shocks
Cryptocurrency prices fell amid rising global trade tensions. Still, ETH ETFs continue to drive strong inflows.

Markets
FLR Price Hits 6-Month High amid SparkDEX Token Launch Buzz
SparkDEX’s upcoming SPRK token launch and the recent XRP rally may be driving a breakout for Flare, with FLR price and TVL both showing strong gains
Podcast
The Global Shift to Bitcoin: What It Means for the Future of Finance
In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we explore the global shift toward Bitcoin as digital gold with Jeff Garzik, Co-Founder of Hemi, the largest programmable Bitcoin sidechain. Jeff shares his journey as a crypto OG, from contributing to Bitcoin in its earliest days to building innovative scaling solutions for Bitcoin. We discuss macroeconomic trends driving Bitcoin adoption, the evolution of decentralized finance, and how Hemi is shaping the future of BTCFi.

TradFi & Fintech
Goldman Sachs, BNY to Launch Tokenized Money Market Fund
The initiative uses “mirror tokens” of MMF shares on Goldman’s private blockchain platform

Education
What is Maximal Extractable Value (MEV)?
Ethereum validators are earning millions by reordering trades, but most users remain unaware of the impact of MEV on their transactions.

NFTs & Web3
Aavegotchi Holders Push Back Against $3.2 Million Buyout Bid from Chinese VC
With nearly 90% of votes cast against the proposal, Aavegotchi’s community appears poised to reject a $3.2 million buyout that would dissolve the DAO and transfer the IP.

Research & Opinion
Stablecoin Flows are Directly Impacting Treasury Yields: Messari
Large stablecoin inflows can even result in “quantitative easing” of long-term Treasury bill yields, according to the crypto research firm.





