In this episode, we’re joined by Marta Belcher, President and Chair of the Filecoin Foundation, to dive deep into the transformative potential of decentralized storage and its role in shaping the future of technology. Marta shares her insights on how Filecoin is enabling decentralized AI, preserving humanity’s most important data, and creating alternatives to big tech.

Our chart of the week is Mantle (MNT)

Trends to Watch (NFT comeback)

The tokenized U.S. treasuries fund added another $330 million in TVL last week alone.

Memecoin trading dried up but DeFi is picking up the slack.

Lido leads the sector with $41 billion in TVL, as an SEC Division’s recently published view on liquid staking boosts investor confidence.

Bitcoin slipped below $118,000 as crypto markets retreat on higher-than-expected inflation data and broader geopolitical uncertainty.

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, we sit down with Adrian Brink, Co-Founder of Anoma and Namada, to explore the intersection of privacy, sovereignty, and resilience in Web3. Adrian shares his journey from the early days of building Cosmos to building intent-based systems that empower communities and protect dignity at scale.

A new DappRadar report shows a surge in funding last month, though more than half of the $60 million flowed to one project.

The perps DEX's total value locked by stablecoins and Unit assets reached a new all-time high this week.