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Research & Opinion
Pantera Investor Says VCs Could Soon Ditch Equity for Tokens
Venture capital could shift from dual equity-token deals to simpler token-only models as fundraising tightens, per Pantera Capital’s Mason Nystrom.

Blockchains
Kinto Token Tanks 90% as Backdoor Disclosure Lets Attacker Mint 110,000 Tokens and Drain Liquidity Pools
A forgotten flaw in a trusted smart contract standard let a hacker crash Kinto’s token by 90% and steal millions shortly after the vulnerability was unintentionally made public.

Markets
Traders Predict Incoming ‘Supply Crunch’ as Ether Rallies to $3,000
Ethereum is gaining momentum as institutional investors ramp up exposure through ETFs, while approximately 30% of the total ETH supply is now staked.

Research & Opinion
U.S. Turns to Stablecoins to Bolster Dollar’s Global Dominance: Sygnum
As the U.S. dollar suffers its worst H1 since 1973, Washington views dollar-backed stablecoins as a tool to counter de-dollarization.

TradFi & Fintech
Ripple’s RLUSD Market Cap Passes $515M, Flips TrueUSD
Last week, the firm announced BNY Mellon will be the custodian of RLUSD’s reserves.

Tokens
PUMP Token Launches, Dominates Solana Mindshare
The memecoin launchpad token opened up at a $5.6 billion fully diluted valuation.

Markets
Bitcoin Hits New All-Time High Above $122,800 as Crypto Markets Gain Momentum
Spot Bitcoin ETFs record over $1 billion in inflows amid growing integration of crypto and traditional assets.

DeFi
Kamino Becomes First Major DeFi Lender to Accept Tokenized Stocks as Collateral
The Solana-based protocol now allows users to borrow stablecoins against xStocks.

Blockchains
Hyperliquid Layer 1 Gains Traction as TVL Grows to $2 Billion
HyperEVM has grown steadily to nab ninth place among Layer 1 blockchains by TVL.

Blockchains
Activity on Ripple’s XRPL EVM Slows Two Weeks After Launch
The XRPL EVM sidechain posted a strong start but daily users are now down 77% from launch day.



