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Hacks
Summer.fi Hacker Moves $1.35M Into Tornado Cash
Summer.fi's own post-mortem confirms the attacker began laundering the $6M haul through the mixer, calling it a sign of "limited intent to return the funds voluntarily."

Tokens
Arbitrum to Capture 10% of Fees From Robinhood Chain
Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder says every Arbitrum-based Layer 2, not just Arbitrum One, will now route a fee cut back to the ARB treasury.

DeFi
Aave Labs Launches Stable Vaults for Fintech Stablecoin Yield
The vaults convert Aave's variable lending rates into fixed yields that wallets, exchanges and payment apps can offer their own users.

TradFi & Fintech
MARA Buys Texas Site From HIF in $600M Bitcoin, AI Deal
The 1,200-acre Matagorda County site was previously slated for a $7 billion HIF Global e-fuels plant backed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott before HIF pivoted to power computing instead.

DeFi
Zapper to Shut Down Aug. 3 After Nearly Seven Years
The DeFi portfolio tracker once handled $13 billion in transaction volume and 2 million monthly users before deciding an orderly wind-down was its best option.
Blockchains
Robinhood Chain Metrics Surge as the Network Leans Into Memecoins
Pump.fun added trading for Robinhood Chain tokens and prediction market World said it will migrate from Solana, as CEO Vlad Tenev reversed course to call the RWA-focused chain 'great for memes.' The biggest jump in value locked, though, came from an Ethena stablecoin deposit.

Markets
Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion for Fourth Venture Fund
The new pool targets crypto, AI and robotics, widening the firm's bet beyond pure digital-asset investing.

TradFi & Fintech
Dinari, tZERO Partner on Tokenized US Stock Framework
Dinari, an issuer of tokenized U.S. equities, and tZERO Group, a blockchain-based financial infrastructure provider, said Wednesday they are partnering to build an operating framework that would let broker-dealers offer tokenized U.S. stocks.

CeFi
Strike Launches Bitcoin Loans With No Price Liquidations
Strike, the bitcoin financial services firm run by CEO Jack Mallers, launched a bitcoin-backed loan product on July 7 that removes price-triggered liquidations for the life of the loan, according to Strike's own FAQ. The product, called "volatility-proof loans," strips out the 65% LTV warning, 70%…

CeFi
AscendEX Halts Operations, Freezes Automated Withdrawals
Crypto exchange AscendEX ceased operations effective July 1, 2026, and moved all withdrawal requests to manual review starting July 6, according to a notice posted on its website addressed to retail account holders.


