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Blockchains
StarkWare Reveals Ambitious Plan To Scale Bitcoin Through Controversial Upgrade
The move comes with a $1 million fund for researchers.

Blockchains
Base Ecosystem TVL Hits All-time High
Activity on Ethereum Layer 2 network Base is surging ahead of Coinbase’s smart wallet release.

DeFi
Linea Halts Network after Velocore Exploit
Decentralized exchange Velocore was hacked for $7M over the weekend.

TradFi & Fintech
Wisconsin’s Pension Fund Buys $160M Worth of Bitcoin in Trailblazing Move
The amount represents 0.1% of the fund's total assets under management.

Markets
June Kicks Off with a Bitcoin Boom
This week's U.S. economic updates feature Monday's manufacturing data and a key jobs report due on Friday.

Podcast
Revisiting Ripple: New Stablecoin, Airdrops, Network Attacks, and The SEC Case
David Schwartz is the CTO of Ripple, the platform behind XRP which is one of the original cryptocurrencies. In this podcast, we will explore all of the latest developments and more, starting with the founding story of Ripple.

NFTs & Web3
Matter Labs Abandons “ZK” Trademark Attempt Following Public Outcry
Matter Labs’ move to trademark the commonly-used acronym was met with condemnation from the web3 community.

NFTs & Web3
Polymarket Records Strongest Ever Month As Election Season Heats Up
Election markets have already driven more than $235 million worth of wagers on the platform.

Education
Using the Initia Testnet for a Potential Airdrop
Initia is an upcoming modular blockchain platform that enables developers to easily deploy and customize highly scalable application-specific blockchains using Layer 2 solutions.

DeFi
Our Most Read Stories This Week: Argentina Crypto Valley, Solana Beats Facebook, RWAs, AI Alliance
The Defiant's most read stories for the week of May 27.





