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Blockchains
Stacks Bitcoin Staking Upgrade Vote Passes With 99%, Muneeb Says
Most exchanges and partners have signaled readiness for the hard fork, though a few are still reviewing details and the upgrade has not yet activated.

TradFi & Fintech
Samsung Says Wallet Will Add Stablecoin Support
The announcement at Galaxy Unpacked in London came with no timeline, issuers, or markets — but would put stablecoins on hundreds of millions of phones.

CeFi
BitMEX, Hayes Sued Over 623 BTC Liquidation Claims as Exchange Winds Down
A proposed class action landed in New York federal court the same day BitMEX announced it will close on Sept. 23, reviving allegations the exchange pocketed customer collateral.good job I as

DeFi
Odos to Shut Down DEX Aggregator on July 30
Monthly volume on the once top-five aggregator collapsed 98% from its $7.85B peak in December 2024. Users with social-login wallets must move assets before the deadline.

TradFi & Fintech
OCC Denies Wise's US National Trust Bank Charter
The regulator cited money-laundering risk concerns in a rare rejection amid a wave of crypto charter approvals. Wise plans to refile under the GENIUS Act.
DeFi
Hacker Behind Fake 'Vladhood' Token Still Collecting Fees After Robinhood CEO's X Account Hack
Onchain records show the scam token was deployed 46 minutes before the hacked post appeared, and that its creator has been harvesting trading fees — without ever pulling liquidity

DeFi
Uniswap Adds Permissioned Pools to Bring Regulated Assets to v4
The v4 hook enforces issuer allowlists onchain at the protocol level, with Superstate, Securitize, and Dowgo as launch partners.

Regulation & Politics
SEC's Peirce Says Onchain Vaults, Lending Can Trigger Securities Laws
The Commissioner known as 'Crypto Mom' framed the statement as an invitation to engage rather than an enforcement threat, warning builders who twist the law that they "will have a painful fall."
Podcast
Memecoins Eat Everything: Robinhood's Accidental Casino & Base's Identity Crisis
Memecoins Eat Everything: Robinhood's Accidental Casino & Base's Identity Crisis
Robinhood Chain launched for tokenized stocks — memecoins took over. Base is facing its own memecoin backlash.
Joining to break it down:
Austin Campbell @CampbellJAustin (@ZKZeroKnowledge)
Michael F. Lee @MLeeJr (@lienfiapp)
Jason Yanowitz @JasonYanowitz (@Blockworks_)
HOST
Camila Russo — Founder & CEO, The Defiant
Hacks
Attacker Drains $24M in USDC From AFX Bridge on Arbitrum
The exploit targeted a bridge operated by derivatives exchange AFX and emptied nearly all of the USDC locked in the contract, according to security firm Blockaid. Arbitrum co-founder Steven Goldfeder said the network's native bridge was not affected.




