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Blockchains
Polygon Launches Shielded USDC and USDT Payments
The Polygon wallet now offers a "Privately Send" option that hides sender, receiver, and amount onchain, with KYT screening built into every transfer.

Markets
Bitcoin Tops $80,000 As ETF Bid Returns
The crypto rally extended into Monday, with traders pricing in the CLARITY Act compromise and Trump's "Project Freedom" Hormuz operation.

Blockchains
Glamsterdam Upgrade Set To Triple Ethereum's Execution Capacity
ePBS, Block-Level Access Lists, and EIP-8037 repricings combine to unlock a 200M gas limit floor, a throughput jump that could keep network fees pinned for years.

DeFi
World Liberty Financial Sues Justin Sun for Defamation
The move is the latest in an escalating feud and comes just weeks after Sun filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial for freezing his WLFI, alongside other allegations.

DeFi
DTCC Sets July Launch Window for Tokenized Securities Pilot
The DTC unit will begin processing limited tokenized trades in July before opening the service more broadly in October.

DeFi
Aave Asks Court to Vacate Restraining Notice Targeting Recovered Kelp DAO Assets
The emergency motion challenges a New York court order redirecting recovered Kelp DAO exploit funds toward decades-old terrorism judgments against North Korea.

DeFi
Lawyer Attempts to Seize Frozen ETH Linked to Kelp Exploit From Arbitrum DAO
A U.S. attorney is attempting to claim ETH frozen by Arbitrum following the Kelp DAO exploit — on behalf of victims of North Korean state hackers from prior incidents.

Regulation & Politics
Securitize Becomes First Broker-Dealer Approved to Custody Tokenized Securities: FINRA
Securitize received FINRA approval to expand broker-dealer activities and custody tokenized securities, completing the first full onchain IPO infrastructure stack.

TradFi & Fintech
Western Union Stablecoin USDPT Launches on Solana
Western Union's USDPT stablecoin has gone live on the Solana blockchain, marking the traditional remittance giant's entry into on-chain digital assets.

DeFi
Aave Deposits on MegaETH Cross $575M as Post-TGE Liquidity Pours In
MegaETH’s DeFi TVL has doubled since Thursday’s MEGA token launch, with USDM and Terminal Points farming pulling in fresh capital.




