DeFi

DeFi
Ex-Sushi CTO Joseph DeLong to Launch Order Book DEX on Robinhood Chain
The former SushiSwap CTO described the decentralized exchange as a side project that 'outgrew nights and weekends,' with no specs, contract, or token disclosed.

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.

DeFi
Quote Trade Announces Native Support for XDC Network and Circle-Issued USDC on XDC
Quote Trade, the AI-native Dark Pool DEX, has announced native support for the XDC Network and Circle-issued USDC on XDC, bringing private execution and stablecoin settlement to XDC's enterprise and institutional ecosystem.
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.

DeFi
Why Atlas System Chose BNB Chain for Its First Web3 Product
Choosing a blockchain is one of the most important decisions for any Web3 product. For Atlas System, the first product is Smart Cycle v1, built on BNB Smart Chain with USDT BEP-20 as the settlement asset.
DeFi
Robinhood Chain Overtakes Base on Daily Active Users Three Weeks After Launch
The Arbitrum Orbit network posted 324,000 daily active users and a record $588.9 million in TVL on July 21, edging out Coinbase's L2 on activity — though memecoins, not the tokenized stocks it was built for, are driving most of the volume.

DeFi
Ostium to Reopen Trading July 23 After $23.8M Vault Exploit
Positions will be marked to the live market price at reopen, and new OLP liquidity-provider deposits stay paused as the protocol works through recovery.

DeFi
Ground Expands Its Onchain Yield Infrastructure Into Tokenized Assets, Deepens Executive Bench adds Stephanie Vaughan as COO, to Drive Institutional Growth
Following a recent fundraise, Ground is growing beyond blockchain native yield by embedding a diverse suite of RWAs, enabling instant access to everything from highly liquid tokenized treasuries and structured credit through a single API.

DeFi
Ondo Enables Tokenized Stock Collateral on OndoPerps
Ondo Stocks holders can now back perpetual futures positions with SPYon and QQQon, subject to an initial $100,000 per-asset notional cap.


