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Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402
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Cloudflare Launches Monetization Gateway for Stablecoin Payments via x402

Cloudflare opened a waitlist for its Monetization Gateway on Wednesday, letting customers charge for web pages, datasets, APIs or MCP tools with payments settling in stablecoins over the x402 protocol. Will Papper, formerly of Syndicate, joined the company as product manager for Agent Payments to lead the effort.
dYdX Launches Arcus, a DEX Pairing Stock Tokens With Perpetuals on Robinhood Chain
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dYdX Launches Arcus, a DEX Pairing Stock Tokens With Perpetuals on Robinhood Chain

dYdX Labs founder Antonio Juliano launched Arcus, a new DEX combining tokenized stock trading with perpetual futures, built jointly with Robinhood Crypto on Robinhood Chain.
 World Launches Onchain Prediction Market on Solana Through Phantom
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World Launches Onchain Prediction Market on Solana Through Phantom

The platform, unmasked in late June after two-plus years as an anonymous "Trade Everything" teaser account, opens trading in Phantom's CASH stablecoin and leans on Chainlink oracles instead of human-run resolution.
Drift Protocol Rebrands to Velocity DEX Ahead of Relaunch
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Drift Protocol Rebrands to Velocity DEX Ahead of Relaunch

Solana perpetuals exchange Drift Protocol has rebranded to Velocity DEX, with a private beta planned in the coming days as the platform rebuilds after a $295M April exploit.
Machi Big Brother's Hyperliquid Losses Top $80M as He Sells Bored Apes for Margin
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Machi Big Brother's Hyperliquid Losses Top $80M as He Sells Bored Apes for Margin

The trader's latest Ethereum liquidation came without a fresh deposit to backstop it, a first in a months-long losing streak tracked onchain.
Phantom Hires Ventuals Founders After Hyperliquid Perps Venue Winds Down
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Phantom Hires Ventuals Founders After Hyperliquid Perps Venue Winds Down

The Solana wallet is bringing on the three-person team behind a pre-IPO perpetuals platform, deepening its push into derivatives.
Magic Eden, Founders Sued by $ME Buyers Over Broken 'Utility' Promises
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Magic Eden, Founders Sued by $ME Buyers Over Broken 'Utility' Promises

A nationwide class action in New York accuses the NFT marketplace and its four co-founders of marketing the token's use cases, then delaying or abandoning them as $ME fell roughly 99% from launch
ansem airdrop
DeFi

Ansem Airdrops $7M of $ANSEM Memecoin in Bid to Reach 1M Holders

The Solana influencer has sent roughly $6.7M in tokens to more than 700 wallets onchain, even as he controls about 60% of the supply.
Stream Finance Starts Collecting Creditor Claims in Step Toward 'Global Resolution'
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Stream Finance Starts Collecting Creditor Claims in Step Toward 'Global Resolution'

The collapsed yield protocol, whose November failure froze roughly $160 million in deposits and left an estimated $285 million owed across DeFi lending markets, is asking potential creditors to submit claim information through an online form
Pump.fun's PUMP Buybacks Top $400M as Token Stays Flat
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Pump.fun's PUMP Buybacks Top $400M as Token Stays Flat

The Solana launchpad's repurchases since July now exceed $400M, yet PUMP trades roughly 83% below its record and is little changed on the day