Defiant Daily

Vitalik Outlines a 'Lean Ethereum' Protocol Overhaul
Plus, Strategy sells 3,588 BTC in its first sale under the new $1.25B program.

Securitize Tokenizes Its Own Stock on Listing Day
Plus, Strategy's CEO buys STRC, and Warren moves to bar the Trump family from crypto profits.

Robinhood Goes Onchain
Plus, Avalanche Treasury Corp Stock Crashes 93%

140-Company Consortium Unveils Open USD
Plus, Securitize clears its merger to become the first publicly traded tokenization company.

Strategy Authorizes $1.25B in Bitcoin Sales
Plus, BlackRock adds Ethena's USDe to its $20T risk platform

Chainlink lines up 50+ banks for onchain FX settlement
Strategy Faces Securities Probe as STRC Slides

Strategy Slides to Record Lows
Plus, Magic Internet Money falls 50% below peg as Abracadabra declares an emergency.

Strategy Stock Falls Below $100 for First Time Since 2024
Plus, Bitcoin slips under $60K as tech rout and hawkish Fed hit crypto.

Is ENS Drama the New Nail in the Coffin for DAOs?
Plus, the Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff and 40% of budget in a sweeping reorganization.

Ethereum's Coordination Layer: EF Plan Lands, Ethlabs Spins Out
Plus, ENS DAO weighs a foundation handover and Ethereum's most active sandwich bot loses $7.5M.