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The Airdrop Economy: How Crypto Projects Bootstrap Communities & Solve the Cold Start Problem
Web3 token airdrops solve the "cold start problem" by giving up to 50% of supply to early users. Learn how Uniswap, BONK, and others use strategic distributions to build communities and create aligned incentives.
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Licensed to Shill: DeFi's Third Phase is Tokenized Yield, and Institutions Are Already Buying In (Ben Nadareski, Solstice)
The Solana-based yield protocol has $500 million in liquidity and a delta-neutral strategy with four and a half years of trading history – but its CEO's bigger argument is about what most DeFi investors still fail to check before they deposit.
MetaMask Launches Agentic Wallet
Agents get full DeFi access across EVM chains and Hyperliquid; every transaction passes through simulation, Blockaid threat scanning, and MEV protection before it lands.
ETH Has a Narrative Problem
The token is at a 14-month low, ETF outflows are at a record streak, and the 'Ethereum not ETH' argument is gaining ground. Bankless co-founder Ryan Adams says that argument is precisely the problem.
Hyperliquid Becomes the Default Venue for Wall Street's Weekend Derivatives Trading
The WSJ reports that traditional finance traders are using the decentralised exchange to trade perpetual futures on Bitcoin, the S&P 500, crude oil, and pre-IPO assets during hours when regulated markets are closed.
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Licensed to Shill: DeFi's Third Phase is Tokenized Yield, and Institutions Are Already Buying In (Ben Nadareski, Solstice)
The Solana-based yield protocol has $500 million in liquidity and a delta-neutral strategy with four and a half years of trading history – but its CEO's bigger argument is about what most DeFi investors still fail to check before they deposit.
DBS Moves Into Tokenized Gold, Betting on Retail Demand for Accessible Bullion
The bank has launched a product that lets retail customers own gram-level stakes in vaulted bullion.
Visa Lays Out Infrastructure Play for AI Agents, Programmable Money
With $7 billion in stablecoin settlement already flowing through its network and new tools for AI agent authentication, Visa is positioning itself as the trust layer for an increasingly autonomous commerce landscape — without requiring banks or merchants to replace their existing systems.
Canton Wins Wall Street's Backing With $355M Raise
The funding round — at a $2 billion valuation — is one of the largest institutional blockchain bets in years, and the participant list reads like a consensus view that Canton has won the privacy-preserving infrastructure race for regulated markets.