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The decentralized oracle network Chainlink (LINK) continues to dominate crypto’s decentralized finance (DeFi) sector in terms of development activity, according to the analytics firm Santiment. Santiment notes in a new post on the social media platform X that Chainlink registered 363.73 notable GitHub events in the past 30 days. The figure far exceeds the second-ranked DeFi project, DeepBook Protocol (DEEP), which clocked 193.57 events. The DeepBook project is a decentralized central limit order book (CLOB), which is what exchanges use to facilitate buying and selling between traders by recording bids and offers. Third on the list is DeFiChain (DFI), a…

Ethereum is one of the few crypto assets trading in the green today, and with the price of ETH hovering around the $2,500 mark for most of June, the question on most holders minds is, naturally: Where does Ethereum go next? Prediction markets, platforms that allow for the trading of event contracts, provide one window to view current sentiment. On Myriad, a prediction market developed by Decrypt’s parent company Dastan, predictors are remarkably split on Ethereum’s fate. A market titled “Ethereum’s next hit: moon to $3000 or dip to $2000?” went live on Myriad on June 19 and has so…

Tokenized private credit has rapidly emerged as one of the largest segments within the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market, with active outstanding loans reaching $13.88 billion—significantly exceeding the $7.38 billion in tokenized U.S. Treasuries. Tokenized Loans Hit $13.88B, Fueling Real-World Asset Growth This innovation converts traditional private credit assets—loans or debt instruments typically issued by non-bank lenders—into digital tokens on a blockchain. Essentially, these tokens represent ownership stakes in underlying credit assets, enabling digital trading and management. According to rwa.xyz stats, the market is dominated by a handful of key protocols. Figure leads with $12.78 billion in total originated loans,…

Ava Labs and the Filecoin Foundation have launched a native cross-chain data bridge between Avalanche C-Chain and Filecoin, powered by the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FEVM). This integration combines Avalanche’s fast, scalable execution with Filecoin’s decentralized storage layer, creating a modular foundation for verifiable, enterprise-grade data infrastructure. As enterprise and financial institutions increasingly build on Avalanche, demand grows for reliable storage solutions that offer transparency, compliance, and long-term availability. Filecoin complements Avalanche by providing a decentralized archival layer designed to meet these needs without compromising speed or scalability. “This integration brings together Avalanche and Filecoin to build interoperable infrastructure capable of…

Cango has completed its previously announced acquisition of 18 EH/s of active bitcoin hashrate from Bitmain’s financial services affiliate, Antalpha, pushing its total installed hashrate to 50 EH/s. This article is from Theminermag, a trade publication for the cryptocurrency mining industry, focusing on the latest news and research on institutional bitcoin mining companies. According to a release on Friday, the deal was finalized through the issuance of approximately 146.7 million Class A ordinary shares to multiple sellers, allocated based on the hashrate contributed by each party. The mining rigs involved in the transaction are already operational and hosted at data…

Bitcoin holders have increased their profit-taking activity since the cryptocurrency’s price averages flashed a key bullish signal two weeks ago. BTC’s 50-day simple moving average (SMA) crossed above its 200-day SMA on May 22, confirming a golden cross – a technical indicator signaling bullish long-term momentum, according to data from TradingView. On the same day, bitcoin’s price hit a record high above $111,000, according to CoinDesk data. Still, holders are increasingly locking in gains rather than holding for further upside, according to on-chain data tracked by Glassnode. “Entity-adjusted realized profit spiked above $500M/hour three times in the past 24 hours,…

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a Trump family-backed DeFi platform, has partnered with Re7 Labs to launch a vault for its USD1 stablecoin on Binance’s BNB Chain. How a Simple Vault Could Unlock Billions in Crypto Liquidity The collaboration, announced on June 27, will deploy USD1 on Euler and Lista, decentralized lending and trading protocols. This vault aims to scale USD1’s utility within the BNB Chain ecosystem, enhancing capital efficiency and transparency in decentralized finance (DeFi). USD1 market cap according to defillama.com metrics. Re7 Labs, the innovation arm of London-based Re7 Capital, brings technical expertise to the initiative. Re7 Capital recently…

A closely followed crypto analyst says that Ethereum (ETH) has to break through one resistance level to ignite a bull rally. In a new thread, crypto trader Rekt Capital tells his 549,100 followers on the social media platform X that Ethereum needs to reclaim the area around $2,500 as support before ETH can mount an explosive move to the upside. “After holding the orange circled area for about six full weeks, Ethereum ended up following through on the blue circled scenario. Still, this orange box is the macro range low ($2,200), and price needs to effectively reclaim around $2,500 to…

Sberbank has launched Russia’s first Bitcoin-secured bonds to appeal to qualified investors in OTC markets and aims to list on the Moscow Exchange. The bonds provide an investment in the price fluctuations of Bitcoin as well as the strength of the US dollar against the ruble. All transactions are settled in rubles without needing a crypto wallet or foreign platform access. The largest banking institution in Russia, Sberbank, has issued the first Bitcoin-backed structured bonds in the country. These securities are sold to accredited investors and can already be traded over-the-counter (OTC). The bonds will be listed on the Moscow…

SOL Strategies has accumulated more than 389k Solana coins through leveraging capital markets in the recent past. The preliminary base shelf prospectus allows the company to raise $1B in the next 25 months. SOL price has signaled bullish sentiment following a robust rebound in the past few weeks. SOL Strategies Inc. (CSE: HODL), a Vancouver-based company focused on the growth and development of the Solana (SOL) network, announced that it filed a preliminary short-form base shelf prospectus with the securities regulators in Canada to issue up to $1 billion in securities over the next 25 months. The company intends to…