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Enzyme Partners with Compound DAO to Optimize Treasury Management through On-Chain Options

Enzyme Finance, an Ethereum-based decentralized platform for asset management on-chain, has announced its new partnership with Compound DAO, an Ethereum-based DeFi protocol that permits crypto borrowing and lending. The partnership aims to optimize the management of treasury via unique on-chain options. The platform shared the details of this initiative in a recent X post. Onchain options are becoming a way to make treasuries work harder. Here’s an example 👇@compoundfinance DAO recently demonstrated a sophisticated approach by integrating covered calls into their treasury strategy using Enzyme.Myso, targeting a ~15% APY. The objective is… pic.twitter.com/ZhDJDQoQ1t — Enzyme (@enzymefinance) July 13, 2025 Enzyme…

DeFi

Hyperliquid Trader Fumbles $26M ETH Short Profit, Faces $716K Loss After Doubling Down

An ether trader known only by their wallet address became the subject of on-chain attention after a massive short position flipped from deep unrealized profit to a loss in a matter of days. According to data from Lookonchain, wallet address 0xCB92 opened a 50,000 ETH short position on Hyperliquid, which at one point showed an unrealized profit of over $26 million. But rather than closing the transaction, the trader held on — even adding another 10,000 ETH to the short position even as the price rose. A short position is, in effect, a bet the price will fall. If it…

Ethereum

Coinbase is ‘destroying’ retail crypto: Framework Ventures cofounder

This is a segment from The Drop newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. At least one VC thinks Coinbase’s “Just Coin It” strategy is a bad, bad idea. This week, Coinbase exec Jesse Pollak called BaseDrop, which is powered by rapper Waka Flocka Flame’s memecoin, “the new creator economy.” He described BaseDrop as an “onchain record label, where value for songs accrues back to $FLOCKA.” Framework Ventures cofounder Vance Spencer hit back with a takedown, arguing that Coinbase’s “content coin” push is “destroying broad swaths of the [crypto] industry.” The idea that everything should have a token harms retail because…

Markets

Virtuals Protocol Welcomes EVA, the Human-Like AI Agent

EVA introduces contextual identity for AI agents with memory, meaning, and emotion stored entirely on-chain. Virtuals Protocol enables AI agents to evolve with blockchain-based memory and co-ownership governance. EVA is now live on Virtuals Protocol. This project is not just a digital experiment or an ordinary AI character, but a virtual agent with a contextual identity that can store memories, react emotionally, and all recorded directly on the blockchain. The concept is quite ambitious: combining AI, emotions, and identity in one digital body that can be owned together through tokens. Furthermore, EVA does not only appear as an AI character…

Altcoins

Will Bulls Defend $108K or Is a Deeper Drop Ahead?

After a volatile 24 hours, the Bitcoin price today is hovering near $108,050, struggling to regain footing after a sharp rejection from the $110,950 zone. While the broader trend remains bullish over the month, short-term charts now reflect fatigue as buyers failed to hold the recent highs. The focus has shifted to whether Bitcoin can stabilize above key support zones or if more downside is in store before the next breakout. What’s Happening With Bitcoin’s Price? BTCUSD price dynamics (Source: TradingView) The latest Bitcoin price action shows a failed breakout attempt above the upper Bollinger Band, followed by a rapid…

Bitcoin

Poolz Finance Launches Catex IDO to Power Liquidity on Unichain

Poolz Finance, a well-known decentralized cross-chain IDO entity, has announced the release of Initial DEX Offering (IDO) for Catex, an advanced yield engine and MetaDEX on Unichain. By launching IDO for Catex, Poolz Finance is providing cutting-edge liquidity tools for Unichain. The platform disclosed this development on its official social media account on X. The @Catex_Fi IDO is LIVE! WL Round: Starting time: July 13th at 10:00 UTC Ending time: July 13th at 22:00 UTC FCFS Round: Starting time: July 13th at 22:00 UTC Ending time: July 14th at 10:00 UTC ➡️ Contribution link: https://t.co/TRQEp9YyLB pic.twitter.com/6zXG6rwpAm — Poolz Finance |…

DeFi

Next Stop $3,700? Ethereum Charts Show Bullish Setup Brewing

A large build-up of short positions in the Ethereum futures market has set the stage for a major price move, with one analyst predicting it could turn into one of the biggest short squeezes in ETH’s history. The price of Ethereum is currently hovering around the critical $2,700 mark After falling to $2,100 during market volatility earlier this year, Ethereum has been steadily climbing back. It attempted to break through resistance at $2,700 several times but failed to hold above it. Now, with prices once again testing this zone, the analyst said a strong breakout above $2,742 could trigger a…

Ethereum

Cathie Wood is Buying these 3 Stocks, Should You?

Out of six actively managed ETFs under Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest, ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW) is the best-performing year-to-date at 34%, closely followed by ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) at 32%.In the same period, ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) is Wood’s only negative performer at 2.2%. Of all the combined holdings of 100 stocks across ARK ETFs, Tesla (TSLA) stock still holds the largest weight at 8.3% (~$937.5M), followed by Coinbase (COIN) at 7.85% (~$887.9M). However, ARK Invest tends to hold the same stocks in multiple ETFs, as a byproduct of having actively managed ETFs. By far, Wood’s…

Markets

Polygon Hits Uniswap Milestone with $100B Total Volume

Polygon surpassed $100 billion in all-time volume on Uniswap, proving its growing role in the DeFi ecosystem. Over 17% of weekly USDC user activity now happens on Polygon, highlighting its increasing adoption. Polygon has reached a major milestone: Uniswap’s all-time transaction volume has surpassed $100 billion. It’s no wonder that many are calling the network one of the fastest and most crowded avenues in decentralized finance today. This isn’t just a statistic—it’s a testament to the amount of real activity taking place on the layer-2 network, especially in the DeFi space. If you think about it, $100 billion isn’t a…

Altcoins

Coinbase files a lawsuit against Oregon officials over abrupt shift in the state’s cryptocurrency policy

Coinbase has filed a lawsuit against Oregon officials, specifically targeting Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield, over an abrupt shift in the state’s cryptocurrency policy. In the lawsuit filed late Thursday, the company accused the governor and other state officials of changing their position on digital assets without traditional hearings or sparing time for agency rulemaking and public comment. Ryan VanGrack, vice president of litigation at Coinbase, said the agenda that Oregon AG Dan Rayfield is pushing has the potential to make out-of-state law firms wealthy at the expense of local residents looking to trade digital assets. VanGrack…

Regulation