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Uniswap has officially processed $3 trillion in all-time volume on the Ethereum mainnet, as highlighted in a widely shared post by @Uniswap. This achievement underscores the protocol’s significant role in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. Breaking It Down The broader crypto market is currently exhibiting mixed signals, yet Uniswap’s announcement reflects a resilient growth trajectory. Processing $3 trillion in volume indicates increasing user engagement and trust in DeFi platforms, especially in the context of Ethereum. The achievement not only illustrates Uniswap’s dominance among decentralized exchanges but also points to the growing appetite for decentralized trading solutions. Token Metrics Despite the…

Bitwise Asset Management is integrating its crypto model portfolios into Parrot Finance’s retail investing app, testing whether professional allocation frameworks can reach retail investors via automated software rather than advisor dashboards. The June 18 partnership gives Parrot clients access to portfolios built around broad crypto exposure, thematic strategies, systematic monitoring, and rebalancing, moving a product set first aimed at advisors into a consumer-facing recommendation interface. The current evidence shows a distribution shift rather than a flow signal. Bitwise said Parrot clients collectively hold more than $200 million on the platform, but the companies did not disclose how many clients will…

Ripple has achieved a significant milestone for the forthcoming decentralized finance (DeFi) capabilities on the $XRP Ledger. Leading Web3 security firm Halborn recently concluded a comprehensive re-audit of the XRPL Lending Protocol, confirming that all reported findings from earlier reviews have been addressed or strategically managed by the core engineering team. The Lending Protocol, codified under the XLS-0066d standard, is a foundational DeFi primitive designed to enable fixed-term, uncollateralized on-chain loans utilizing pooled funds from a Single Asset Vault. The scope of the re-audit Between mid-December 2025 and January 2026, Halborn conducted a diff-based re-audit, focusing explicitly on the significant…

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel issued a stark warning on social media platform X, declaring that crypto fraudsters have exploited American citizens for too long and that the agency will now pursue them with full force. The statement marks one of the most direct enforcement pledges from the FBI’s top official regarding digital asset crimes. Direct Warning to Crypto Fraudsters In his post, Patel stated that the FBI will ‘pursue and punish’ individuals engaged in cryptocurrency-related fraud to the fullest extent of the law. The message comes amid a broader push by U.S. law enforcement and regulatory…

Crypto exchange WhiteBIT has obtained authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) from Austria’s Financial Market Authority, allowing the company to offer regulated crypto services across the European Economic Area through a single license. Under MiCA, crypto companies authorized in one European Union member state can passport their services across the European Economic Area without obtaining separate licenses in each jurisdiction. WhiteBIT said the authorization will support the launch of a dedicated European platform, whitebit.eu. WhiteBIT said W Group, its parent company, serves more than 35 million customers globally. Founded in 2018, the exchange has partnerships with…

Macro FUD is easing, markets are deleveraging, and Fed policy is shifting. According to CoinGlass data, roughly $1.8 billion in liquidations have hit the broader crypto market over the past 72 hours, with more than 75% of the total wipeout coming from long positions, in line with Bitcoin’s 5%+ weekly drawdown. The flush wasn’t entirely unexpected. $BTC had been consolidating around $60k for nearly two weeks, allowing leveraged long exposure to accumulate. Once the price lost that range, the move naturally triggered long liquidations, clearing traders positioned for a bullish continuation. Against this backdrop, Ansem’s Q3 $BTC thesis starts to…

The Bank of Korea and participating banks have discussed operating deposit tokens on a continuous basis with the goal of establishing conditions for a formal rollout, according to briefing materials submitted by the Korea Federation of Banks to the office of People Power Party lawmaker Lee Heon-seung. The materials noted that a follow-up test would seek to build a foundation for the official introduction and wider adoption of deposit tokens. Participating institutions also reviewed a plan to maintain operations without service interruptions while preparing for eventual commercialization. Deposit tokens are digital bank deposits issued by commercial banks on top of…

While most retail investors continue watching $HBAR’s price chart, the real story may be unfolding far away from exchanges. According to one analyst, Hedera’s biggest opportunity before December 2026 could come from enterprise supply chains rather than speculation. Here’s what he meant! Top 3 Factors That Could Boost $HBAR 1. Real Enterprise Usage Through Merck Integration The Merck-TrackTrace integration puts Hedera into a real-world supply chain workflow rather than a speculative blockchain use case. At first glance, the announcement may appear like another corporate partnership. But the bigger question is whether this integration can create repeatable, real-world network activity on…

In brief Two Texas brothers pleaded guilty Thursday to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency during a violent 2025 home invasion. Isiah and Raymond Garcia held the family at gunpoint for more than eight hours and forced the father to transfer the funds, according to the Justice Department. Each faces up to 20 years in prison, in one of the larger U.S. examples of a crypto “wrench attack.” Two Texas brothers have pleaded guilty to robbing a Minnesota family of more than $8 million in cryptocurrency, after holding them at gunpoint in their own home…

Nansen’s CEO, Alex Svanevik, has pointed out that Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) would have become one of the most valuable venture portfolios in tech history by now if his company had completed the acquisition of FTX in November 2022. A Forbes analysis released back in May showed that Sam Bankman-Fried’s personal and FTX-linked investments, including an 8% stake in Anthropic, 5% of Cursor, and exposure to SpaceX, would today be worth north of $100 billion. What exactly did CZ walk away from? Prior to the FTX collapse, the portfolio Bankman-Fried built was surprisingly good. According to Forbes and other…