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Crypoch roundup Deribit $10.63B expiry settles $10,000 below Bitcoin max pain crypoch.com/news/deribit-10-… Friday's record-size settlement cleared with BTC $10,000 below max pain, the widest gap between options positioning and spot price this cycle. DeFa opens private-by-default DeFi market on Starknet crypoch.com/news/defa-opens-… DeFa launched a Starknet lending market that shields all positions by default, no opt-in required. Pi Network closes SLICE test on Pi2Day as v26 upgrade remains unconfirmed crypoch.com/news/pi-network-… The SLICE payment pilot wrapped on Pi2Day while the expected v26 protocol upgrade has not been confirmed. Sui opens confidential transfers beta on Devnet crypoch.com/news/sui-opens-c… Sui's devnet beta lets users hide transfer amounts while keeping addresses verifiable on chain.

More from Crypoch: 🔹 Cardano activates Van Rossem hard fork in first Voltaire upgrade Cardano's Van Rossem hard fork activated on mainnet, the first upgrade ratified under the Voltaire on-chain governance era. crypoch.com/news/cardano-act… 🔹 Fomo raises $75M Series B as Hyperliquid perps app expands Fomo secured $75M to scale its Hyperliquid-native perpetuals application as trading volume on the platform climbs. crypoch.com/news/fomo-raises… 🔹 Robinhood fireside puts Arbitrum L2 in focus as ARB rises 17% A Robinhood Chain fireside chat spotlighting Arbitrum's L2 roadmap sent ARB up 17%, its strongest single-session gain in months. crypoch.com/news/robinhood-f… 🔹 TRON active addresses hit 3.93M, widening peer gap TRON's daily active address count reached 3.93M, extending its lead over Ethereum, BNB Chain, and Solana on that metric. crypoch.com/news/tron-active…

Crypoch highlights: 🔹 BUIDL reaches $2.23B after UniswapX liquidity link BlackRock's tokenized money-market fund crossed $2.23B in AUM after its UniswapX integration opened a new on-chain liquidity channel. crypoch.com/news/buidl-reach… 🔹 White hat rescues $18.5M after SecondFi Cardano wallet exploit A white-hat researcher intercepted $18.5M after exploiting the same vulnerability that drained a SecondFi wallet, then returned the funds. crypoch.com/news/white-hat-r… 🔹 DOT trades below $1 as Polkadot supply cap and JAM upgrade lag DOT fell below $1 as progress on its supply cap proposal and the JAM protocol upgrade stalled, extending network uncertainty. crypoch.com/news/dot-trades-… 🔹 Coinbase, OKX offer bonuses before Binance EU exit Coinbase and OKX are running fee discounts and transfer bonuses targeting Binance's European users ahead of its July 1 MiCA-driven suspension. crypoch.com/news/coinbase-ok…

Crypoch roundup — four stories from the past few hours: Strategy mNAV falls below 1 as STRC trades 26% below par crypoch.com/news/strategy-mn… MicroStrategy's bitcoin premium is gone — STRC preferred shares now trade 26% below par, a clear signal investors have lost confidence in the treasury model. Mantle moves to Ethereum blobs in ZK rollup shift crypoch.com/news/mantle-move… Mantle is switching its data availability layer to Ethereum blobs as it transitions from an optimistic to a ZK rollup architecture. Cosmos Hub rejected 7M ATOM Hydro vault bid before launch crypoch.com/news/cosmos-hub-… Cosmos Hub governance voted down a 7 million ATOM seed request for the Hydro DeFi vault before the protocol went live. Sahara AI extends lockups after 55% crash before 1.03B unlock crypoch.com/news/sahara-ai-e… After a 55% token crash, Sahara AI extended lockup periods to postpone a 1.03 billion token unlock from hitting an already distressed market.

More from Crypoch: 📰 Berachain retires BGT in July 7–8 hard fork crypoch.com/news/berachain-r… Berachain kills the BGT governance token in a two-day hard fork scheduled for July 7–8. 📰 CLARITY Act July vote at risk as Senate floor time narrows crypoch.com/news/clarity-act… A crowded Senate calendar is squeezing the CLARITY Act out of its July window. 📰 CLARITY Act faces July vote deadline as Senate ethics gap remains crypoch.com/news/clarity-act… An unresolved ethics provision is blocking bipartisan agreement as the July deadline closes in. 📰 Tether XAUT joins Ledn for gold-backed USDT loans crypoch.com/news/tether-xaut… Ledn now accepts Tether gold (XAUT) as collateral, letting holders borrow USDT against physical gold exposure.

Crypoch roundup: 📰 Congress passes Fed CBDC ban inside housing bill crypoch.com/news/congress-pa… A Fed CBDC ban cleared both chambers tucked inside a housing bill, heading to the White House. 📰 Binance closes TON pairs June 30 as GRAM trading opens July 2 crypoch.com/news/binance-clo… Binance pulls all TON pairs on June 30 and opens a GRAM market two days later. 📰 BNB Chain tokenized stock volume passes $5B, led by Ondo crypoch.com/news/bnb-chain-t… BNB Chain crossed $5B in tokenized stock volume with Ondo Finance driving the majority of flow. 📰 Chainlink adds 6,182 wallets in two days as LINK tests 2026 low crypoch.com/news/chainlink-a… Chainlink picked up 6,182 new wallets in 48 hours even as LINK touched its lowest price of the year.

Crypoch Highlights Cardano opens Musashi Dojo testnet for Leios throughput upgrade crypoch.com/news/cardano-ope… Cardano launched the Musashi Dojo testnet as a public staging ground for the Leios upgrade targeting a major jump in network throughput. ZachXBT flags AscendEX hot wallets as withdrawals stall crypoch.com/news/zachxbt-fla… On-chain investigator ZachXBT raised alarms about AscendEX hot wallets amid reports of stalled user withdrawals from the exchange. Sei Giga tracker shows devnet complete, Ares and Eidos in build crypoch.com/news/sei-giga-tr… Sei's public Giga roadmap tracker confirms devnet is done, with the Ares and Eidos testnet environments now in active development. Allium raises $40M as Visa and Fed use its blockchain data crypoch.com/news/allium-rais… Blockchain analytics firm Allium closed a $40M funding round with Visa and the Federal Reserve already among its paying data customers.

More from Crypoch: TRON hits $167B stablecoin day as USDT supply reaches $86.7B crypoch.com/news/tron-hits-1… TRON processed $167B in stablecoin transfers in a single day as USDT supply on the network hit a record $86.7B. Ethereum Foundation shuts ZK lab, cuts 54 staff in endowment pivot crypoch.com/news/ethereum-fo… The Ethereum Foundation closed its ZK research lab and laid off 54 staff as it shifts to an endowment-funded model. Q2 2026 crypto hacks hit record 83 incidents as AI arms attackers crypoch.com/news/q2-2026-cry… Q2 2026 set a record 83 hack incidents, with AI-assisted attacks cited as a primary driver. KOSPI circuit breaker sends Bitcoin to 2026 low on AI chip rout crypoch.com/news/kospi-circu… A KOSPI circuit breaker triggered by an AI chip selloff dragged Bitcoin to its lowest price of 2026.

New from Crypoch: Stellar Protocol 27 sets July 8 vote for smart account delegation crypoch.com/news/stellar-pro… Stellar's 27th protocol upgrade adds on-chain account delegation; validator vote scheduled July 8. THORChain restarts after $10.7M exploit with Monero swaps testing crypoch.com/news/thorchain-r… THORChain is back online after a $10.7M exploit, with Monero swap functionality now in testing. Drift targets June relaunch as USDT perps DEX after $285M hack crypoch.com/news/drift-targe… Drift is targeting a June relaunch as a USDT-denominated perps exchange after the $285M exploit. Pi Network's SLICE test closes June 28 before Pi2Day crypoch.com/news/pi-network-… Pi Network's SLICE incentive window closes June 28, days ahead of its annual Pi2Day event.

Crypoch roundup — 4 stories: FIFA World Cup 2026 on-chain ticketing tops $25M on Avalanche crypoch.com/news/fifa-world-… Avalanche-based ticketing for the 2026 World Cup crossed $25M in sales — the largest live blockchain deployment in top-tier sport to date. Ripple secures preliminary MiCA CASP license in Luxembourg, opening EU-wide passporting crypoch.com/news/ripple-secu… A Luxembourg CASP approval gives Ripple a regulatory base to offer services across all EU member states under MiCA. Cardano Van Rossem hard fork enters mainnet activation window crypoch.com/news/cardano-van… Cardano's Van Rossem upgrade crossed the mainnet activation threshold — the next protocol change is inbound. Four dormant Ethereum wallets sell 33,623 ETH after eight years crypoch.com/news/four-dorman… Wallets untouched since 2016 moved 33,623 ETH this week, the largest dormant-supply activation in months.

Crypoch roundup: Aptos crosses $542M in on-chain RWA as private credit climbs 88% crypoch.com/news/aptos-cross… Aptos's on-chain real-world assets topped $542 million, with private credit driving most of the 88% quarterly climb. Base delays B20 Activation Registry after two mainnet stalls crypoch.com/news/base-delays… Base pushed back its B20 Activation Registry upgrade after the rollout stalled twice on mainnet. NEAR v2.13 adds dynamic resharding and post-quantum signing; testnet vote June 30 crypoch.com/news/near-v2-13-… NEAR's v2.13 release introduces dynamic resharding and post-quantum cryptographic signing, with a testnet governance vote set for June 30. Polygon zkEVM shuts down July 1; DeFi funds cannot be auto-migrated crypoch.com/news/polygon-zke… Polygon's zkEVM layer-2 shuts permanently on July 1, and DeFi positions cannot be automatically migrated — users must act manually.

Crypoch roundup: NEAR drops 8.5%, Bittensor TAO 4% after OpenAI IPO delay report crypoch.com/news/near-drops-… AI-adjacent tokens sold off as reports circulated that OpenAI is delaying its IPO timeline. Catholic leaders and law enforcement oppose CLARITY Act's DeFi AML exemption crypoch.com/news/catholic-le… A coalition of Catholic bishops and law enforcement groups formally opposed CLARITY Act provisions that would carve out DeFi from anti-money-laundering rules. Indonesia's OJK mandates competency certification for crypto influencers crypoch.com/news/indonesia-s… Indonesia's financial regulator will require crypto promoters to obtain a formal competency certificate before marketing digital assets publicly. Solana crosses 100 billion non-vote transactions, second only to ICP crypoch.com/news/solana-cros… Solana reached 100 billion non-vote transactions, placing it second behind ICP on the all-time ledger for genuine user activity.

Crypoch latest: Aero replaces gauge votes with Predictive Allocation, targets July crypoch.com/news/aero-replac… Aerodrome scraps manual gauge voting for an on-chain Predictive Allocation system, targeting a July rollout. Ex-Ethereum Foundation lead warns of $30M client funding gap with no replacement crypoch.com/news/ex-ethereum… A former Foundation executive says Ethereum's client teams face a $30M funding shortfall with no identified replacement source. Dreamcash shuts 15 CASH markets on Hyperliquid as USDC crowds out USDT crypoch.com/news/dreamcash-s… All CASH-denominated perp markets close after USDC displaced USDT as dominant collateral on Hyperliquid. Taiko bridge repair testing begins after $1.7M exploit crypoch.com/news/taiko-bridg… Taiko moved to testnet repairs following a $1.7M bridge exploit, with mainnet restoration timing unconfirmed.

Crypoch | Updates Aero replaces gauge votes with Predictive Allocation, targets July crypoch.com/news/aero-replac… Dromos Labs is swapping Aero's weekly gauge-vote system for Predictive Allocation, where participants forecast trading demand to direct incentives — upgrade targets July. Ex-Ethereum Foundation lead warns of $30M client funding gap with no replacement crypoch.com/news/ex-ethereum… Former EF coordinator Trent Van Epps says the Client Incentive Program expired in April with no successor, leaving Ethereum's ~$30M annual client infrastructure budget uncovered with a 3-9 month runway. Dreamcash shuts 15 CASH markets on Hyperliquid as USDC crowds out USDT crypoch.com/news/dreamcash-s… Tether-backed Dreamcash winds down all 15 USDT-collateralized equity perp markets on Hyperliquid between June 30 and July 2, citing USDC's native integration making USDT-backed markets uncompetitive. Taiko bridge repair testing begins after $1.7M exploit crypoch.com/news/taiko-bridg… Taiko began testing a repair plan June 26, five days after an exposed GitHub signing key let an attacker drain ~$1.7M from its Ethereum bridge; the bridge stays offline until all assets are fully recollateralized.

More from Crypoch: Securitize (SECZ) lists on the NYSE July 2 via a $400M Cantor SPAC — the first tokenization platform to go public. crypoch.com/news/securitize-… Jito extended TipRouter to priority fees, routing 40% of Solana validator revenue to restakers. crypoch.com/news/jito-extend… Binance is suspending EU services July 1 after failing to secure a MiCA license. crypoch.com/news/binance-sus… Framework Ventures closed $400M Fund IV, expanding from crypto into AI and robotics. crypoch.com/news/framework-v…

Crypoch highlights: Franklin Templeton and Polychain seeded Cambrian with $6M to build a real-time data oracle targeting DeFi protocols. crypoch.com/news/franklin-te… May PCE hit a three-year high, triggering $1.26B in crypto perp liquidations in a single session. crypoch.com/news/may-pce-at-… A supply-chain attack on Polymarket's frontend drained $2.94M from 11 wallets. crypoch.com/news/polymarket-… Hypercall listed SpaceX equity options on Hyperliquid; SYN jumped 23%. crypoch.com/news/hypercall-b…

Crypoch — latest coverage: StablecoinX lists on Nasdaq as first public Ethena infrastructure stock, holds 3B ENA crypoch.com/news/stablecoinx… The first publicly traded Ethena infrastructure company debuted on Nasdaq holding 3 billion ENA, giving equity markets direct exposure to the USDe stack. Sui settled $65 billion in stablecoin volume in five days after zeroing transfer fees crypoch.com/news/sui-settled… Sui's fee-zero move on stablecoins produced $65 billion in five-day settlement volume, a sharp demonstration of price sensitivity on a fast L1. BitGo cuts nearly 15% of staff, refocuses on AI and stablecoins crypoch.com/news/bitgo-cuts-… The custody firm trimmed roughly 15% of headcount to redirect resources toward AI-driven tooling and stablecoin infrastructure. Avalanche RWA hit $1.16B in May on BlackRock BUIDL and Progmat migration crypoch.com/news/avalanche-r… Tokenized real-world assets on Avalanche crossed $1.16 billion in May, driven by BlackRock BUIDL expansion and Japan's Progmat moving securities to the chain.

Crypoch roundup: Kraken in talks to buy 15% equity stake in Aave Group for $71 million crypoch.com/news/kraken-in-t… The exchange is pursuing its first major DeFi equity cross-ownership deal, targeting a $71M stake in the Aave protocol company. SBI Holdings to acquire Bitbank for ¥46.7 billion, creating Japan's largest crypto exchange crypoch.com/news/sbi-holding… Japan's largest financial group is absorbing one of the country's top retail crypto platforms, consolidating the domestic exchange market. Roubini, longtime crypto critic, co-founds tokenized ETF crypoch.com/news/roubini-lon… The economist known as "Dr. Doom" is now backing a tokenized fund structure after years of opposing crypto. MemeCore M token crashes 80%, wiping nearly $3B as insider supply claims emerge crypoch.com/news/memecore-m-… The token collapsed after allegations that undisclosed insider supply was sold into the market.

Crypoch roundup: Spark seeds $150M stablecoin FX layer on Uniswap v4 Spark has seeded $150M in liquidity to build a forex layer for stablecoins on Uniswap v4. crypoch.com/news/spark-seeds… MegaETH deploys 250M MEGA to mainnet; 53% of supply stays KPI-locked MegaETH has launched its 250M MEGA token to mainnet with over half the supply locked until performance targets are hit. crypoch.com/news/megaeth-dep… Canopy Network raises $8.5M, acquires Tanssi for AI-native mainnet Canopy raised $8.5M and bought Tanssi to build a mainnet designed natively for AI infrastructure. crypoch.com/news/canopy-netw… Polkadot OpenGov targets 48-hour unbonding and zero validator commissions Polkadot governance is advancing proposals to cut unbonding to 48 hours and eliminate validator commissions. crypoch.com/news/polkadot-op…

Crypoch roundup — June 26: $10.6 billion in Bitcoin options expired June 26 on Deribit; 80% were out-of-the-money crypoch.com/news/10-6-billio… $10.6B in BTC options settled on Deribit with four in five contracts expiring worthless — the largest single-day options expiry of the year. Invesco files tokenized money-market fund for stablecoin reserves crypoch.com/news/invesco-fil… The asset manager filed to launch an on-chain money-market fund designed to back stablecoin reserves with tokenized Treasuries. Uniswap ships no-code token auction tool to take on Pump.fun crypoch.com/news/uniswap-shi… Uniswap Labs released a Dutch-auction token-launch tool requiring no code, a direct challenge to Pump.fun's grip on the meme-coin launch market. Story Protocol rebrands as DATA Foundation, targeting AI training data crypoch.com/news/story-proto… The IP-licensing chain is reorienting its infrastructure toward licensing datasets for AI model training under its new DATA Foundation name.