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18h ago
Ethereum’s Next Growth Push Depends on Onchain Credit Markets and Tokenized Bonds, Not More L2s
The article argues Ethereum’s strategic focus should shift from adding more L2 scaling toward building onchain credit markets, with tokenized bonds and cash-like funds playing a central role. It highlights the progress of Tokenized Bonds such as BlackRock’s BUIDL, Franklin Templeton’s OnChain fund, and Ondo Finance’s Treasury tokens on Ethereum. These products are being accessed through regulated distribution rails including Securitize and the BENJI app, with KYC/AML, whitelisted transfers, and onchain NAV settlement. The piece says these real-world asset products on Ethereum mainnet are laying groundwork for institutional cash management, repo-style funding and collateralized financing, expanding Ethereum’s capacity to absorb capital and support real use cases.
ETH
ETH+3.12%
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23h ago
How to Claim The Black Bull (ANSEM) Airdrop Rewards and Route Creator Fees in July 2026
The Black Bull, a community-driven protocol building on-chain liquidity layer infrastructure for creator ecosystems on Solana, has rolled out its programmatic, ongoing community distribution initiative funded entirely by Pump.fun creator fees. Learn how to position your profile for eligibility, understand the unique wallet-push framework, and discover how to trade the ongoing market momentum on BingX.
ANSEM
ANSEM+49.36%
23h ago
1d ago
NFTX Teases v4 Relaunch With New Whitepaper
NFTX 宣布将基于 Uniswap v4 推出第四代协议(v4),并发布新版白皮书。此次升级属于核心协议迭代,聚焦于提升流动性效率与跨链兼容性,旨在强化其作为 NFT 流动性协议的底层能力。NFTX 是一个去中心化 NFT 交易所和流动性协议,其原生代币 NFTX 在 BingX 等平台上市交易。本次更新未涉及代币增发、销毁或经济模型变更,也无明确上线新市场或重大合作方披露,属中长期生态演进,但因依托 Uniswap v4 这一关键基础设施升级,可能在短期内提振市场对 NFTX 协议活跃度与代币价值的预期。
1d ago
6-17
Unitas Labs rolls out Equity Basis Trade with a $3–5 million pilot as TVL hits $58 million and $UP climbs
Unitas Labs said it has launched an Equity Basis Trade strategy that targets funding-rate yield via a hedged setup using tokenized U.S. stock spot positions and perpetual contracts, with an initial $3–5 million allocation for risk-control validation. The project said it has received support from BNB Chain, a recommendation from Tether’s USDT0, and an RWA compliance partnership with a Hong Kong-listed company. It currently reports $58 million in TVL, while its $UP token has posted fresh highs and rising trading volume amid broader market weakness. Unitas positions itself as building a BNB Chain-native yield-bearing asset layer spanning U.S. dollars, gold (XGLD/XAUT) and U.S. equities.
XAUT
XAUT+2.16%
6-17
6-17
Gate DEX launches USDD dual-chain incentives with 50,000 USDD rewards, running May 31, 2026 to June 30, 2026
Gate DEX will run a USDD dual-chain incentive campaign from May 31, 2026 to June 30, 2026, offering 30,000 USDD on BNB Chain and 20,000 USDD on Ethereum for a total reward pool of 50,000 USDD. During the same period, USDD Earn APY is listed at 8.21% on Ethereum and 7.68% on BNB Chain. The campaign is positioned as an effort to expand USDD cross-chain liquidity and reinforce its role as a multichain stablecoin infrastructure asset. The article also notes references to USDD, BNB Chain (linked to BNB) and the TRON ecosystem (linked to TRX), with TRX described as USDD’s underlying issuance chain and BNB as one of the incentive deployment chains.
USDD
USDD+0.08%
6-17
6-17
Uniswap generated $53.01M in user fees over the past 30 days, DefiLlama data show
Uniswap generated $53.01M in user fees over the past 30 days, according to DefiLlama data. The figure exceeds user-fee totals recorded over the same period by Aave, Lido Finance and Morpho. The activity took place on the Ethereum mainnet, underscoring Ethereum’s role in high-value DeFi settlement and security. UNI, the protocol’s governance and value-capture token, benefits from the growth in Uniswap’s fee generation.
UNI
UNI+3.14%
6-17
6-17
Site flags ~181,000 ETH sitting in forgotten smart contracts, searchable by address without a wallet connection
An advisory article says roughly 181,000 ETH (about $450 million at current prices) is sitting in forgotten smart contracts, with balances not shown by major block explorers or wallet trackers. Users can check whether they control any related contract by entering an address on a designated website, without connecting a wallet. The funds are described as neither stolen nor frozen, but left unclaimed due to early interactions, mistaken actions, or contract design, and the piece frames the launch as an information-disclosure tool rather than anything involving exploits, attacks, or protocol changes.
ETH
ETH+3.12%
6-17
6-16
User calls for faster buildout of Solana on-chain options with RFQ and resting liquidity
A user on social media has publicly urged an ускорated buildout of an on-chain options market on Solana, arguing it should support request-for-quote (RFQ) trading and on-chain resting order liquidity. The appeal focuses on filling a key derivatives infrastructure gap in the Solana ecosystem. Main Solana options protocols such as Zeta and PsyOptions still rely largely on AMM or hybrid models, lacking a deep-liquidity layer driven by professional market makers. If implemented, the change could improve institutional access and hedging efficiency and bolster Solana’s competitiveness as a high-performance DeFi base layer.
SOL
SOL+4.82%
6-16
6-16
Horizon rolls out V0.3, bringing retail traders quant-grade tools once priced at $400,000 a year
Horizon has released V0.3, opening professional-grade tools—previously associated with high-cost quant teams—to retail traders. The update supports plain-English strategy input, one-click backtesting across BTC, ETH and SOL, and partial exits for scaling out. It also allows users to run strategies live via a direct connection to Hyperliquid, the highest-volume decentralized perpetuals exchange, which operates 24/7 without brokers or KYC. The release does not include a new token issuance or fundraising.
BTC
BTC+2.93%
6-16