Polymarket Set to Close a $200 Million Funding Round with Founders Fund
TL;DR Polymarket is close to closing a $200 million funding round that will value the platform at over $1 billion, led by Peter Thiel’s Founders...
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Whales Trigger Alerts in the Crypto Market After the Geopolitical Ceasefire
by guido
TL;DR Santiment detected multi-million dollar transfers of PAXG, ID, GALA, ATH, and PENDLE to exchanges, a typical sign of potential selling pressure in the crypto...
Aave Breaks Barriers: Launching First Non-EVM Integration on Aptos
by jose
TL;DR Aave DAO approves the first non-EVM deployment on Aptos with unanimous support (393K AAVE), staking its reputation on Move-based innovation. Aave V3 is fully...
YZi Labs Invests in Blueprint Finance to Boost Multichain DeFi Infrastructure
by guido
TL;DR YZi Labs invested in Blueprint Finance to fund Concrete on Ethereum and Glow Finance on Solana, both focused on DeFi liquidity and asset management....
Trezor Detects New Phishing Attempt Through Its Support Contact Form
by guido
TL;DR Trezor detected phishing attempts through its support form, where attackers used leaked emails to trigger automatic replies. The company confirmed there was no internal...
France Hit by a Wave of Crypto User Kidnappings
by guido
TL;DR France adds its 10th crypto kidnapping in 2025, involving a young man forced to hand over a Ledger wallet and €5,000 in cash. So...
Semler Scientific Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Targeting 105,000 BTC by 2027
by guido
TL;DR Semler Scientific plans to expand its Bitcoin holdings to 105,000 BTC by the end of 2027, after launching its strategy in May 2024. The...
Will Solana Be the Real Ethereum Killer?
by guido
TL;DR Anthony Scaramucci stated that Solana will surpass Ethereum in market capitalization, though he clarified he doesn’t hold a negative view of ETH. Standard Chartered...
Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. Stay in the Green Despite Geopolitical Tensions
by guido
TL;DR Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. posted $388.3M in inflows on June 18, marking eight consecutive days of net gains. BlackRock led the session with...
Polygon Shuts Down zkEVM and Jordi Baylina Launches ZisK, a New Zero-Knowledge Technology Startup
by guido
TL;DR Polygon decided to discontinue its zkEVM chain and shift resources to PoS and AggLayer, its multichain interoperability solution. Jordi Baylina separated the zkEVM team...