V4 teased for 2025 as volumes exceed $1.5B daily Uniswap Labs confirmed Uniswap v4 will launch in 2025, shifting from its prior Q3 2024 target, while the protocol sustains daily trading volumes above $1.5 billion.[1][2] The delay coincides with strong on-chain activity, underscoring…
Solana TVL Hits $13B Peak Amid Active Address Decline Solana’s total value locked surged to $13 billion, fueled by a sixfold year-over-year increase in on-chain stablecoins to $12 billion and tokenized assets topping $500 million.[1] Yet new active addresses on the network sit…
Quantum-Proof Chains Advance-Yet Wallets Still Fail Basic Theft Protection D-Wave’s quantum blockchain prototype achieved 75% mining efficiency across four distributed processors, replacing classical proof-of-work with quantum-only computations.[1][5] Yet major chains like Ethereum and IOTA remain exposed to quantum threats, while everyday wallet thefts-$3.7…
MakerDAO RWA Holdings Hit $3.1B Peak Despite DAI Supply Decline MakerDAO’s direct exposure to treasury real-world assets reached $3.1 billion at its all-time high as of January 17, 2024, even as the protocol’s RWA holdings later contracted from reductions in key collateral vaults.[1]…
Pudgy Penguins Rally Coincides with Token Unlock, Exit Liquidity Risk Flagged Pudgy Penguins’ $PENGU token surged over 80% on April 23, 2026, breaking a nine-month downtrend shortly after a 703 million token unlock on April 17.[1][3] The rally drew retail attention, with Google…
Bitcoin ETF Inflow Streak Hits 9 Days, Spot Demand Lags U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $14.45 million in net inflows on April 24, extending a nine-day streak that pushed cumulative gains to $2.1 billion-the longest run since September 2025.[2] BlackRock’s IBIT captured the…
MiCA Reshapes Euro Tokens-But Bank Gatekeeping Limits Growth Euro-denominated stablecoins have surged 1,200% in value following MiCA’s implementation, yet still represent less than 0.12% of the global stablecoin market-a structural ceiling imposed by institutional gatekeeping and regulatory fragmentation.[1][6] Overview Regulatory Catalyst: EU’s Markets…
MakerDAO DAI Supply at $5.36B Amid Rebrand and Collateral Shifts MakerDAO’s DAI circulating supply stands at $5.36 billion, matching its market cap, while total supply reaches $8.4 billion as of early 2025 data.[1] This comes alongside a rebrand to Sky and ongoing supply…
Uniswap Volume Falls 40% in May Amid SEC Wells Notice, Fees Climb Uniswap’s daily trading volume plunged 40% in May to an average of $1.2 billion, coinciding with an SEC Wells notice issued in April that alleged the decentralized exchange operated without registration.[2][9]…
