The Trump family’s collective wealth increased by US$1.3 billion this week, primarily due to the public trading debuts of American Bitcoin (ABTC) and World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The family’s wealth from these ventures is estimated by Bloomberg to be around US$7.7 billion, with WLFI and ABTC contributing US$670 million andContinue Reading
Flow achieved its strongest quarter in Q2 2025 with total value locked surging 46.3% to a record US$68 million, marking its evolution from NFT-gaming focus to comprehensive DeFi platform. PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin drove significant growth with supply jumping 211.9% to US$26.2 million, becoming Flow’s largest stablecoin and highlighting appetite forContinue Reading
Chamath Palihapitiya has returned to the SPAC market with a new $250 million vehicle, American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A (AEXA), which will focus on companies in the AI and decentralised finance (DeFi) sectors. The SEC filing for the new SPAC states that while Palihapitiya has been a long-time proponent ofContinue Reading
After a 12-year quest, James Howells has abandoned his attempt to recover a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin from a Newport landfill. His repeated legal bids and proposals, including an offer to buy the landfill, were blocked by the Newport City Council and ultimately rejected by the UK Court ofContinue Reading
Chainlink Data Streams now live on 37 blockchains and integrated by DeFi apps like GMX and Kamino. Real-time pricing data includes SPY, AAPL, MSFT, QQQ, NVDA, and more. The launch supports applications like perpetuals, tokenised equities, and synthetic ETFs. Chainlink has released a new service called Data Streams to provideContinue Reading
In 2021, the global cryptocurrency market was valued at US$ 1,782 Billion. Sectors like DeFi and NFTs allowed individuals to earn high yields on their investments and create unique collectables as web3 introduces decentralized and permissionless ownership of assets to individuals. Acquire.Fi is creating the first-of-its-kind Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)Continue Reading
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has slid 8.53% over the last five days since August 14, 2022. At the time, the TVL was $67.87 billion but today, the value locked in defi is approximately $62.08 billion. Moreover, the top smart contract platform tokens by market valuationContinue Reading
Reports indicate that the decentralized finance (defi) protocol Curve was hacked for $570,000 in ethereum after people noticed that Curve’s front end was exploited. The attackers then tried to launder the funds via the crypto exchange Fixedfloat, and the trading platform’s team managed to freeze $200K worth of the stolenContinue Reading
During the last few weeks, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has come awfully close to reaching the $100 billion mark again, but it fell short this week. Today, the value locked across the defi ecosystem is $86.22 billion as the TVL has lost 3.34% during theContinue Reading
The danger of letting political interests control supposedly neutral data and science is obvious when terms are made subjective to fit the current narrative. Watch This Episode On YouTube Or Rumble Listen To The Episode Here: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn “Fed Watch” is a macro podcast with a true andContinue Reading
