The Defiant
312 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.
- Polymarket Applies for US Margin Trading License to Attract Institutional Investors · Polymarket seeks FCM license to enable margin trading and attract institutional capital
- Sky Protocol Reports Record $419M Revenue Run-Rate in June 2026 · Sky Frontier Foundation discloses record $419M annualized revenue run-rate for June 2026.
- South Korea's Toss Tests Won Stablecoin on Optimism OP Stack · Toss, a major South Korean fintech app, pilots a won stablecoin on Optimism's OP Stack.
- Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal Steps Down, Molly Abraham to Succeed · Paul Grewal exits Coinbase legal leadership after three years, transitioning to advisory role before Molly Abraham takes over.
- Tether Former CIO Heathcote Plans to Sell Equity Stake · Former Tether CIO Richard Heathcote is selling his 1.26% stake via PJT Partners.
- NEAR Governance Votes to Scrap Developer Gas Rebate · NEAR's House of Stake voted to eliminate the developer gas rebate, sending all fees to be burned.
- Crypto Card Provider KAST Faces Backlash Over Deposit Terms and CEO Feud · KAST's controversial terms transferring deposit ownership sparked a public feud with ether.fi CEO Mike Silagadze.
- Tether Invests $20M in Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin for Crypto Expansion · Tether provides $20M strategic investment to Mercado Bitcoin to expand crypto services in Latin America
- BonkDAO Attacker Parks $19M Stolen Loot in New Shadow DAO · Chainalysis traces $19M stolen from BonkDAO to a new multisig called BONK 2.0.
- Polymarket Users Sue CEO Over Bitcoin Market Resolution · Two investors sue Polymarket and CEO Shayne Coplan over a disputed Bitcoin market resolution.
- Cap Token Ranks Second in Lending Volume Despite Price Volatility · Cap's CAP token reached $862M volume in 10 days, ranking second in DeFi lending behind Aave.
- Moonbeam Migrates GLMR to Base and Pivots to AI Agent Network · Moonbeam is migrating GLMR to Base and launching an AI agent protocol by July 31, 2026.
- ESMA Warns Prediction Markets May Violate EU Binary Options Ban · ESMA states prediction market event contracts likely fall under EU binary options ban for retail investors.
- Rocket Pool Saturn 1 Upgrade Enhances Liquid Staking Efficiency and RPL Yield · Rocket Pool's Saturn 1 upgrade expands scaling capacity and stabilizes rETH peg.
- Warren Proposes Ban on Trump Family Crypto Profits Following $1.4B Disclosure · Senator Elizabeth Warren seeks to ban Trump family from crypto profits in new legislation.
- ShapeShift Founder Defends Venice Token Deal Terms Amid Criticism · Erik Voorhees defends Venice's Series A token structure, arguing it nets investors up to $131M for 6.5M locked VVV tokens.
- ENS DAO Sunsets Public Goods Working Group After 4.5 Years · ENS DAO ends Public Goods Working Group after funding $450k in Ethereum infrastructure projects.
- Strategy CEO Phong Le Buys $1M Worth of STRC Preferred Shares · Strategy CEO Phong Le purchased 11,000 shares of STRC preferred stock for approximately $1 million.
- Securitize Tokenizes Its Own NYSE Stock SECZ on First Day as Public Company · Securitize becomes the first newly public company to launch its own tokenized stock on Avalanche and Solana immediately after NYSE listing.
- Avalanche Treasury Corp Stock Crashes 93%, Warns SEC of Survival Doubts · Avalanche Treasury Corp (AVAT) warns SEC of going-concern doubts after 93% stock collapse due to underwater AVAX holdings.
- Supreme Court Overturns Humphrey's Executor, Clearing Trump to Fire SEC and CFTC Commissioners · Supreme Court ruling allows Trump to fire independent agency commissioners without cause, impacting SEC and CFTC oversight.
- dYdX Launches Arcus DEX Pairing Stock Tokens With Perpetuals on Robinhood Chain · dYdX launches Arcus, a DEX combining tokenized stocks and perpetuals on Robinhood Chain.
- Robinhood Launches Mainnet, Stock Tokens, and Onchain Lending in London · Robinhood activates its Arbitrum-based chain with stock tokens, lending, and global expansion.
- SEC Opens 60-Day Comment Period on Novel Crypto and Prediction Market ETF Rules · The SEC has launched a formal review of regulations for novel ETFs, including crypto-asset and prediction-market funds.
- World Prediction Market Launches on Solana via Phantom Wallet · World, an anonymous prediction market, launched on Solana using Phantom and Chainlink.
- Chinese Exile Miles Guo Sentenced to 30 Years for $1B Crypto Fraud · Miles Guo sentenced to 30 years for orchestrating a $1 billion crypto fraud scheme involving fake Himalaya Coin.
- Binance and Anchorage Digital Launch Off-Exchange Settlement for Institutional Traders · Binance and Anchorage Digital launch off-exchange settlement via Atlas for institutional crypto trading
- Drift Protocol Rebrands to Velocity DEX Following $295M Exploit · Solana perpetuals exchange Drift Protocol rebrands to Velocity DEX after a massive security breach.
- ENS Community Proposes Dissolving DAO After Founder Blocks Security Council Renewal · ENS community member calls for DAO dissolution after co-founder Nick Johnson blocks Security Council renewal and centralizes voting power.
- Lighter Exchange Burns LIT Tokens and Shifts Staking Rewards to Ecosystem Reserve · Lighter will burn repurchased LIT tokens and fund staking yields from its ecosystem reserve.