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179 articles in the Truth Foundry index. Each links out to the original.

• Morpho Midnight Fixed-Rate Lending Protocol to Exit Beta in Coming Days · Morpho CEO Paul Frambot announced that fixed-rate lending protocol Midnight will launch publicly on Base with cbBTC/USDC market.
• Ethereum Researcher Francesco D'Amato Joins Ethlabs After Five Years at Foundation · Francesco D'Amato leaves Ethereum Foundation Research to join independent lab Ethlabs
• Visa Launches Stablecoin Platform Featuring Open USD Integration · Visa unveils Visa Stablecoin Platform with Open USD as its first supported token for institutional crypto operations.
• JTX Launches as Jito's Self-Custodial Solana Trading Gateway · Jito launches JTX, a self-custodial trading platform benchmarking Solana fills against centralized exchanges.
• CLARITY Crypto Bill Advances in Senate Despite Deepening Ethics and Political Crises · The CLARITY crypto bill cleared a Senate Banking Committee vote but faces a stalled ethics fight and a departing White House negotiator.
• Ethereum Foundation Privacy Team Launches For-Profit Firm EthSystems · Ex-Ethereum Foundation privacy researchers spin out to build confidential systems for institutional Ethereum adoption.
• DeFi Blue Chips Rally on Robinhood Chain's Explosive Meme-Driven Launch · Lighter, Arbitrum, Morpho, and Uniswap surge as Robinhood Chain's TVL doubles amid meme frenzy.
• Empery Digital Sells Half Bitcoin Treasury for $87M Amid Debt and AI Expansion · Empery Digital liquidated 1,400 BTC to repay debt and fund an AI data center project.
• Circle Wins OCC Approval for New National Trust Bank · Circle receives final OCC approval for federally regulated National Trust to bolster USDC custody
• Kraken Rebuilds App with Embedded AI to Compete with Coinbase and Robinhood · Kraken is rebuilding its mobile app around embedded financial intelligence to compete with Coinbase and Robinhood.
• x402 Protocol Gains Traction via AWS and Cloudflare Monetization Gateway · x402 protocol sees enterprise adoption and Cloudflare gateway integration for content monetization.
• Hyperliquid and Phantom Seek CFTC Rules for Onchain Derivatives · HPC and Phantom urge CFTC to formalize onchain infrastructure rules for derivatives.
• BNB Chain Launches New Layer 1 for High-Frequency Agentic Trading · BNB Chain unveils a new Layer 1 with no public mempool targeting sub-50ms preconfirmation for AI agents.
• Robinhood Chain Sees First Major Volume Surge Driven by Memecoin CASHCAT · Memecoin CASHCAT drives Robinhood Chain's first significant trading volume spike despite RWA focus.
• MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Reserve Loophole Allows Continued Sales Beyond $1.25B Cap · MicroStrategy sold $216M in Bitcoin to fund dividends while retaining full $1.25B reserve-building capacity.
• SEC Prioritizes Crypto Regulation in 2026 Rulemaking Agenda · The SEC has placed Regulation Crypto as a top priority in its 2026 rulemaking agenda under Chairman Paul Atkins.
• Lazy Summer Protocol Loses $6M in NAV Manipulation Exploit · Attacker drained $6M from Lazy Summer Protocol vaults via stale token valuation exploit.
• Ondo Launches Perps DEX with Tokenized Stocks as Collateral · Ondo Perps launches a platform allowing up to 20x leverage on stocks and commodities using tokenized equities as margin.
• Ethereum's Third Era Emerges via Lean Consensus, UTXOs, and Quantum-Resistant State · Ethereum researchers outline a third major iteration featuring leaner consensus, UTXOs, and quantum-safe privacy.
• USDC Captures 70% of Stablecoin Volume as Banks Favor Circle Over Rivals · USDC dominates stablecoin volume with 70% share as Standard Chartered and BNY adopt its infrastructure.
• Vitalik Buterin Proposes 'Extremely Lean' Ethereum Redesign to Shrink Validator State · Vitalik Buterin proposes a two-phase 'Lean Ethereum' overhaul to drastically reduce validator state using ZK proofs.
• Strategy Sells $215M More BTC as Bitcoin Holds Steady · MicroStrategy sold $215M in Bitcoin over two weeks to fund dividends while BTC price held steady.
• eToro Leads $12.5 Million Round for Onchain Perpetual Futures Platform Extended · eToro led a $12.5 million funding round for Extended, an onchain perpetuals exchange to integrate with its recently acquired Zengo wallet.
• VALR Integrates Hyperliquid for Over 200 Perpetual Markets · VALR becomes the first major regulated exchange to natively integrate Hyperliquid, sourcing liquidity for 200+ perps markets starting July 6.
• Robinhood Integrates Lighter zk-Perps Engine into Wallet for US Users · Robinhood Wallet launches perpetual futures trading powered by Lighter on Robinhood Chain using USDG.
• Solana Launches Onchain Governance Requiring 100K SOL Entry · Solana activates formal onchain governance allowing validators with 100,000 SOL to propose network changes.
• Open USD Consortium Challenges Circle's Stablecoin Dominance · Open USD, backed by major financial and crypto firms, threatens Circle's USDC dominance by offering better terms to businesses.
• Onchain Gacha Platforms Hit $324M in June, Led by Collector Crypt · Onchain gacha platforms processed $324 million in June, with Collector Crypt dominating the market.
• Ethereum Institutional Launches as Wall Street Liaison for Institutional Adoption · Ethereum Institutional, a new nonprofit funded by Bitmine, Sharplink, and Joe Lubin, aims to bridge institutional investors with the Ethereum ecosystem.
• Venice AI Platform Achieves $1 Billion Valuation with $65M Series A Funding · Venice, a private AI platform, secures $65M in Series A funding, valuing it at $1B and positioning it as a privacy-focused alternative to mainstream AI.