Marcus Feld is CoinScoop's DeFi and on-chain analyst. He digs into L2 activity, stablecoin flows and protocol revenue, translating raw chain data into plain-English calls.
Tokenized real-world assets hit $25.1B on Hyperliquid in the week of July 13–19, claiming 52% of the DEX's $48.2B weekly volume — a first for the platform.
Odos, once a top-five DEX aggregator, permanently closes July 30 after monthly volume collapsed ~98% from its $7.85B peak. Social-login wallet users face urgent deadline.
AFX Bridge and Verus lost a combined $31.7M in hours on July 22, while Bitcoin L2 B² Network suspended staking — three DeFi control failures in one day.
Stacks' on-chain governance vote for its Bitcoin staking upgrade passed with 99% support. Most exchanges signal readiness, but mainnet activation has not yet occurred.
Samsung showed a USDC mockup inside Samsung Wallet at Galaxy Unpacked — send, receive, and top-up functions — but no launch date, chain, or issuer partners confirmed.
Former SushiSwap CTO Joseph DeLong announces Deepstate, an order-book DEX launching next week on Robinhood Chain — no specs, no token, just a date.
Hack VC-backed perp DEX Dango halts trading July 29 and closes its Layer 1 blockchain August 13, less than four months after a mainnet launch hit by a $1.9M exploit.
The OCC rejected Wise's US national trust bank charter over money-laundering concerns while approving charters for Ripple and other crypto firms. Wise plans to refile under the GENIUS Act.
The Bank of the Philippine Islands is partnering with Meridian to pilot stablecoin settlement rails for OFW and freelancer payroll, with a full rollout timed to the 49th ASEAN Summit.
Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Capital and KAIO launch a $75M tokenized private fund live across Base, Solana, and Sui, with Coinbase set to add exposure.
