DeFi
Mark Cuban-Backed DeFi Dashboard Zapper Shuts Down After 7 Years and $13B in Processed Transactions
Mark Cuban-backed DeFi dashboard Zapper is winding down after nearly seven years, 2M monthly users, and $13B in processed transactions.
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Marcus Feld
DeFi & On-chain Analyst · 6 years covering crypto · 92 stories
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.
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DeFi
Sony’s Connectia Trust Clears OCC Conditional Approval in Five-Charter Crypto Banking Wave
Sony Bank's Connectia Trust, NA cleared OCC conditional approval in a five-charter crypto banking wave alongside Ripple and Circle, paving the way for a dollar-backed stablecoin.
DeFi
Polymarket Activates Instant Bitcoin Lightning Deposits via Spark — Sub-Second Funding Goes Live
Polymarket activates self-custodial Bitcoin Lightning deposits powered by Spark, crediting BTC in under a second — no custody surrender required.
DeFi
Base Activates B20 Token Standard on Mainnet, Embedding Compliance at the Protocol Layer for Stablecoins and RWAs
Base's B20 native token standard went live June 27, 2026 via the Beryl hard fork, embedding compliance tools for stablecoins and RWAs at the protocol layer.
DeFi
Strike’s ‘Volatility-Proof’ Bitcoin Loans Kill Margin Calls — But Charge Up to 14.2% APR
Strike launches 'volatility-proof' Bitcoin-backed loans with no margin calls or forced liquidations — but borrowers pay up to 14.2% APR for that protection.
DeFi
KAST Terms of Service Under Fire After Public Feud With EtherFi CEO Spirals Beyond Card Fees
A five-day Twitter feud between ether.fi and KAST CEOs over card fees has spiralled into community scrutiny of KAST's deposit practices and terms of service.
DeFi
Tether Puts $20 Million Behind Brazil’s Mercado Bitcoin in Latin America Tokenization Push
Tether is deploying $20 million into Brazil's Mercado Bitcoin in a strategic financing round to accelerate tokenized assets and on-chain finance across Latin America.
DeFi
Binance Reportedly Leads $2B Mesh Round, Doubling Valuation in Bet on Stablecoin Payment Rails
Binance is reportedly leading a $2B funding round for crypto payments firm Mesh — doubling its January 2026 valuation — in a bet on stablecoin payment infrastructure.
News
$2M ETH Swap Returns $14,500 After 0x Router Routes Through Thin Liquidity Pool, Enabling Same-Block Backrun Extraction
A trader swapped $2M in ETH and received just $14,500 after the 0x router sent the order through a thin liquidity pool, enabling a same-block backrun that extracted 1,072 WETH.
DeFi
Former Tether CIO Seeks to Sell Personal Stake as Stablecoin Giant Pitches $20B Share Sale and Rejects IPO
Tether's former CIO is reportedly seeking to sell a personal stake in Tether Holdings as the stablecoin giant pitches a $20B private share sale and rules out an IPO.
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