Real-World Asset Derivatives Overtake Crypto Volume on Hyperliquid in Historic Milestone
August 21, 2026
In a historic milestone for decentralized finance, real-world asset perpetual futures surpassed crypto trading volumes on Hyperliquid for two consecutive weeks in July, generating over $25 billion in weekly volume.
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Decentralized Exchanges Capture Record 24% Market Share as Centralized Trading Volume Drops
August 21, 2026
Decentralized exchanges achieved a landmark 24% ratio against centralized exchange spot volume in July. The record surge occurred during a month when total market trading activity touched a two-year low.
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Flap Flips Pump.fun as BNB Chain Token Launchpad Hits $1.18 Million in Daily Revenue
August 21, 2026
BNB Chain-based token launchpad Flap generated $1.18 million in daily revenue on August 1, surpassing Solana's Pump.fun after experiencing a dramatic 40x fee growth over two weeks.
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Bitcoin Swap Service Boltz Suspends Operations Indefinitely Following Persistent AI-Driven Cyberattacks
August 21, 2026
Non-custodial Bitcoin bridge Boltz has suspended swap operations indefinitely due to automated, AI-assisted cyberattacks that outpaced the team's capacity to ship security fixes, impacting partner wallets like Aqua and Bull Bitcoin.
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Optimism Governance Reallocates $49.7 Million Airdrop Reserve to Strategic Ecosystem Fund
August 21, 2026
Optimism governance has approved redirecting 546.9 million OP tokens ($49.7M) away from reserved user airdrops into a Strategic Ecosystem Fund following a decisive vote by core developers.
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BitGo Designates Chainlink CCIP as Exclusive Cross-Chain Infrastructure for $7.7 Billion WBTC
August 21, 2026
Digital asset custodian BitGo has selected Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive cross-chain infrastructure for Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), moving more than $7.7 billion in tokenized Bitcoin to Chainlink's network.
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ENS Labs Scales Back Foundation Plan Following DAO Delegate Backlash Over Treasury Control
August 20, 2026
ENS Labs has updated its proposal to form an ENS Foundation, dropping plans to transfer DAO treasury control and capping initial grants after delegate backlash.
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Laser Digital Partners With ZIGChain to Expand Emerging-Market Private Credit
August 20, 2026
Nomura subsidiary Laser Digital backs ZIGChain by buying ZIG tokens and governing risk for an emerging-market private credit vault pipeline.
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Dinari Expands Tokenized U.S. Stock Trading to Eligible Domestic Investors
August 20, 2026
Dinari has opened tokenized stock trading to eligible U.S. investors, offering access to 724 tokenized stocks and ETFs with native USDC dividend payouts directly from self-custody wallets.
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Ethereum Staking Yield Burn Faces Intense Backlash Ahead of Core Developer Decision on EIP-8363
August 20, 2026
Aave's Stani Kulechov and ether.fi's Mike Silagadze lead mounting opposition against EIP-8363, a proposal to burn Ethereum staking yield, ahead of a key developer decision.
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