The summer of 2020 was DeFi’s breakout moment It sparked a wave of liquidity and infrastructure growth that transformed the ecosystem into what we know today Here are 10 highlights from that era, many of which laid the foundation for DeFi today ⌛ #10YearsofEtherscan

Looks like the Crypto Treasury Company craze is already fading. Premiums to NAV compressing. Short sellers are piling up. If this was the thing to carry the bull run... it's not looking great. h/t @Blockworks_ data

UNC?? is monad colling me old?? (probably am cuz I had google what that is lol) Thanks @keoneHD for my card!! honored to be called a true og 💚

Throwback from ethny 2019 DeFi always strong POS was an “ETH initiative” Sharding was a thing Ewasm was a thing Lambos were a thing So many new categories in the “we build for” column today

💡@MorphoLabs just reached $10 Billion in total deposits Co-Founder @PaulFrambot joins The Defiant Podcast to explore how DeFi becomes fintech’s invisible backbone, unlocks permissionless lending, and shapes on-chain innovation. ✨ The paradigm shift starts here. Listen now! 🎧

SO, what happens with Stripe and Circle chains? Do they end up becoming the world's payments rails, or do they fade into irrelevance and capitulate to issuing their stablecoins in established networks?

Stripe and Circle will be instrumental in making stablecoins the backbone of global payments. This is inevitable. What's also obvious is there's no reason for launching yet another L1 -- except financial upside for owners and investors. What's not so obvious is, what happens with these chains? do they end up taking market share from existing ecosystems or do they fade into irrelevance / become zombie chains?

🎙️ What if finance wasn't divided—just finance? 🌍 Join @nomos_paradox, Founder of @ChronicleLabs, as he explores the fusion of traditional & decentralized finance, tokenized assets, & the vision for a unified future. Tap into possibility 👉

This week’s verdict against Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm signals developers may face increased legal risks when working on one of the areas the industry arguably needs most: privacy. Read more here:

🚨NEW: Just caught @rstormsf outside the courtroom. I asked how he was feeling. In a quiet voice, but with a noticeable smile, he told me: “It’s a big win. The ‘1960’ charge is bullshit and we’re going to fight it all the way. You know how President Trump said ‘fight, fight, fight’? We’ll do that too.” He expressed relief at not being remanded to jail and mentioned his 5-year-old daughter as one of the reasons he plans to keep fighting the one charge he was convicted on. He said he’s heading back to Seattle tomorrow.