Felipe A. Loxley

COO at @DefiantNews. Covering DeFi, crypto, and the rebuilding of finance from the ground up. Opinions my own.

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

Pirate Nation Studio Proof of Play Shuts Down, Open-Sources Code and Art

The studio released the Pirate Nation Unity app and smart contracts on GitHub and put its artwork, IP and Founder Pirates NFTs into the public domain under a CC0 license.

Read more here:
https://t.co/XqFvHkMkZ3

[Mantle @Mantle_Official]

Capital markets need more than assets onchain, and more than one ecosystem to reach.

The Mantle Super Portal delivers that reach, secured every step by @chainlink CCIP.

Capital works on Mantle, and now across the ecosystems it connects to.

On @solana today, with more to come.

[Lookonchain @lookonchain]

August 6 Update:

#Bitcoin ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +3,781 $BTC(+$243.49M)🟢
7D NetFlow: +9,034 $BTC(+$581.79M)🟢

#Ethereum ETFs:
1D NetFlow: +27,749 $ETH(+$52.91M)🟢
7D NetFlow: +40,578 $ETH(+$77.37M)🟢
https://t.co/Af0byYCRN9

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

DTCC is the stereotypical institution that was supposed to get disrupted by blockchains. Instead, they're working with them.

"We understood the importance of innovating responsibly."

This is what responsible disruption looks like. Full episode with @nchakar × @CamiRusso

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

CLOUDFLARE JUST LAUNCHED STABLECOIN WALLETS

@Cloudflare (the web infra that powers 1 in 5 sites) now runs both sides of agent payments: Monetization Gateway lets sites charge AI agents in stablecoins, while Cloudflare Wallets is the account they pay from.

Handles at https://t.co/lMu16vA3KQ open today. Funding and agent spending: "in the coming months."

Read more here:
https://t.co/BAr1OUTPxZ

[Converge @ConvergeDefiant]

WESTERN UNION LAUNCHES STABLECARD TOGETHER WITH RAIN

@WesternUnion and @raincards launch a stablecoin card backed by USDPT across 37 markets.

The product will enable users to spend directly via @Visa. $7.4M in circulation on @solana.

Read more here:

https://t.co/NnCjo7BP82

[Converge @ConvergeDefiant]

Wells Fargo @WellsFargo launches tokenized deposits for corporates this fall, starting with USD-GBP corridor.

Blockchain details and permissioning remain undisclosed.

Read more here:
https://t.co/BOTuJdhSIc

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

JUST IN

New Ethereum Proposal Would Burn Validator Rewards to Kill the Incentive to Stake More

EIP-8361 proposes burning @ethereum validator rewards as staking ratios climb, eliminating consensus issuance entirely at 50%.

The proposal arrived just before the Hegotá deadline, sparking immediate pushback.

Read more:
https://t.co/XQXFrWwzmH

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

FWA UPDATES INITIAL TOKEN BUYBACK PROGRAM AFTER BACKLASH

NFT gacha project Fake World Assets earned $3.2M in fees in its two-week launch. When holders learned none of it would fund buybacks, $FWA crashed 43% to a record low.

After an "intense night" of backlash, @token_works founder @Rhynotic raised future buybacks to 80% of protocol fees and committed 327 ETH to a team reserve.

That appeased some holders.

Read more here:
https://t.co/bzZ9zg24Xm

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

🔍 Why BNB Chain for Atlas System?

Atlas is building a Web3 model of voluntary mutual support through smart contracts.

Smart Cycle v1 uses USDT BEP-20, public contracts, PancakeSwap V3, and independent on-chain verification via BscScan.

Read more: https://t.co/YGISfKr7Pk

[The Defiant @DefiantNews]

🙇 Tokenized stocks have a problem: Most of them just sit in your wallet.

@bitget 's rToken is built to do more.

A breakdown:

1/ Trade with USDT
Skip the brokerage account, the wire transfer and the USD conversion.
If you hold USDT on Bitget, you can buy:
rNVDA, rAAPL, rTSLA, rSPY or any of 500+ US stocks and ETFs.

2/ 1:1 backing
Each rToken is issued by Reality Protocol and designed to be backed 1:1 by real shares held in custody, with broker connectivity linking prices to US market infrastructure.

3/ Dividends in USDT
When an underlying stock pays an eligible dividend, holders receive it in USDT.
Stock income that drops straight into your stablecoin balance.

4/ Capital efficiency
rTokens work with Bitget's Unified Trading Account: post them as margin for futures, pledge them as collateral, lend them, or run grid and copy-trading strategies on top. Your stock exposure keeps working while you hold it.

5/ Trading hours
Pre-market, regular and after-hours on US market days. Selected popular tickers trade 24/7.

Stock exposure and crypto strategies, finally in one account.

👉 Check it out here: https://t.co/eGjQZmm8aX

[PoorGoat🐂🐈 @PoorGoat_]

GM. Vibes are amazing in the TG right now. 💛🐈

Drop your @Fomo or @Pumpfun username below. I’ll randomly pick 10 holders to receive $100 of $CATE each.

To qualify:
• Hold any amount of $CATE
• Have bullposted cate on your x account

Winners announced in a couple hours.

[Alan @tsu_kareta]

How do we grow privacy adoption?

This is the way.

[链求君 🔥 @AntCaveClub]

有一点摸不着头脑了。

Uniswap 官网刚刚把 UNI “发射” 的几个代币隐藏取消了。

$FRONG $Liluni 这些之前都在， 现在都取消了。

并且 https://t.co/yz0B3elLkR

也打不开了 （可能在更新功能）

目前处于不可见状态。

——
由于之前， Uniswap 从来没说自己要做 “台子” ， 这么一搞懵逼了， 新功能到底是什么玩意 🤔

https://t.co/c9hqnG6X1r

——
作为直接竞争对手： UNI 官方 今天还在和 PONS 创始人互动。 按理说应该互不搭理了。

域名叫： https://t.co/Zt6qPQ3OLX

也不像纯台子。

根据智能合约看是： 聚合器 + 自营发行能力的混合体。

定义标准，吃掉全链及全网的台子流量，更符合uni的生态定位。

其中，@ponsdotfamily 会被纳入聚合的一部分， 毕竟它市场占有率 60% 。

目前 $PONS 已经销毁 24% ， 并且保持每周 2% 的总量销毁。

价格不好看，数据很硬。

[0xkopil.base.eth @0xkopil]

🚨 Uniswap yeni bir token lansman platformu hazırlıyor!

@Uniswap, “Countdown starts now” paylaşımıyla https://t.co/nkVNPjHeLC’i duyurdu. ⏳🐸

Peki Poolstrade nedir? 👇

Poolstrade, Uniswap’in Robinhood Chain üzerinde geliştirdiği yeni bir:

• Token launchpad’i
• Meme coin oluşturma platformu
• Trading terminali
Platformda iki farklı lansman modeli olacak:
🔵 Crowd Launch
4 saatlik açık artırma yapılacak. Tokenlerin %50’si satışa sunulurken kalan tokenler ve toplanan fonlar Uniswap v4 likidite havuzuna aktarılacak.

🟢 Instant Launch
Pumpfun benzeri bonding curve sistemiyle tokenler hızlıca oluşturulup işlem görebilecek. Belirli bir seviyeye ulaştıklarında Uniswap v4’e geçiş yapacak.

🐸 Videodaki kurbağa ise topluluk tarafından “FRONG” olarak adlandırıldı ve şimdiden etrafında meme tokenler oluşmaya başladı.
⏰ https://t.co/nkVNPjHeLC’in 5 Ağustos’ta yaklaşık 16:00 UTC’de açılması bekleniyor.

Uniswap, token oluşturma, lansman ve likiditeyi tek ekosistemde birleştirmeye hazırlanıyor.
Yeni fırsatlar için takipte kalın. 👀

[Bitcoin News @BitcoinNewsCom]

If you’re even slightly interested in Bitcoin, AI, cybersecurity, or the adversarial future we’re entering -

This is by far the most interesting thing you’ll read today.👇

[Conviction🍀 @ConvictionMM]

An official X account for the new @Uniswap launchpad, https://t.co/eIRjyCWaYL, has now been created. 👀

Me and others who took the time to dive into the backend, have known @TradePools has been coming for a few days now.

The frong has legs. just wait 🐸

[Crypto Jargon @Crypto_Jargon]

🚨 THIS IS GETTING WORSE.

THE TOTAL LOSSES FROM THE #COLDCARD HACK HAVE REACHED 2,055 BTC, WORTH OVER $130,000,000.

MORE THAN 7,700 WALLET ADDRESSES HAVE REPORTEDLY BEEN AFFECTED.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CRYPTO SECURITY INCIDENTS OF THE YEAR IS STILL UNFOLDING. 👀

[Felipe A. Loxley @FelipeLoxley]

@morsyxbt You are not the only one finding lost Ethereum from old smart contracts 😎 Through our own scanner a 6-years dormant wallet claimed 100 ETH from hongcoin today🎉

[Felipe A. Loxley @FelipeLoxley]

@zacxbtc Why is no one talking lol