Frax Finance’s Fed Yield-Matching Staking Vault Attracts $30M, FXS Steady
Early Thursday, Frax unveiled sFRAX staking vault, allowing users to take advantage of higher interest rates in the U.S.Source
Flare Network Will Burn 2.1B FLR to Support Ecosystem Health
Some 198 million FLR will be burned immediately with a further 66 million set to be burned monthly until January 2026.Source
Perpetual Trading Protocol GMX Bags Biggest Chunk of $40M Arbitrum Grant
Arbitrum projects will receive token grants that may help attract new money to the popular blockchain.Source
Bitcoin Spot ETFs Approval Partially Priced In, Coinbase Says
Spot-based ETFs are widely expected to unlock floodgates for mainstream money. Flows, however, are likely to materialise overtime, according to Coinbase.Source
Bitcoin Is Currently Neither ‘Bullish’ or ‘Bearish,’ Traders Say
Major tokens seemed to stabilize on Friday morning following a week-long price drop.Source
Ether Drops 1.9% to 7-Month Low as Crypto Buckles Further Following Inflation Data
ETH dropped to its lowest price since March, while most cryptocurrencies struggled as risk-off sentiment took over markets following a slightly hotter-than-expected inflation report and surging rates.Source
Coinbase Sounds Alarm on IRS Crypto Tax Proposal
As the U.S. crypto exchange called the recent IRS proposal for taxing crypto “incomprehensible,” the tax agency flagged that the industry isn’t paying its fair share.Source
Ethereum Has Nearly Cleared Out Validator Queue, a Sign of Weak Staking Demand
The waiting time to deploy new validators to the Ethereum network has diminished to just five hours from a peak of 45 days in early June.Source
Scroll zkEVM Launches, Blockchain Data Shows, Competing With Polygon, Matter Labs
The new Ethereum layer-2 network’s debut adds to the competition among rival providers of so-called “zkEVMs,” including Polygon and Matter Labs.Source
Voyager Ex-CEO Charged by U.S. Regulators With Fraud, Making False Claims
U.S. regulators have targeted former Voyager Digital CEO Stephen Ehrlich with lawsuits claiming he engaged in fraud and deliberately misrepresented his customers’ government protections.Source