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Posted June 30, 2025 by Ben Carlson Today’s Talk Your Book is brought to you by CION Investments: See here for more information on the CION Grosvenor Infrastructure Fund (CGIQX) On today’s show, we discuss: Accessing infrastructure investments Investing in airports Who should be interested in infrastructure? The risk/return profile for infrastructure investments Thinking about […]
Decentralized exchanges (DEX) processed roughly $385 billion of spot trades in June, equal to almost 30% of the turnover recorded by centralized venues, according to DefiLlama and The Block data. The 30-day DEX figure represents a 12% decline from May, but centralized exchange (CEX) spot volume contracted nearly 30% in the same period. Notably, this […]
Key Takeaways The security agency issued no further comments on Rex and Osprey’s staked ETH and SOL ETFs, clearing the path for a possible launch. SEC policy shifts may enable the first batch of US-listed staked ETFs, accelerating institutional adoption of altcoin investment products. Share this article ETF provider REX Financial and asset management firm […]
Telegram-based dark markets rapidly filled the gap left by Huione Guarantee after the $27 billion marketplace disappeared on May 13, according to a June 23 Elliptic report. Elliptic noted that Telegram banned thousands of Huione Guarantee channels and usernames once researchers traced billions of USDT-denominated sales to pig-butchering scams. However, data shows that merchants immediately […]
The following is a guest post and opinion from Aryan Sheikhalian, Head of Research at CMT Digital. Ethereum is betting big on a future filled with rollups. But in typical Solana fashion, the network is taking a different route—one that doesn’t just scale more blockspace, but bespoke execution environments with first-class developer control. Enter Network […]
You don’t hear about the bid-ask spread too much these days. The rise of electronic trading has virtually eliminated the need for such lingo. If it’s liquid, you can pretty much buy and sell whatever you want at the same price. But back in the day, the bid price, which is the most a buyer […]
Key Takeaways Polyhedra Network’s ZKJ token crashed over 80% after large liquidity withdrawals. The sell-off coincided with a token unlock releasing 15.53 million ZKJ tokens. Share this article The price of ZKJ, Polyhedra Network’s native token, collapsed by more than 80% this morning after suspected coordinated liquidity removals by large holders. ZKJ saw heavy volatility […]
Key Takeaways Bybit is launching Byreal, an on-chain decentralized exchange on Solana. Byreal will offer hybrid finance features combining centralized and decentralized exchange elements. Share this article Crypto exchange Bybit announced Sunday that it will launch Byreal, its first on-chain DEX, by the end of this month. Powered by Solana, the new platform aims to […]
Polygon has laid out an ambitious scaling roadmap to reach 100,000 transactions per second (TPS), beginning with a July upgrade that will bring the network to 1,000 TPS. The roadmap comes a day after Polygon announced a governance revamp and shift in focus to Agglayer. Dubbed the “Gigagas” roadmap, the initiative is focused on making […]
Plasma, a blockchain platform focused on stablecoin infrastructure, is making waves across the crypto space for raising $500 million through its XPL token offering and securing a strategic partnership with DeFi giant Aave in the last 24 hours. The Aave collaboration will see Plasma integrate the DeFi protocol’s lending and liquidity infrastructure to distribute USDT […]
