Prediction markets Kalshi and Polymarket experienced record trading volumes in June, with nearly $9.4 billion on Kalshi and $4.3 billion on Polymarket, largely driven by activity surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup. This surge occurs amidst ongoing legal and regulatory debates in the US regarding the oversight of these markets.
DeFi users face rising costs beyond APYs due to exploit risks in bridges, keys, and oracles. Q2 saw $780.3M lost, highlighting infrastructure vulnerabilities. This is shifting DeFi towards a live risk-premium market where security is a key input.
Collector Crypt is testing the real-world asset (RWA) debate with a consumer-facing model involving randomized card packs, USDC sellbacks, and physical redemption. Despite generating significant on-chain activity and fees, the sustainability of demand, custody challenges, and regulatory analogies to paid randomization in gaming raise questions about its long-term viability beyond incentive-driven engagement.
Pump.fun's revenue declined 36.1% in Q2, while Collector Crypt, a protocol for tokenized physical trading cards, saw revenue accelerate by 108.8%, generating $25.8M to date. Collector Crypt's CARDS token also surged, reflecting strong recent concentration of activity.
The tokenized real-world asset market is approaching $30 billion, but only $2.47 billion is active in DeFi. Permissioned structures and compliance hurdles limit integration with open crypto markets, creating a divide between on-chain ownership and DeFi composability.
The tokenized real-world assets (RWA) market is valued at nearly $30 billion on-chain, but only $2.47 billion is actively used in DeFi protocols. This gap is largely due to permissioned architectures and compliance constraints that limit composability, with bond and money market funds being the largest category outside of DeFi.
Ethereum's share of the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi compressed from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to around 54% as of May 7, hovering near the lowest level recorded since May 2025. DefiLlama puts Ethereum's current TVL at $45.4 billion, while the chains absorbing share have each staked out a distinct function, such […] The post Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
Selon les données de DefiLlama, les pirates informatiques ont dérobé environ 17 milliards de dollars en crypto en 10 ans de hacks. L’article Hacks cryptos : 17 milliards de dollars volés en 10 ans (DefiLlama) est apparu en premier sur Journal du Coin.
