$ETH trading on Aerodrome surpasses $300B all-time, with ~50% of that in the last year. Expansion to Arc mainnet upcoming.
General availability with 12 bridge providers (Circle, LayerZero, Stargate, Across) behind a single integration. Simplifies cross-chain liquidity flows.
Supply and borrow caps increased across multiple assets as deposits cross $115M. Demand for frxUSD borrows now at 0.6% APY.
First four proposals live to activate governance, ratify framework, and set Snapshot voting parameters. Voting closes June 8.
$100M allocation to Plume’s RWA vault, offering institutional-grade yield via tokenized credit and treasuries.
21M businesses on Whop can now earn yield via Aave on Plasma, one of the largest embedded DeFi integrations to date.
Protected $45.97M from liquidations in first 5 months of 2026, with 85.6% of at-risk liquidity saved. Range-based liquidations reduce forced selloffs.
The episode examines legal and structural challenges in prediction markets, focusing on recent DOJ insider trading cases (Spagnuolo, Van Dijk), regulatory ambiguity between CFTC and state gambling laws, and risks like manipulation, oracle centralization, and national security leaks. It also highlights the scale and future potential of prediction markets.
Institutional adoption of crypto (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Hyperliquid, NEAR) takes center stage, with focus on revenue-generating assets, RWA tokenization, and regulatory clarity. Avalanche and NEAR pivot to enterprise/TradFi use cases, while Hyperliquid’s ETF launch and revenue model attract allocators. Scams, AI governance, and banking innovation round out macro themes.
The episode dissects a recent Instagram AI exploit that let attackers hijack high‑profile accounts by tricking Meta’s AI assistant, exposing broader prompt‑injection risks across Meta’s products and highlighting weak 2FA practices. It also covers the White House’s new AI security mandate and forecasts rapid rollout of more powerful frontier models.
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