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The self-custodial social trading app now leads every trading app on DeFiLlama in 30-day revenue, charging about half of Axiom's fee. Its user count has roughly quadrupled since June.
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Mercury CEO Immad Akhund says the startup bank now runs at $1 billion in annualized revenue, up around 50% year over year, with more than 450,000 customers. Payroll is the next product.
Tim Haldorsson3 min read
Jim Keller's AI chip company closed a $1.5 billion Series E at a $6.2 billion post-money valuation, more than double its December 2024 round. Tether, ARK Invest and Fidelity are among the backers.
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Lido contributors revealed Fallback Exits for the proposed Lido Lend, a Morpho Blue fork. When pools run dry, lenders could exit into borrower collateral. It still needs a DAO vote.
Tim Haldorsson3 min read
Ripple's prime brokerage now offers round-the-clock swaps on 100+ traditional markets, priced off Trade.xyz perps on Hyperliquid. Market maker Virtu is an early client.
Tim Haldorsson3 min read
A new Chainalysis report tracks explosive growth in agent payments on Coinbase's x402 protocol. The numbers are huge, the tickets are tiny, and the caveats matter.
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