10 Important Crypto News/Alpha from Last week
DeFi
We'll see more OP chains on Polygon with this integration. In my opinion, OP chains on Polygon offer more benefits.
The Polygon CDK OP stack is now live on Polygon Agglayer. Builders can create OP Stack chains on Polygon using zk without a 15% tax or seven-day delays.
To stay positioned on finality layer, Espresso, keep tabs on their community Flagship NFT minting in May on NFT chain RariChain
Perps are live on Defidotapp following their integration with Hyperliquid’s $2T perps engine
Prep Features: 25x leverage in two clicks, fund with any token, no kyc amongst other features
Unichain becomes the first L2 to use a Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) for sequencing.
This separates block construction from sorting and introduces the Verifiable Block Builder.
Now, anyone can independently verify blocks on Unichain, aiding in MEV protection, priority ordering, and revert protections.
Pushing DeFi boundaries.
IMO Unichain is focal point for DeFi Appchain. Currently, they overtook ETH to become leading chain for Uniswap v4
ETH is bullish thanks to Pectra going live
zkSync is EVM equivalent
Bitwise filed application with SEC to launch NEAR ETF
Near bullish signal
The U.S. OCC confirmed that banks can offer crypto custody and execution services, including buying, selling, settlement, trade execution, and tax reporting, provided they comply with relevant laws.
It's great to see institutions adopting crypto. Businesses can now handle crypto transactions via Stripe without needing banks.
Stripe introduced a Stablecoin Financial Account for the on/off ramp of crypto, accessible in 101 countries and built on Ethereum
Coinbase plans to buy ETH/BTC Options Exchange Derbit for $2.9B
