TL;DR Mysten Labs’ Hashi framework aims to bring native Bitcoin collateral into Sui DeFi without synthetic wrappers. The global testnet is expected in July 2026. SwissBorg, Cumberland, Fluid, BitGo and Ledger are listed as institutional backers. Native Bitcoin Utility On Sui: Why This Story Matters Institutions Back Sui’s Hashi to Bridge Bitcoin DeFi as Testnet…
Decentralized finance is going through a reset after another stretch of shrinking liquidity. Aggregate DeFi total value locked has reportedly fallen sharply in 2026, pulling the sector back toward levels that reflect cooler yields, lower risk appetite, and a less forgiving market backdrop. TL;DR DeFi TVL has reportedly fallen around 39% in 2026, bottoming near…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 23rd, 2026, Chainwire My Wallet, one of the leading TON-native wallets, now runs on Solana, Ethereum, Base, and eight other networks with built-in portfolio tracking, a native AI Agent, gasless transfers, and a top-7 CertiK security ranking MyTonWallet, an open-source self-custodial wallet launched on The Open Network in 2022, rebrands…
Old smart contracts can remain dangerous long after a protocol has moved on. A SlowMist analysis of a $2.19 million theft from Aztec Connect has put that problem back in focus. The affected contract was part of a deprecated legacy system, not the active Aztec network, but the incident is still an important warning for…
TL;DR Malta’s MFSA has opened a DeFi discussion paper under reference number 03-2026. The consultation explores DAOs, software-based organisational models, Guardian Agents, account abstraction, and DeFi’s interaction with MiCA. The paper is open for feedback until July 10, 2026, so it should be read as consultation material rather than final regulation. Malta’s financial regulator is…
Arbitrum governance is weighing a proposal that could turn transaction-ordering data into a paid network product. A new Constitutional AIP on the Arbitrum Governance Forum proposes creating the Fast Feed, a subscription-based data stream for Arbitrum One. The feed would give paying subscribers earlier access to updates on transactions, their relative ordering, and related metadata…
Stockholm, Sweden, 19th June 2026, Chainwire Stockholm, Sweden, June 19th, 2026, Chainwire PremiumBlock brings leveraged prediction markets, liquid 24/7 FX perpetuals and Web3 poker together in one wallet-native platform via premiumblock.org PremiumBlock today announced the launch of its non-custodial risk hub for decentralized prediction markets, perpetual futures and Web3 poker, giving crypto users one wallet-native…
Satori Finance, a decentralized derivatives platform backed by names including Coinbase Ventures and Polychain Capital, has said it will wind down operations by July 16, putting another spotlight on how difficult crypto perps infrastructure has become outside the largest venues. TL;DR Satori Finance said it will shut down operations and terminate services by July 16,…
New York, United States, 18th June 2026, Chainwire New York, United States, June 18th, 2026, Chainwire Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins and Streamex hosted a private Founders Table VIP Dinner in New York City during ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, bringing together leaders across digital assets, tech, AI, traditional finance and institutional capital. The invite-only dinner…
Zama and Morpho are pushing a more privacy-aware version of DeFi with a confidential USDC yield vault design that uses fully homomorphic encryption, or FHE, to bring private deposit logic to a public Ethereum environment. TL;DR Zama published a design for private deposits into public DeFi using FHE. The vault is tied to Morpho and…