Closing out the week (and a wild month) with a pulse check on what’s been moving the chains in crypto 📰
1️⃣ Robinhood goes derivatives
Robinhood is launching a regulated derivatives exchange with Susquehanna International Group, listing event-based futures for sports, elections, and IRL outcomes. With 9B+ prediction contracts already processed, they’re building deeper infra, juicier liquidity, and grabbing more market turf.
2️⃣ Crime finds the cross-chain rails
A former Olympian-turned-alleged-kingpin used BTC, ETH, SOL, TRON & BNB Chain to launder millions from major drug ops. Reminder: TradFi isn’t the only system evolving, so is organized crime. Cross-chain is powerful. Also… complicated.
3️⃣ Curve back in motion
Curve Finance posted its highest monthly revenue since 2022, almost a 10X comeback from 2023 lows. DeFi isn’t just surviving, it’s creep-walking back to peak aura.
4️⃣ Phantom dodges the IPO meta
No IPO. No token. No chain. Just Solana-maxi product grind. Phantom is shipping consumer tools like Phantom Cash & Terminal, choosing product depth over public-market theater. Focus > hype, always.
5️⃣ DeFi lending eats the market
+55% in Q3 2025, $41B+ in loans, beating the 2021 high. Plasma, Aave & Maple are pulling borrowers back on-chain, shifting power from CeFi cubicles to automated credit rails. DeFi now runs 50%+ of crypto-collateralised lending.
That’s the wrap. Builders up. Liquidity up.
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