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. #CryptoNews #Solana #CurveFinanc #robinhood #PhantomWallet #CryptoLending #PredictionMarkets #CrossChain #Blockchain #Web3 #CryptoTrends #FinTech #LinumLabs