SQUID REPORT · Leviathan News crypto, DeFi, and AI news roundup

Zksync’s enterprise pivot risks missing product–market fit as rival rollups lock in users, liquidity and mindshare
MemeCore M erases nearly $3B in market value after 74% crash with no clear trigger
Delphi Digital outlines a framework for crypto neobanks, highlighting how onchain infrastructure can challenge traditional banks across savings, payments and investing
Delphi Digital outlines a framework for crypto neobanks, highlighting how onchain infrastructure can challenge traditional banks across savings, payments and investing
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CoinEx becomes Iranian sanctions rail after $3.84B in flows tied to IRGC and central bank
Entropy Advisors explains how DAOs and foundations use options to raise capital, manage treasury risk and monetize tokens without direct market sales
Entropy Advisors explains how DAOs and foundations use options to raise capital, manage treasury risk and monetize tokens without direct market sales
AI analytics platform Polysights raises $1.5M pre-seed funding to combat insider trading in prediction markets. The raise was backed by YZi Labs S3, Maven 11 Capital, and angels from Kraken and Consensys, plus grants from Polymarket and AWS.
Polymarket paid creators to stage $900K in fake winning bets on cloned sites, courting American users it's banned from serving
Jumper taps LI.FI Composer to turn wallet dust into usable liquidity, letting users sweep multiple low-value tokens into one asset with a single signature
Jumper taps LI.FI Composer to turn wallet dust into usable liquidity, letting users sweep multiple low-value tokens into one asset with a single signature
a16z CSX-backed Cambrian raises $6M seed to build blockchain data oracle network.
DWF Ventures: Institutions dominate tokenization profits, while DeFi protocols capture a small slice.
Pump.fun offers up to $5M annual compensation for a chief legal officer as the Solana memecoin giant navigates lawsuits, global regulation, and mounting compliance demands
Pump.fun offers up to $5M annual compensation for a chief legal officer as the Solana memecoin giant navigates lawsuits, global regulation, and mounting compliance demands
Hyperliquid expands portfolio margin beta with higher limits for sub-$25M accounts