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

RP1 launches Artemis, a new browser designed specifically for the metaverse
Bespoke Labs secures $40M to create the key missing piece for trustworthy, coworker-grade AI agents. Capital will be used for research, hiring, and business development.
Banana Gun prediction market tease raises questions about timing and execution
Banana Gun prediction market tease raises questions about timing and execution
Multi/Dex game mode launch and NNS offer fails to resolve decentralization doubts
A trader swapped $2 million of ETH for LIT, losing 99% after a low-liquidity pool routed the trade.
UNDP scales Stellar-based payments for country offices after 17-country research and 5 live pilots
UNDP scales Stellar-based payments for country offices after 17-country research and 5 live pilots
BonkDAO was the target of a malicious governance proposal resulting in an estimated $20M worth of BONK tokens being drained from the BonkDAO treasury. During the investigation, BonkDAO identified the exchange wallets used to purchase BONK ahead of the proposal. BonkDAO is currently actively working
“Blockchain consensus mechanisms and fragmentation” by BIS Bulletin No. 126, dated 06 July 2026, on how consensus design drives blockchain fragmentation and the trade-offs between decentralisation, security, and scalability.
Aspirational Absurdity: The Resupply & Convex Growth arqus
Aspirational Absurdity: The Resupply & Convex Growth arqus
Ripple wins full MiCA CASP license, clearing regulated crypto services across 30 EEA countries
ZachXBT turns meme coin profits into $30,000 in verified donations for Venezuela earthquake relief
Strategy unloads 3,588 BTC for $216 million, trims its bitcoin stash while still sitting on heavy unrealized losses.
Strategy unloads 3,588 BTC for $216 million, trims its bitcoin stash while still sitting on heavy unrealized losses.
Sberbank plans crypto wallet by December as Russia readies licensed market with $3,800 yearly retail limit
Fake Maccy site ships PamStealer, macOS infostealer built to grab passwords, Keychain data, and wallet keys
Summer.fi exploit drains ~$6M as Blockaid links attacker to Lazy Summer contracts
Summer.fi exploit drains ~$6M as Blockaid links attacker to Lazy Summer contracts
Valr to launch cross-asset perpetuals with Hyperliquid integration on July 6
Jupiter launches Trailing Stop Loss for limit orders, enabling traders to automatically lock in gains as token prices rise without setting fixed exit levels
Solana tokenized asset spot volume jumps from $2.69B in Q1 2026 to $5.77B in Q2 2026
Solana tokenized asset spot volume jumps from $2.69B in Q1 2026 to $5.77B in Q2 2026