ETH bridged to Robinhood Chain doubled to $170M in a week; memecoins now 85% of DEX volume while stock-token holders hit ~190K in 30 days.
AERO buybacks hit 214K tokens and 35M in voter rewards YTD as Aerodrome expands into Binance Earn and perpetuals.
Aave V4 Prime Hub is live with incentives for USDC borrowers and no collateral rehypothecation; active loans approaching $100M.
kaiko.com data shows perps volumes concentrated on Hyperliquid and Aster, with DEX derivatives revenue funding buybacks across Aerodrome, Uniswap, and Lighter. 🔗
FTX plans a $900M creditor distribution starting July 31 across three business days.
Governance opened onchain votes to activate protocol fees on Uniswap v4 across seven chains plus v2/v3 on Robinhood Chain, routing collected fees into UNI burns.
Monad TVL hit a new ATH, up 3x in 2026, driven by Aave and Pendle deployments.
The episode argues gold’s safe-haven reputation is overstated in the immediate aftermath of a crisis, but it reliably preserves purchasing power over long horizons and is increasingly favored by central banks amid record global debt and dollar reserve erosion. It cites 2020 and 2008 crashes, 2026 reserve data, and forward-looking central bank surveys to support the case.
The episode features DeFi Dad arguing Ethereum will lead the next bull market due to its network effects, security, and 10-year track record, while highlighting the rise of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization on Ethereum and the potential for AI-driven audits to improve DeFi security.
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