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The State of Crypto x AI with Travis Good from Ambient

Crypto tech has always been a headache for the average Joe. Extension installations, clunky UIs, slow bridges, and navigating multiple chains at once have long been a part and parcel of the drill.

Imagine having everything accessible under one roof on your phone. A sleek, intuitive mobile experience isn’t a bonus anymore, it’s the bare minimum.

That's exactly where fomo fits into the picture.

With instantaneous gasless transactions, coupled with copy trading, leaderboards, and other social media–esque features, fomo transforms trading into a social experience by equipping you with all essential tools.

If you’re looking to make your trading life 10x easier, Krix’s article below has you covered.

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Transparency was supposed to build trust, not strip away our privacy. Somewhere along the way, the tradeoff became one-sided.

Privacy isn’t about hiding wrongdoing. It’s about protecting what’s personal, and Umbra restores that.

It enables private crypto transfers by keeping sensitive details off the public ledger, while preserving the integrity of the chain.

Not a lot of projects are focussing on the privacy aspect at the minute. Umbra is ahead of the curve, and Emiri feels you should be keeping tabs on this one.

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If this week felt like a sprint and your brain's still buffering like mine, this thread will plug you back in.

Here's your weekly recap of CT drama, market moves, and narrative shifts. Keep scrolling. 🧵

Hyperliquid is unarguably the gold standard for on-chain exchanges.

→ 100k+ orders per second
→ Over $10 billion in open interest, with a $3.5 billion USDC TVL
→ And millions in revenue generated daily

The introduction of HIP-3 means things are about to get even more exciting, imo.

If you still don’t know your way around, Ollie is here to guide you.

CEXes want a piece of on-chain action, and they’re not waiting for an invite. Bybit just got into the ring with Byreal on Solana.

The game's changing and Emiri is here to decipher it all for you. 🧵

The DeFi lending sector has been showing great promise, especially over the last two years. The ~127% CAGR speaks for itself.

In this whirling space, Altitude is carving out a place by automating loan management and optimizing borrowing rates while generating yield with idle capital.

We already did a livestream with them on Monday, but if you want a closer look into how this protocol is trying to cement its position in the lending sector, head straight to Emiri's article linked below.

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We’ve penned an explainer report on Hyperliquid Improvement Proposal 3 (HIP-3).

In the most basic essence, this alpha-numeric acronym enables anyone to create a perps market, turning Hyperliquid from a decentralized exchange into a permissionless financial infrastructure layer.

If you’re keen to understand the technical nuances, how this all plays out, and what it means for you and your bags, check this one out or bookmark it for later.

By @Grantblocmates

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Around 80% of DeFi users fall victim to the fragmented nature of the industry with 123 different chains having 2374 different yield farms. Not real numbers, but you get the point - it's a major problem.

On the menu today is INFINIT, a project trying make DeFi simple with the help of agents. Capabilities such as adaptive intelligence drive smarter, more efficient, and personalized task executions.

In this one, Ollie looks into the platform, their product suite, and how it's becoming a one-stop shop for DeFi.

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Why @AltitudeFi_ is the DeFi Loan Optimizer

AI agents are already making bank transfers, planning strategies, trading assets, and closing deals. But when something goes sideways it’s not entirely clear who’s in charge.

The current law enforcement systems are kind of outdated. Integrating AI into the equation is a guaranteed way to completely overwhelm the system.

Imagine a digital courthouse that operates across borders, solves disputes between humans and AI systems, and runs 24/7.

GenLayer’s digital court system uses optimistic democracy, intelligent contracts, the equivalence principle, the jury theorem, etc., to effortlessly sort disputes on-chain and Krix has done a new report on this.

The article below breaks down the ruling-appeal process and how GenLayer ’s making it all work in practice.

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We're gonna be doing a livestream with Tobias from Altitude on Monday.

TL;DR: Altitude streamlines DeFi lending by automating loan management and optimizing borrowing rates, tapping into a $54 billion market that's only getting bigger.

We'll be chatting about parallel farming, how Altitude is streamlining user flow, and get into other technical know-hows of the lending platform.

Mark your calendars and tune in!

Shitcoin Church: HyperEVM Plays, Dip for Buying? CLOB Wars

98%. That’s the share of Shadow’s lifetime volume and revenue that comes from concentrated liquidity positions, a pretty crazy effort for any AMM.

As if that wasn’t enough, Shadow now accounts for 50–60% of Sonic’s DEX volume and 85% of its fees, showing strong traction across the board.

Its decaying fee structure, aligned tokenomics, and incentive sharing model are all quite clearly delivering results.

This is a testament to how intentional design can deliver tangible results in a short time, and Ollie feels it deserves your attention.

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Restaking is a $12.5 billion sector, accounting for 0.37% of the global crypto market cap.

The total value locked in restaking protocols has grown by 41% from mid-April's lows and currently sits at $19.27 billion.

With ETH ETF staking proposals awaiting formal approval, there seems to be scope for further growth.

@ollieblocmates got curious and dived into the restaking meta, why it’s making a comeback, and what staked ETH ETFs might mean for restaking platforms.

https://t.co/YjyHZDGqej is looking to pull off a $1 billion token sale at a $4 billion valuation. That’s enough to make it the third biggest ICO in crypto history.

Ollie has put together an infographic outlining the top-10 raises of all time to give you more context.

Wild how some of those early dino projects, despite attracting massive capital, have faded from their peak.

Raising big doesn’t always mean staying big. In fact, that's when the hard part of "living up to the valuation" kicks in, and for https://t.co/YjyHZDGqej, the litmus test has just begun.

Shitcoin Church with Messi

The Fogo mainnet is due to launch in Q3 2025 and we’ve decided to be extra nice and write up a report on it for our benefit as much as yours.

Solana is pretty much the fastest, high-usage blockchain we have. This sits well for the end-game goal of becoming the crypto version of Nasdaq but there is still a long way to go.

There is, however, a new kid on the block and it’s Fogo.

This L1 blockchain aims to solve the latency, throughput, and congestion issues that plague the current blockchain ecosystem.

Don’t be lazy, just read it. @defi_gaz has done a great job.

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FOGO ⚡️

The Fogo mainnet is due to launch in Q3 2025 and because we're very nice and dedicated people we've done a report on it.

For our benefit as much as yours, tbh.

Topline: Fogo is an L1 aiming to solve latency, throughput, and congestion issues.

It's utilizing Firedancer and a novel, co-located, canonical client design, curated validator set, multi-local consensus, and full SVM compatibility.

Don’t be lazy, just read it - I've linked it below. Gaz has done a great job. 👓📰