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July 30, 2025The following post contains a recap of news, projects, and important updates from the Spartan Council and Core Contributors from last week.👉TLDREthereum turns 10: A decade of uptime and composability.BaseVol: Building simplified crypto options with short durations and clean UX.Overtime: 600+ on-chain sports & e-sports markets, now featuring AI betting agents.Synthetix Perps V3: Coming to Ethereum L1 for security and deep liquidity.L2 fatigue is real: Base is winning, but most rollups are fragmented and UX-painful.Trustless betting matters: Users are moving from Web2 rugs to auditable, on-chain platforms.DeFi’s next frontier: Agents, bots, and humans building side by side in…

Ten years after it started, Ethereum is powering new ideas like DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs—and now it’s changing how prediction markets work. Last month, platforms like Polymarket handled over $1.16 billion in bets, showing how popular on-chain betting has become. Now, a new platform wants to make these markets even more efficient. Summary Prediction markets are gaining traction, with platforms like Polymarket pulling billions in trading volume. Unveiled at ETHGlobal Cannes, PolyBet aims to streamline the existing system to improve efficiency and protect user privacy The growth of prediction platforms suggests these tools are evolving beyond speculative gambling. At the…

Crypto traders on Hyperliquid were left scrambling on Tuesday as a sudden traffic surge overwhelmed the trading platform’s servers, causing a 30-minute trading outage. This allowed the team, having quickly investigated, to confirm the issue was a result of heavy traffic and not a hack or an exploit. Through their official Discord channel, Hyperliquid representatives communicated updates as the situation unfolded. They explained that the API servers failed to send orders to nodes because of unprecedented user demand. The exchange updated its status page to classify the event as a “major outage.” Moreover, the team promised stronger system protections and enhanced monitoring…

The crypto market continued to pull back today, July 30, after the U.S. published strong economic data ahead of the Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Summary The crypto market is down today after the US published strong GDP and jobs data. These numbers came before the Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Bitcoin price has formed a bullish pennant pointing to a strong rebound. Bitcoin price remained inside the narrow range of $118,000, while most altcoins plummeted. Conflux (CFX), which surged on Tuesday, was one of the top laggards, dropping by 27%.  Bonk (BONK) price plunged by 14%, while other popular…

MARA Holdings reported strong earnings for the second quarter, with a significant increase in revenue and Bitcoin treasury. Summary MARA Holdings benefited from the BTC ATH The firm’s net income was $808.2 million MARA Holdings only trails Strategy in corporate BTC holdings The recent Bitcoin (BTC) market rally had a strong impact on treasury and mining firms. On Tuesday, July 29, MARA Holdings, formerly Marathon Digital Holdings, reported strong earnings for the second quarter of 2025. The BTC miner and treasury firm benefited from lower energy prices and BTC appreciation. Mara Holdings reported total revenue of $238 million, a 64%…

Bonk’s price has pulled back from a recent swing high after rejecting at daily resistance, but a confluence of major support levels may offer a new opportunity for a bullish reversal. Summary Bonk rejected from daily resistance and is now approaching the point of control, where strong support confluence exists. The $POC region aligns with daily support and the 0.618 Fibonacci retracement. A bounce with bullish volume could trigger a move back to recent highs, while failure increases risk of deeper correction. After an impulsive move from the value area low, BONK (BONK) established a swing high at daily resistance…

Mawari, a leader in real-time AI-driven 3D immersive experiences, has just launched its public Guardian Node Offering under a model called the Decentralized Infrastructure Offering (DIO). This project was started back in January 2025 and took several months to get ready. It has already raised $45 million for node licenses from the community, early investors, and big companies like Japan’s GFA Co. Ltd.This launch is a big deal because it will allow the firm to build the future of the immersive internet, where people can enjoy interactive 3D worlds. Over 139,492 Guardian Nodes, nearly half of the 300,000 total supply,…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. A decade ago, holding cryptocurrencies in one’s core investment portfolio felt like an all-in gamble. Today, it’s a calculated strategy with over 90 public companies and some countries now holding Bitcoin (BTC) on their balance sheets. Summary Crypto is evolving from retail speculation to institutional strategy, with assets like Bitcoin and stablecoins now used in treasuries, payments, and capital optimization by major companies. Retail and institutions have different needs, but both drive growth, creating a feedback loop…

As ETH celebrates its 10th anniversary, it brings into focus everything that the project has accomplished — enabling DeFi, smart contracts, and sprouting a vibrant ecosystem of dApps built on privacy. Summary Despite Ethereum’s success in DeFi and dApps, protecting sensitive personal data remains a major unresolved issue. One area where this challenge is clear is POAPs (Proof of Attendance Protocols), NFTs often used to verify event attendance. POAPs create privacy risks by publicly linking wallets to specific times and locations, exposing users’ real-world presence. POAPrivacy, unveiled at ETHGlobal Cannes, uses stealth addresses to protect attendance data and prevent on-chain…

TREE, the native token of DeFi protocol Treehouse, crashed 40% shortly after its TGE event and listing on multiple exchanges, including Binance, Coinbase, and Bitget. Summary TREE crypto is down over 40% less than a day after its token generation event. Treehouse has secure listings on several tier-1 exchanges at launch. Major names like yZi Labs and Wintermute have backed the project. Binance was the first platform to list the TREE token on July 29, which followed shortly after its listing on its early-access listing portal, Binance Alpha. It was quickly followed by spot listings on other top-tier exchanges, including…