🔝 Top Chains by TVL Growth in June 2025

Proton led TVL growth in June, driven by the launch of MetalX, an all-in-one DeFi app built on Proton. Close behind is Plume, a newly launched Layer 1 chain focused #RWA, which saw strong momentum with 31 protocols deployed since its debut.

👀 #RWA JPMorgan Chase & Co. is developing a new service to tokenize carbon credits and is partnering with a trio of carbon companies for an initial trial. bloomberg

A carbon credit represents one ton of CO2 emissions that have been removed from — or not added to — the atmosphere, typically generated from forestry or renewable energy projects.

🇺🇸👀 #macro ADP Nonfarm Employment (June): -34k (pre: 37k)

🇮🇹🏦 Italian banking group Banca Sella is internally testing cryptocurrency storage services for a small group of employees in partnership with Fireblocks. bloomberg

🥳 #COIN Coinbase acquires LiquiFi. fortune

🔝 Top 10 Projects by TVL Growth in June 2025

📊 While #USDT leads the stablecoin market in terms of market cap, #USDC currently processes more than double the on-chain volume. #stablecoin

🌍🙌 #SOL #ARB #RWA Major exchanges like Bybit, Kraken, and Robinhood have launched asset-backed on-chain stock products on Solana and Arbitrum, primarily targeting global (non-US) users.

Compared to the previous wave led by FTX, Binance, and Mirror Protocol, the new generation of tokenized US equities focuses more on compliance, 1:1 real-asset backing, and integration with DeFi. wublock

🇧🇪🏦 KBC Bank, one of Belgium's largest banks, plans to allow retail customers to invest in #BTC and #ETH through its Bolero platform, pending regulatory approval this fall. cointelegraph

🍿 #SOL #ETF REX Osprey SOL Staking ETF trading volume was ~$8 million in the first half hour

🆕🥳 #INJ Injective EVM public testnet is now live. blog

🇨🇳👀 #BTC Addentax has signed a non-binding term sheet with an independent BTC holder intending to acquire up to 12,000 BTC

🇪🇺🙋‍♂️ #ETF Valour announced the launch of eight new ETPs on the Swedish stock exchange: #BCH, #LEO, #OKB, #POL, #ALGO, #FIL, #ARB, #STX.

🇻🇳🇺🇸 Trump said he made a trade deal with Vietnam. #tradewars

🙋‍♂ #BB #AUCTION #ETF BounceBit plans to launch tokenized exchange-traded products in the fourth quarter, covering stocks, ETFs and bonds from major markets including the United States, Europe, Hong Kong and Japan.

💰 #SOL DeFi Development Corp plans to sell $112.5 million worth of stock to fund SOL acquisitions. theblock

🤑 #BTC #ETF BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF drives more revenue than its S&P 500 fund. Bitcoin has Wall Street's full, undivided attention now.

💰 #WLFI #TRUMP Cryptocurrency ventures have added at least $620 million to Donald Trump's fortune in a matter of months.
World Liberty had sold $550 million worth of tokens by March, with about $390 million of that amount going to Trump's family - bloomberg

🗣 #RWA SEC Chair Paul Atkins calls tokenization a powerful innovation and affirms the agency’s commitment to driving its advancement.

🇺🇸👀 #macro Bessent: The Fed may cut interest rates in September or "sooner". I think the key point is that rates have not triggered inflation.