Crypto Trading Platforms - The report discusses the differences between Centralized Exchanges (CEXs) and Decentralized Exchanges (DEXs) [1] - Key aspects covered include custody, trust, privacy, and onchain trading [1] Featured Speakers - @fiddybps1, co-founder of Paradex and Paradigm, provides insights [1] - The discussion is hosted by @NathanOnCrypto from StarkWare and @gazza_jenks from Cointelegraph [1]

RT Adam (@Adam_Tehc)yesterday, there were ~464k active wallets on Solana DEXs.- 231k BNB- 79k Base(filtering for wallets active more than 1 day to remove a lot of slop) ...

Market Trends - DEXs are gaining popularity in perpetuals (perps) trading [1] - HyperliquidX has recorded $274 trillion (274,000,000,000,000) in perps volume this year [1] - HyperliquidX's perps volume is comparable to Coinbase [1]

🗞️ Need to catch up on the news? Here's our top 10 from today:🔸 JPMorgan: "Crypto is emerging as a tradable macro asset class."🔹 Acting CFTC Chair Caroline D. Pham seeks CEO nominations for its Innovation Council to tackle crypto and prediction market regulation.🔸 U.S. Bank is testing custom stablecoin issuance on the Stellar network in collaboration with PwC and the Stellar Development Foundation.🔹 Kevin Hassett, Trump’s top economic adviser and a strong supporter of sharp rate cuts, is now seen as the fro ...

🇦🇪 BIG: UAE has enacted Federal Decree No. 6 of 2025, placing DeFi, Web3, stablecoin protocols, DEXs, and bridges under central bank oversight.These projects must secure licensing by Sept 2026. https://t.co/u9WfLQgSyP ...

Regulatory Landscape - The UAE has enacted Federal Decree No 6 of 2025, regulating DeFi, Web3, stablecoins, DEXs, and cross-chain bridges under central bank supervision [1] - The regulation is effective since September 2025 [1] - Projects involved in payments, custody, lending, or investment services must obtain licensing by September 2026 [1] Compliance & Penalties - Failure to obtain proper licensing by September 2026 may result in fines up to AED 1 billion (approximately $272 million) [1] - Non-compliance may also lead to potential criminal penalties [1]

The OG vision of crypto decentralization is struggling:- Decentralized stablecoins? LUSD is alive yet USDC/USDT dominate the market- More supply of Bitcoin and ETH moving to ETFs- DAOs are centralizing (DAO tokens become revenue valued assets)- Most ICOs require KYC- Multiple L2s/L1s shut down their chains following Balancer hackNot all is dark:- Ethereum's L2s are moving from Stage 0 to Stage 1 decentralization- Self-custody is still viable for BTC, and ETH despite growing ETF inflows- DEXs challenging CEX ...

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) & Privacy - The industry anticipates that Zcash (ZEC) shielded transactions will drive the next generation of truly decentralized exchanges (DEXs) [1] - The report seeks to identify potential leading platforms in the emerging privacy-enabled DEX landscape [1]

Solana Ecosystem Overview - Forward Industries highlights teams building the future of finance on Solana [1] - The ecosystem includes DeFi & DEXs, Infrastructure, Wallets, Data & Oracles, and Consumer & Apps categories [1] DeFi & DEXs Projects - Key DeFi and DEX projects on Solana include DriftProtocol, Kamino, JupiterExchange, Sanctumso, Raydium, MeteoraAG, and AdrenaProtocol [1] Infrastructure Projects - Infrastructure projects on Solana include jito_sol, jump_firedancer, doublezero, and heliuslabs [1] Wallets - Wallet options on Solana include Phantom, Backpack, Solflare, Privy_io, and RobinhoodApp [1] Data & Oracles - Data and oracle providers on Solana include PythNetwork, Chainlink, Grass, and Switchboardxyz [1] Consumer & Apps - Consumer applications on Solana include Kalshi, Pumpfun, AxiomExchange, and tradewithPhoton [1] Other - bonk_inu is also mentioned [2]