Decentralized Exchange (DEX)

BSC has seen renewed sandwich attacks affecting 120,000+ DEX traders over two weeks. Still, volume remains steady as it leads in DEX activity and surpasses Solana in meme coin trading.

Bybit is launching Byreal, a new decentralised trading platform on Solana, with a testnet set for 30 June and mainnet in Q3 2025. It aims to combine the speed and liquidity of a centralised exchange with the fairness and openness of DeFi, using hybrid features like RFQ and CLMM routing.

Cork Protocol lost over $12 million in wstETH from a malicious smart contract exploit. In response, Cork shut down all contracts. The incident underscores ongoing smart contract risks in crypto, with 2025 seeing a surge in damaging exploits.

Hackers stole around $223 million from the Cetus decentralised exchange by using fake tokens to trick its system. Validators on the Sui blockchain have managed to freeze $162 million of the stolen funds.

Solana has maintained its position as the leading Layer 1 blockchain by decentralized exchange (DEX) volume for five consecutive days—highlighting its accelerating momentum and rising influence in the crypto ecosystem.

A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) jolted the crypto industry on April 15, disrupting operations at leading centralized exchanges such as Binance, KuCoin, as well as several prominent wallet providers.

CoinGecko, a leading independent cryptocurrency data aggregator, has unveiled two new mascots to commemorate its 11th birthday.

Solana has launched the Solana Policy Institute (SPI) to help shape blockchain regulations and educate policymakers about decentralised networks. The move comes as Solana faces regulatory uncertainty while gaining more institutional support and market growth.

While global financial hubs are easing cryptocurrency regulations to foster innovation, China seems to going in a completely opposite direction by doubling down on legal research to refine its crypto enforcement strategy.

Aya Miyaguchi (宮口あや), a well respected figure in the crypto space, has announced her departure from her current role as the Executive Director of Ethereum Foundation, transitioning into a newly created position as President of the organization.