Sky Frontier Foundation says the rebranded MakerDAO now runs at a record $419M annualized gross revenue, driven by USDS demand and its lending book.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/sky-protocol-419m-record-revenue-run-rate-july-2026/

The DOJ has dropped charges against an alleged operator of the $722 million BitClub Network mining Ponzi. Here is what the scheme was and why the case matters.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/doj-drops-charges-bitclub-722m-ponzi-july-2026/

Ether.fi says 80% of assets are now in non-restaked positions, up from 50%, with zero slashable allocations. Here is what that means for Cash cardholders.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ether-fi-80-percent-non-restaked-zero-slashing-july-2026/

The Ethereum Foundation says AI agents surfaced genuine vulnerabilities in code used by Ethereum, including a networking flaw that has since been patched.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/ethereum-foundation-ai-agents-audit-core-code-bugs-july-2026/

Attackers attempted to slip malicious code into an Injective npm package to steal private keys. Here is what happened and how to protect a self-custody wallet.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/injective-npm-package-backdoor-wallet-keys-july-2026/

PayPal is issuing PYUSD natively on Polygon and folding it into the network's Open Money Stack, giving merchants a cheaper, faster path to stablecoin payments.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/paypal-pyusd-native-polygon-open-money-stack-july-2026/

Aave Labs launched Stable Vaults, letting fintechs, wallets, and exchanges offer users stablecoin yield without building their own DeFi stack. Details here.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/aave-labs-stable-vaults-stablecoin-yield-fintechs-july-2026/

Stripe-owned Privy teamed up with Jito Labs on FullSend, a tool that routes each Solana transaction straight to the current block leader for faster inclusion.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/privy-jito-labs-fullsend-solana-transaction-routing-july-2026/

Polymarket is asking US regulators to clear margin trading on its prediction markets, per Bloomberg. Here is what borrowed-money betting would change.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/polymarket-us-margin-trading-regulatory-approval-july-2026/

DefiLlama data flagged by Cointelegraph shows Robinhood Chain overtook Hyperliquid in 24-hour DEX volume, a fresh signal in the Layer-1 liquidity race.

Read the full article: https://www.spendnode.io/blog/robinhood-chain-flips-hyperliquid-dex-volume-july-2026/