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Defiant is a memecoin project on Solana that emphasizes community participation and decentralized governance, as well as the idea of fairness.
ENS DAO Governance Crisis: Founder Unilaterally Blocks Security Council Renewal, Community Calls for Dissolving DAO
According to The Defiant, ENS DAO is facing a serious governance crisis. ENS co-founder Nick Johnson holds approximately 3.26 million ENS tokens, accounting for nearly 50% of all currently delegated voting power. On June 30, he voted against the on-chain binding vote for the Security Council renewal, causing the proposal to fail with 82% opposing votes; the Security Council authorization will expire on July 24. Previously, Johnson also self-delegated a significant amount of voting power to support a proposal to transfer the DAO operating wallet, ENS token holdings, and the endowment managed by Karpatkey to the ENS Foundation's five-member board, triggering strong community skepticism regarding "governance capture." Rotki founder Lefteris Karapetsas stated plainly "DAO is dead," while Security Council member Brantly Millegan characterized the proposal as "fiscal capture by ENS Labs." In response, "The DAO" original code author Christoph Jentzsch publicly proposed directly dissolving ENS DAO, suggesting destroying the ENSv2 universal router key and distributing remaining funds to formally transform the protocol into public infrastructure. Currently, Security Council on-chain voting will close on July 5, ENS Labs COO Katherine
Ethereum Foundation’s Kohaku Launches Wallet Privacy Integration SDK, Enabling Ethereum Wallets to Integrate Protocols Such as Railgun
According to The Defiant, the Ethereum Foundation’s Kohaku Initiative has released an SDK for integrating privacy protocols into Ethereum wallets. A functional 4337 mempool relay supporting private transactions is now available in version v0.0.1-alpha.21 of the kohaku-eth/railgun integration. This SDK aims to integrate shielded-pool protocols—such as Railgun, Tornado Cash, and Privacy Pools—directly into wallet interfaces, reducing reliance on centralized relay infrastructure. Kohaku has also demonstrated a CLI-based wallet and is advancing integration with production-grade wallets like Ambire, while simultaneously developing post-quantum accounts, multisig support, and hardware wallet compatibility.
BNB Chain Launches On-Chain Agent Identity and Payment Framework, Introducing ERC-8004 Standard
According to The Defiant, BNB Chain announced its on-chain agent framework on May 13, enabling autonomous agents to obtain verifiable decentralized identities via ERC-8004, receive on-chain payments, hire other agents, and build verifiable reputations. The framework also supports task delegation via ERC-8183, with associated reputation records viewable on 8004scan. BNB Chain states that the system operates entirely on-chain, with transactions and agent hierarchical relationships fully transparent and auditable. Its functional modules integrate native smart contract execution on BNB Chain, natural-language querying of on-chain data, multi-chain connectivity via Nodereal MegaNode API, and Meme token management capabilities powered by fourdotmemezh Agent Skills.
Ethereum NFT marketplace Foundation permanently shuts down due to failed sales transactions
According to The Defiant, the NFT marketplace Foundation has permanently shut down following the failed sale to digital art display company BlackDove. Its platform infrastructure has been taken offline, and there are currently no plans to relaunch it. Foundation’s founder, Kayvon Tehranian, stated that the company had originally hoped to extend its operations through the sale, but the deal fell through—and the team concluded there was no need to continue seeking a buyer. Foundation previously facilitated approximately $230 million in primary sales. The report notes that BlackDove, after conducting comprehensive due diligence following operational handover, decided instead to build its own proprietary marketplace. Foundation also announced it will continue providing a fixed one-year service for media and metadata hosted on IPFS; users must manually cancel their listings and withdraw their NFT assets.
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Crypto card issuer Kulipa suddenly collapses, Ready, Solflare and multiple other crypto card projects forced to halt
According to The Defiant, Paris-based startup Kulipa suddenly ceased operations due to solvency issues, causing the simultaneous disruption of card projects for approximately 20 crypto wallets and fintech companies it served. Self-custody wallet Ready (formerly Argent) and Solana wallet Solflare were both affected, with user card services immediately disabled. Since both wallets utilize a self-custody architecture, funds are deducted from user wallets only at the time of spending, so user assets remained unaffected. Notably, Kulipa completed a $6.2 million seed funding round co-led by Flourish Ventures and 1kx in April this year, only about 4 months prior to its collapse.
HSBC Completes First Digital-Native Structured Product Issuance in Hong Kong
According to The Defiant, HSBC completed the first private placement of a digital-native structured product in Hong Kong, with USD-denominated notes issued directly on the blockchain (rather than digitized after issuance). Marketnode served as the tokenization agent and digital payment agent, responsible for managing the flow of funds between the issuer and investors. This issuance was positioned as a pilot project aimed at verifying the application potential of tokenization technology throughout the product's full lifecycle (issuance, settlement, ongoing servicing). It is a continuation of HSBC's multi-year strategic layout in the digital asset sector. Previously, the bank launched the HSBC Orion tokenization platform and retail gold tokens, and participated in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project Guardian alongside Marketnode and UOB.
ENS 治理争议升温：联合创始人提议委托 500 万枚 ENS，以分散投票权集中风险
据 The Defiant 报道，ENS 联合创始人 Alex Van de Sande 提议，将 ENS DAO 社区金库中闲置的 500 万枚 ENS 委托给个人参与者，以改善治理结构、缓解投票权过度集中问题。当前，单一代表已拥有足以达到法定人数并主导提案结果的投票权
ENS DAO Governance Crisis: Founder Unilaterally Blocks Security Council Renewal, Community Calls for Dissolving DAO
According to The Defiant, ENS DAO is facing a serious governance crisis. ENS co-founder Nick Johnson holds approximately 3.26 million ENS tokens, accounting for nearly 50% of all currently delegated voting power. On June 30, he voted against the on-chain binding vote for the Security Council renewal, causing the proposal to fail with 82% opposing votes; the Security Council authorization will expire on July 24. Previously, Johnson also self-delegated a significant amount of voting power to support a proposal to transfer the DAO operating wallet, ENS token holdings, and the endowment managed by Karpatkey to the ENS Foundation's five-member board, triggering strong community skepticism regarding "governance capture." Rotki founder Lefteris Karapetsas stated plainly "DAO is dead," while Security Council member Brantly Millegan characterized the proposal as "fiscal capture by ENS Labs." In response, "The DAO" original code author Christoph Jentzsch publicly proposed directly dissolving ENS DAO, suggesting destroying the ENSv2 universal router key and distributing remaining funds to formally transform the protocol into public infrastructure. Currently, Security Council on-chain voting will close on July 5, ENS Labs COO Katherine
AVAX Treasury AVAT Stock Plunges 93% in a Month, Warning of Potential Going Concern Issues
Odaily Nasdaq-listed Avalanche Treasury Corp (AVAT) stated in its quarterly report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that there is substantial doubt regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.Data shows that AVAT's stock has accumulated a decline of 93% over the past month, dropping from over $10 in early June to below $0.73 on June 29. The company completed its merger with Mountain Lake Acquisition Corp on June 11 and planned to establish a $1 billion AVAX reserve. However, the cost of its approximately $265 million AVAX holdings has now shrunk to about $123 million.Additionally, AVAX has fallen roughly 47% year-to-date, trading at around $6.72 on Wednesday. (The Defiant)
Stream Finance Launches Creditor Claim Registration, Advances Liquidation Process
According to The Defiant, the collapsed DeFi yield protocol Stream Finance announced it has begun collecting claim information from potential creditors via an online form, calling this move a step towards a "global solution." The protocol disclosed in November 2025 that external fund managers lost approximately $93 million in assets, resulting in about $160 million in deposits being frozen, and triggering approximately $285 million in cascading debt exposure in lending markets such as Euler, Morpho, Silo, and Gearbox. Its stablecoin xUSD subsequently depegged, currently trading at only about $0.08, down over 92% from its $1 peg price. Stream emphasized that submitting the claim form does not confirm any payment rights, and the scale of recoverable assets and distribution plan have not yet been disclosed. Meanwhile, Stream Trading Corp. has filed a lawsuit regarding former operator Caleb McMeans' alleged misappropriation of approximately $2.1 million in assets.