According to DeFiLlama data, Ethena's synthetic stablecoin, USDe, has reached a market capitalization of $9.293 billion, a 75.13% increase over the past month. USDe is currently the third-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, behind only USDT and USDC.

According to @Adam_Tehc's analysis, the median holding time of on-chain PvP players (excluding Snipers) has been getting shorter and shorter, from a median holding time of about 200-300 seconds at the end of 2024 to only about 60 seconds at present.

Odaily Planet Daily reported that Lido co-founder Vasiliy Shapovalov stated on the X platform last weekend: "To ensure long-term sustainability, Lido Labs, the Lido Ecosystem, and the Lido Alliance have made the difficult decision to reduce the size of their contributor team, impacting approximately 15% of their workforce. This decision is not performance-related and is based purely on cost considerations. It is a difficult decision, but one based on long-term resilience. While making such a decision during a market upturn may seem counterintuitive, it demonstrates our unwavering commitment to sustainable growth, operational focus, and alignment with the interests of LDO token holders. Lido is planning for decades to come, and this adjustment will help solidify that foundation."

According to Odaily Planet Daily, the Cardano community has approved the "IOE Roadmap" proposal with 74.01% support. The proposal will allocate approximately 96,817,080 ADA (equivalent to approximately $71 million) from the treasury to fund core protocol development, with a focus on technical upgrades in scalability, developer experience, and interoperability.

According to Odaily, Metaplanet, a Japanese listed company, announced it has increased its Bitcoin holdings, purchasing 463 Bitcoins at approximately $115,895 per coin, bringing its total investment to approximately $53.7 million. As of August 4, 2025, Metaplanet held a total of 17,595 Bitcoins, with a cumulative purchase value of approximately $1.78 billion and an average purchase cost of $101,422 per coin. The company's Bitcoin investment has generated a 459.2% return since the beginning of 2025.

Odaily Planet Daily reported that DefiLlama data showed that in the past 24 hours, Fluid's (US$1.432 billion) trading volume on the Ethereum mainnet surpassed Uniswap (US$1.335 billion) for the first time, becoming the DEX with the largest single-day trading volume on the Ethereum mainnet.