Anthropic launched its most powerful AI security model Mythos, giving early access to tech giants like AWS, Apple, and Microsoft. Crypto firms including Coinbase, Binance, Uniswap, and Fireblocks are pushing for entry, highlighting the gap in advanced security tools for the crypto industry.
WebX 2026 will take place in Tokyo on July 13-14, hosted by CoinPost. Organizers expect more than 15,000 attendees as the event centers on Japan’s evolving regulatory framework and the convergence of Web3 and traditional finance.
A federal judge in New York dismissed the remaining claims against Uniswap Labs and founder Hayden Adams, ruling that developers are not liable simply because third parties misuse open-source code. UNI rose 6% to $3.92 after the decision.
Uniswap governance has opened an on-chain vote running from July 19 to July 26 on two proposals that would broaden the protocol’s fee framework and feed more revenue into the UNI burn mechanism created under UNIfication. The first proposal would activate protocol fees for selected Uniswap v4 pools. The second, submitted by founder Hayden Adams, would extend the existing v2 and v3 fee system to Robinhood Chain. Adams said on X that, based on current trading activity — especially the volume seen on Robinhood Chain — the impact on UNI burns could be substantial. Proposal text says Uniswap deployed all protocol versions from v2 through v3 on Robinhood Chain when the network launched its mainnet on July 1, and that cumulative volume across those deployments had already surpassed $6 billion as of July 10. The v4 proposal covers three pool categories across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Polygon, Optimism and Robinhood Chain. Because the GovernorBravo governance contract can execute only up to 10 on-chain actions in a single proposal, the remaining five chains will be handled through a separate proposal. The final result of the vote is due on July 26.
Uniswap governance is set to hold two on-chain votes from July 19 to July 26, according to The Block. The first proposal would turn on protocol fees for v4 liquidity pools for the first time, covering seven chains: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, BNB Chain, Polygon, Optimism and Robinhood Chain. It would apply to three pool types, including static fee pools, pools launched through a Dutch auction process, and aggregator hooks pools. Separate proposals for five remaining chains are expected later. A second proposal, submitted by Uniswap founder Hayden Adams, would extend the v2 and v3 fee framework to Robinhood Chain. Fees generated by both proposals would flow into the UNIfication burn mechanism. The report also noted that the Uniswap protocol recorded a single-day burn of 186,000 UNI last month, the highest daily figure mentioned in the report.
Uniswap founder Hayden Adams said two Uniswap governance proposals are set to move into final onchain voting. One proposal would activate protocol fees for v2 and v3 on Robinhood Chain. The other would activate protocol fees for v4 across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Robinhood, BNB, Polygon and Optimism. Adams said all newly added protocol fees under the two proposals would flow directly into the existing UNI burn mechanism. The update was shared in a post on X.
PropAMM is emerging as one of the most discussed structural shifts in DeFi trading, even if most retail users barely notice it. In a report published by ChainCatcher, the model is described as an on-chain market-making system in which professional firms use their own capital and proprietary pricing logic to quote executable bids and offers, instead of relying on open liquidity pools governed by fixed curves. Supporters argue that the design improves execution, reduces slippage and uses capital far more efficiently than traditional automated market makers. The concept has expanded quickly on Solana, where Bisonfi, HumidiFi and SolFi at one point accounted for 70% of total DEX market share this year, according to the report. Jump Crypto said leading Solana PropAMMs handled $19.87 billion in SOL/USDC and SOL/USDT volume in March 2026, close to the combined volume for comparable dollar pairs on Binance, Coinbase, OKX and Bybit. At the same time, projects including Haedal, LFJ and Genius have launched PropAMM products on Ethereum, Base and BNB Chian. Yet the model also raises hard questions around transparency, participation and market integrity. Critics, including Uniswap founder Hayden Adams, have questioned whether PropAMM strengthens DeFi or turns it into an on-chain execution layer for price discovery happening elsewhere. Reports from Solana and 0x have also highlighted closed-source designs, aggregator dependence and cases of quote manipulation on Base.
Castle Labs used this week’s Chronicle to make a broader point about the current crypto cycle: headline activity metrics are no longer enough on their own. Investors are asking where protocol revenue goes, how durable it is, and whether token holders, LPs, stakers or treasury structures actually capture any of it. That shift is visible across several cases covered in the report. Maple, despite posting a record first half with $4.6 billion in AUM, 81% year-over-year growth, and $4.4 million in Q2 revenue, is facing questions over the design of its new rules-based buyback framework. The protocol plans to tie buybacks to monthly gross revenue, but tokens repurchased under the plan are set to flow into the SYRUP Strategic Fund, leaving open questions about whether the mechanism behaves more like treasury management than a direct value-accrual model for SYRUP holders. Uniswap has now activated protocol fees on V4, reviving a familiar debate around LP economics and UNI utility. Sky, meanwhile, reported a record June revenue run rate of $419 million and more than $250 million in USDS yield distribution, yet its Prime Agent structure makes it harder to determine what SKY holders are actually entitled to. The report also highlights Theo’s integration of Fidelity International’s FILQ into thBILL, OndoPerps’ launch with tokenized equities as collateral, and several themes Castle Labs is tracking, including Circle Agent Stack, Robinhood Chain and an SEC roundtable on IPO access.
