RaaS #427: Stripe Acquires Privy!

Ethereum Foundation Flags UX & Consensus Weak Points, Mira x KaitoAI Yapper Leaderboard Goes Live, and Moar!

Virtuals Protocol is refunding Points to users misled by a duplicate I.R.I.S. project. While tokens won't be refunded, this highlights the importance of verifying launches. Always DYOR before bidding.

Peter Szilagyi, Ethereum’s former Geth lead, is challenging the EF, claiming they offered him a $5M spin-out and secretly funded a second Geth team inside Nethermind. He’s demanding transparency and accountability after being ousted for publicly confronting the issue.

IOSG Ventures shared an article breaking down the performance lifecycle of tokens across Binance Alpha, IDO, Futures, and Spot. CZ learned a lot, you can too!

Arbus is transitioning from core infrastructure to an active InfoFi layer, powering Virtuals agents, expanding Arbus Score integrations, and aligning with ACP. The Mindshare Program might hint at deeper user-driven intelligence soon.

A sharp shift in ETH options skew, especially short-dated, signals growing bullish sentiment. Traders are increasingly pricing in near-term upside, with demand for 1-week calls accelerating notably.

Whatever the Jumper Exchange Intern said. Ifyky

Unwrapped, a Vana-powered DataDAO, just launched its platform! For the first time, you can get rewarded simply for listening to music. Just connect your Spotify account and get rewarded for your music data. You can also complete their Galxe Quest with up to $300 in rewards!

Stripe, the online payment processor, has acquired Privy to help power stablecoin initiatives and build internet-native financial infrastructure for the global economy.

India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has dismantled a transnational cybercrime operation, confiscating $327,000 in cryptocurrency. Can we stop crime at least until the bull run is over, pls?

Top Gainers: AURA, LAMBO, HOME, JOE, GAME.

In its first Trillion Dollar Security report, the Ethereum Foundation has spotlighted six critical areas as top priorities for ecosystem hardening. Find out what these points are HERE.

Interactive Strength Inc. is deploying up to $500M to acquire $FET, aiming to build the largest US-listed crypto AI treasury. Backed by ATW Partners and DWF Labs, the move blends Fetch. ai’s tech with TRNR’s digital fitness goals—advancing real-world crypto use in enterprise AI.

Sandeep Nailwal takes over as CEO of the Polygon Foundation, signaling a major strategic shift. Plans include winding down zkEVM by 2026 and doubling down on PoS, as the team aims to reestablish dominance in Ethereum scaling.

Mira launches its Yapper leaderboard in collaboration with KaitoAI, putting 0.5% of its future total token supply up for community participants to earn through engagement.

That’s all for today, see ya later!