On-chain Data

Apple to release VR headset on Monday (Lauren Heymann/Unsplash)
Virtual Reality Tokens Surge 8% as Traders Await Apple's VR Headset Release
The metaverse market is bouncing back ahead of Apple's release as trading volume on related tokens spikes to $905 million.
Apple to release VR headset on Monday (Lauren Heymann/Unsplash)

VELO/USDT chart (TradingView)
Optimism-Based Velodrome Token Slides Nearly 8% Ahead of Major Upgrade
Velodrome’s upgrade is slated for June 15 and is a complete overhaul of the protocol.
VELO/USDT chart (TradingView)

CDCROP: Unicorn float pool beach Uniswap (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)
Uniswap Community Votes Down Protocol Fees for Liquidity Providers
The initial snapshot poll was voted against by the community in a surprising move.
CDCROP: Unicorn float pool beach Uniswap (Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Synthetix is sunsetting its version one perpetuals market. (Bernd Dittrich/Unsplash)
Synthetix Community Approves Plan to Nudge Positions Off Soon-to-Shut Version One of Its Perpetuals Market
The market, which was replaced by a new version, has been in close-only mode for months, but about $150,000 remains on the original platform.
Synthetix is sunsetting its version one perpetuals market. (Bernd Dittrich/Unsplash)

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Sui Blockchain Signs Multiyear Deal With Red Bull Racing
Sui will roll out a series of digital experience for racing fans over the coming months.
Red Bull logo (Unsplash)

Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)
Bankruptcy Claims Exchange OPNX Issues New Governance Token, FLEX Rises 16%
FLEX holders can convert their tokens for OX at a ratio of 1:100.
Kyle Davies, Su Zhu and Mark Lamb (Kyle Davies/Twitter)

CDCROP: Bridge hand grasp fog future (Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)
Crypto Bridging Protocol Multichain ‘Unable to Contact’ CEO Zhaojun
Multichain's team says it cannot maintain some cross-chain bridges without getting access permissions from its AWOL chief.
CDCROP: Bridge hand grasp fog future (Aleksandr Barsukov/Unsplash)

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5 Years After the $500K Ethereum Wager Between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song, Who Won?
The wager made at Consensus 2018 between the two blockchain eminences hinged on how far Ethereum adoption would get by now. Crypto analysts say the network appears to have met a key threshold, or at least gotten very close.
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Canto blockchain suffers drop in TVL (Unsplash)
The Plight of Hyped-Blockchain Canto Demonstrates Dreary DeFi Outlook
Canto's slide is an example of fickle crypto investors' lack of appetite in DeFi.
Canto blockchain suffers drop in TVL (Unsplash)

Volumes on Minswap are rising as meme coins catch on. (Adi Goldstein/Unsplash)
Cardano DEX Minswap Sees Volume Jump Driven by SNEK, BANK Meme Coins
Volumes surged from just over $1 million at the start of May to $18 million on Tuesday, data from Minswap shows.
Volumes on Minswap are rising as meme coins catch on. (Adi Goldstein/Unsplash)