The most interesting part of crypto right now is what’s actually shipping. From Arc going live and World launching a financial super app to confidential perps, tokenized stock infrastructure and new onchain launchpads, last week delivered plenty of products beyond the usual token launches. Here’s what shipped, what hit new milestones, and what’s coming this week. — ● Major Updates • @zama opened 16 confidential @Morpho vaults and launched the Zama Swap Protocol for confidential swaps on Ethereum • @AscendLaunch introduced Ascend, a launchpad on @HyperliquidX • @worldnetwork introduced World Money a self-custodial financial super app combining stablecoins, payments, investing, yield, virtual accounts and mini apps • @rabbithole_gg, an onchain retention and loyalty rewards platform, went live • @virtuals_io introduced Occupy, a token launchpad that introduces a novel economic model that bridges crypto tokens with TradFi assets • @arc, Circle’s stablecoin-native L1, went live • @THORWallet introduced private cross-chain swaps through NEAR Intents, allowing users to route supported swaps through a confidential execution path • Tonkeeper rebranded to @keeper_wallet, expanding from @ton_blockchain into several other chains • @OceanProtocol launched Inference, allowing users to run AI workloads on dedicated GPU hardware with usage-based pricing • @Solana activated Transaction V1 on mainnet • @MetaMask introduced Added Protection, designed to detect transaction-preview mismatches and prevent certain red pill attacks before execution • @hatch3talent introduced Hatch, the web3-native recruitment arm of @LunarStrategy • @GeniusTerminal launched genius(.)fun, a launchpad for coordinating token launches around tokenized public company shares • @NEARProtocol launched confidential perpetuals, powered by @HyperliquidX • @BitgetWallet integrated @RealityFi_xyz, bringing over 1,700 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs into its self-custodial wallet • @Payward announced plans to bring HIP-3 perpetual markets to U.S. clients through Hyperliquid • @alephium launches Powfi on the 22nd, introducing a CLMM DEX and a liquid staking layer for $ALPH • @Motoswap’s Ethereum-based DEX goes live on the 28th — ● Upcoming TGEs • @axisrobotics ($AXIS sale) - 21st-28th — ● Recent Milestones Across Protocols • @cityprotocolHQ’s TVL surpassed $60M • @aave V4 crossed $1B in deposits • @NEARProtocol reached $90M in confidential TVL — ● Yield Opportunities to Explore • Protocol - @makinafi • Network - @ethereum • Steps ➊ Visit ➋ Deposit USDC into the Dialectic USD Vault to get DUSD • Current yield - 14.08% APY • Protocol - @longbowlend • Network - @RobinhoodCrypto • Steps ➊ Visit ➋ Deposit USDG into the Longbow Frontier USDG Vault • Current yield - 13.87% APY • Protocol - @meridiandotxyz • Network - @RobinhoodCrypto • Steps ➊ Visit ➋ Deposit USDe into the Meridian Liquidity Provider Vault • Current yield - 6.34% APY — Last week delivered another wave of updates across DeFi, payments, trading, AI and tokenization. And with more launches already scheduled for next week, the shipping cycle shows no sign of slowing down. Stick around for more updates next week.