. @0xMiden has been putting out quite a few privacy updates lately, and this week the bigger picture is getting easier to see. The weekly roundup covered @primus_labs , @hinkal_protocol , and @ethereumfndn pushing privacy into stablecoin yield, wallets, and research. But for me, the more interesting part is what Miden is building around it. USDCx + PriFi Stack + Guardian are starting to connect the pieces: private stablecoin payments, treasury, payroll and other financial use cases, with selective disclosure when compliance is needed. And the timing matters. Miden is getting closer to mainnet, so these updates feel less like just privacy research and more like preparing the actual financial stack around it. Still a lot to prove, of course. But I’ll keep following @0xMiden and see how these pieces come together. Sharing information, not financial advice.

RWA is growing, but the value isn't necessarily flowing where crypto ppl expected. @RobinhoodApp is a good example. Since June 2025, tokenized stocks grew from ~$329M to around $2.5B, while wallets holding them jumped from 59K to ~1.18M. Robinhood Chain also did $3.6M revenue in July, making it the top revenue-generating L2 that month. Sounds great for RWA, right? Except HOOD captured most of the attention. $HOOD is up ~26% from before the announcement, while @Ondo is down ~52% and @arbitrum ~71%. Even on Robinhood Chain, Stock Tokens were only ~3.3% of TVL. Memecoins were doing most of the DEX volume. And that's the interesting part. Robinhood doesn't need a token. ETH pays for gas, while the economic upside ultimately sits with the company. So maybe the RWA trade isn't simply: RWA grows → RWA tokens go up. It might be more about who owns the distribution layer. For now, I'm watching what happens when Robinhood's gas subsidies end around late September. If activity survives without incentives, then maybe this RWA growth is actually sticking. If not... well, wen real demand? (Information from @Surfdeveloper )

DeFi had quite a week, Aug 23–28. @HyperliquidX pushed AQAv2, Circle launched CCTP V2 on @Aptos , and @Revolut started rolling out a euro stablecoin. But the security side was harder to ignore. 3 incidents, $50M+ in reported losses and liquidations across Term Labs, Pendle and Moonwell. What caught my attention is that none of this really comes down to "bad cryptography." Governance, oracles, market parameters, operational controls. Sometimes the boring parts are where the risk sits.

Checked so many wallets, no dice for me 🥹 Reading into this seems super interesting and @XNXX_EN posted a very helpful little thread that helped me understand @standard_rsv a bit better, I'll link it in comments!

US equities just landed on @Surfdeveloper 👀 Pro and Max members can now access financial data for 4,500+ U.S. public companies alongside crypto research. Fundamentals, financial statements, ratios and market data, all in one place. I can see this being pretty useful for anyone researching both crypto and traditional markets.

There’s been a lot of FUD around Blokyz yesterday I’ve also seen people in a few Telegram channels expressing concerns and saying they don’t like the project. But looking at what’s happening right now, the team has refunded everyone who didn’t win. Everything has been transparent and clear so far. I’ll keep supporting @OriginalBlokyz . Send it higher.

I’ve been getting quite a few DMs on X and Telegram asking how to get into the @standard_rsv whitelist. The team already gave the answer pretty clearly: "They’re looking for real onchain participants, educators, NFT & DeFi users, and early supporters, not ppl who would insta-jeet for $50 and a hotdog" - @0xbeans So if you want a spot, my advice is simple: Keep contributing. Create something original. Add your own thoughts, memes, jokes, or interesting content around Standard. The team is looking for ppl who will still be here after day one. Don’t just spam “GM”, "pls give me wl" under every post and pray for WL. There are still 875 spots left. Maybe one of them has your name on it.🫵

I just checked the @standard_rsv mint page and ngl, seeing my wallet on the Genesis Charter list felt pretty good 🥰 Only 125 of the 1,000 spots are allocated rn, and the list is still growing before mint. So if you’ve been following the project, maybe it’s worth staying active and contributing. I’d keep this one on my radar 🔻

Today we've got the first FIFA World Cup semi-final. Have you opened @okx yet? Jump into the Outcome Market and pick your winners with me. I'm sticking with Spain 🇪🇸. They've looked solid these past few matches, so i'm trusting them one more time. And for the other semi... i'm going with Argentina 🇦🇷. Feels like they'll make the final too. I've been checking Outcomes before every big match lately. It's become part of my routine now. No deposit, no bridging. Just pick your winners, earn XP, and those XP convert into BTC when the tournament wraps up. Let's see if my picks age well this time 😅 What about you? Who are you backing for the final?

Lately i've been opening @okx Outcome Market before almost every World Cup match. I usually check the Outcomes first, take a position, then spend the whole match hoping my XP survives. The funny part is i've lost way more XP than i've earned recently lol. I kept backing Portugal bc... well, Ronaldo. That hasn't really worked out for me. This time i'm going with Spain 🇪🇸 Let's see if trusting my brain works better than trusting my favorite player. If you're watching the tournament anyway, might as well jump into OKX Outcomes too. No deposit, no bridging, just pick your winners and see if your XP lasts longer than mine 😅

kinda funny... when I joined @KoloHub ,I thought it was mostly about crypto cards. then I started noticing how many different things somehow connect together: > content → scores > scores → visibility > KOLO points → multipliers > daily usage → long-term advantages lowkey made me realize something: sometimes good products don't hook you with one feature. they quietly create loops you only notice later. still figuring things out tho

ngl i think most "AI agent" projects rn all kinda look the same. - another chatbot - another dashboard - another "AI can do everything" pitch... Spent a bit of time reading @workagnt today and smth clicked for me. They're not really building chatbots. They're trying to build an AI workforce on Base. > Builders create specialized AI employees. > Businesses hire them. > Agents work 24/7. > Top performers earn more and build onchain reputation. Lowkey the flywheel here is what got me: more builders → more agents → more business usage → more value → attracts more builders again kinda simple... but simple loops usualy win lol And if AI agents can eventually hire other AI agents? thats where my brain paused for a sec. Feels less like another AI wrapper and more like LinkedIn + Upwork but for digital workers. Maybe im overthinking it tho. Curious if ppl think AI "employees" become a real thing or if we're still early 👀 $AGNT

I should start a new game. ngl idk what to do today 😭 Weekends are usually family time for me, but everyone seems busy rn and I couldn't convince anyone to go out. I was thinking maybe I should write about @TheARCTERMINAL or @quipnetwork again... then I realized I've been talking abt them way too much lately lol. spam isn't good either. So yeah maybe today is just for movies, games, and letting my brain rest a little

Some of my thoughts on @KoloHub seeing top accounts post 3–4 times a day made me think for a sec... what if getting into Top 25 isn't only about posting more? maybe it's about improving content quality... and actually using the Kolo card more too. because better content = stronger scores. and more KOLO points = stronger multipliers over time. lowkey feels like consistency compounds in more ways than ppl realize.